Copilot

When I bought my C4S this summer, it was obvious right away that one of the POs had lowered the suspension on it. A quick inspection showed that they installed lowering springs, though I'm not sure of which brand - the maintenance records of the car were detailed, but not for the complete history of the car. My butt sensor isn't good enough to tell if they upgraded the spring rate or not, but the suspension is pretty firm (which I like).

This car is my DD though, and the lowered profile is killing me - I'm scraping the front lip just going in and out of various parking lots.

I want to raise the car back up to stock height - but I still want to maintain a high performance feel to the car. This is where my lack of knowledge about suspension really comes in...

Do the lowering springs do anything besides appearance (do they make the car handle better?). How are the stock C4S springs (I have a set that I can swap back in). Are there any *relatively* affordable aftermarket options I can put on that would increase the suspension performance but maintain stock height? It seems like everything out there lowers the car.

GermanCarSpecialists

Your cheapest route is to purchase a set of stock C4S springs used from a member. Preferably replace the shocks and struts as well. Best thing would be scoring a low miles complete stock set from a member who converted to adjustable coilovers.

Copilot

So the dumb question from me: is there any adjustable coilover that can go stock height?

evifenocvt

kudos for the road bike on top. love seeing racks on sports cars.

davidnyc

Coilovers are height adjustable. The highest setting may be equivalent to the stock height, you just have to check the specs of whatever brand/model you choose. The spring rate is independent of ride height (unless obviously set too low and ride on bump stops) so you can have the car near stock height and still have a performance gain.

fpb111

It sounds like you might want to look into the stock "Rest Of World" (ROW) suspension. The complete suspension usually cost ~$1,200.00 . Sunset Porsche has them also Gert at Carnewl.

http://www.carnewal.com/products/P96...ension-Package


https://rennlist.com/forums/996-foru...de-height.html

"Just keep in mind that the RoWM030 kit may not drop the height that much, if at all. I installed it about three years ago and while the handling was much improved, my ride height change was negligible. Several other members did it at about the same time and all got about the same results.

If you are looking specifically to lower the suspension, the PSS10 set up may be a better choice, albeit more costly, as it's adjustable."

Meares

guess it's time to turn this into a booby thread! Gator?

Gator996

#1 on the ROW. It lowered my car about 3/4 of an inch from stock. It's stiff but won't kill ya. Also excellent on the track. I'm not a racing engineer to know enough what to adjust in the proper ratio for optimal performance. The great part about the ROW is that Porsche engineeried it for me.

I saw a set for sale on Daytona for 400 bucks.

Gator996

You called?

dporto

^Daytona^ ?

johnireland

Go to a dealership and take a test ride in a model like yours with a stock suspension and see the difference first hand. For an every day car that is spending 90% of its time in the real world, I would opt for the stock factory suspension set up. I find it more than satisfying on twisting roads and it is as firm as I would ever want my street car to be. And yes you will definitely reduce the number of times the chin scrapes on driveways and parking curbs.

Copilot

I had the same question!

Sneaky Pete

I have the oem springs from my 1999 C4 and ROW M030 front and rear sways sitting in the garage collecting dust. Even though you have a 4S I think the springs and sways would fit just fine because the only difference from the C4 vs 4S is a little added weight on the 4S widebody. The sways would surely flatten your corners out. Let me know if you have any interest.

Rubik

Will they fit a C2 Cab?

Sneaky Pete

Referring to the sways probably.....my car was a manual, if your car is a tip the rear sway won't fit.

See the linky for more info https://rennlist.com/forums/parts-ma...ar-996-c4.html