My Wife Said..."1/2" DOES make a Difference

[Craig T]

Has anybody else put lowering springs on their street P-Car? Did that half inch make it difficult to navigate around town?

Sitting in the garage (after three hours hard labor and several bleeding knuckles) I was REALLY happy with the new stance...Then I went to get gas at the same Chevron driveway I've been blasting through since I bought the car. Think a half inch doesn't make a difference? Grrrrrrrrr!

[Por_sha911]

Rut row. That sucks. Yeah, I had my show doing an alignment and they took out the Euro ride height. The car doesn't handle as well but I don't scrape the front skids underneath every time I leave the driveway.

[Tobra]

Is that ABS? Pretty sure that can be repaired.

[sand_man]

That sucks! Sorry for your troubles, Craig!!! When I first purchased my 993, it was on a cobbled together "lowered suspension"! The PO had installed lowering springs over blown-out struts, which he managed to adjust even lower. The car looked cool as hell and was sitting at about RS ride height, but rode like shiz! I have since installed Bilstein PSS10s and raised it back up to "reasonable" levels (still pretty low)! Much better! Slammed on a street car, isn't always all that...

[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by Tobra

Is that ABS? Pretty sure that can be repaired.

Yup, they are sacrificial. If Wayne doesn't have them check Suncoast.

[Craig T]

Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

Yup, they are sacrificial. If Wayne doesn't have them check Suncoast.

Good news! Thanks Matt. Suncoast sells a Chinese made urethane one for $100! I just bought two, one for a spare. I feel better about it now. I need to be more cautious, but I'm going to stick with it for a while.

The dealer wanted $1495!!!

[motion]

Originally Posted by Craig T

Suncoast sells a Chinese made urethane one for $100! ...
The dealer wanted $1495!!!

[porsche4life]

When I was lowering the 944 I measured our in ground lift to determine how low I could go. Went about an inch above that! Doesn't have many scrape issues! But I should have set it a little higher, I couldn't get the support arms up on the lift without a jack. So the lift process was still a pain!

[911SauCy]

Same approach, .5" lower, always an issue.

Lowered cars require special attention to approach/depart anything other than flat.

I had my wife's VW Eos slammed, she daily drove it for 2 years, never had an issue. Guy who bought it, takes it for a ride with me in it, smashed in the oil pan... His problem.

[DanielDudley]

Originally Posted by motion

Pretty sure an American made one would be less than 200, as opposed to a 1400.00 part which cost 50.

[MBAtarga]

Good one Motion, but I bet the $1495 dealer part didn't come out of a Stuttgart molding machine ....

[jhynesrockmtn]

I had a lowered GTI for a few years and scraped and hit things constantly even when being careful. I've thought about lowering my C4S a few times when I do some suspension work but keep remembering those issues and will probably leave it stock or very close to it.

[sand_man]

Not an exact science as all models vary, especially when you throw after market wheels into the mix, but I like there to be very little daylight between the fender lip and the top of tire. Maybe just enough to fit a hand. That whole "tucked" and "stanced" look starts to open worm cans. Before I got my 993 back up off the asphalt, it was a process to fit a floor jack under it. PITA!

[aigel]

Haha - Motion is just getting back to us for the "I love China" thread where he caught a bunch of elbows into his rib-cage ... muhahaha.

Now, I took note, so when you sell that car to me down the road, Craig, I will note the non-original dam and it will knock 10k off the price right there!

G

[Craig T]

Originally Posted by aigel

Now, I took note, so when you sell that car to me down the road, Craig, I will note the non-original dam and it will knock 10k off the price right there!

G

But it'll come with 3 aftermarket spares.

Motion should check where his toothbrush, his wife's hair brush, his snow shovel, and a plethora of other household products are made before climbing on a high horse. Lets face it, completely avoiding products made through questionable Chinese labor practices is impossible. I can guarantee the $1400 OEM part was made in a 3rd world economy. Find me an American made lip spolier and I'll buy it.

[WPOZZZ]

I put an aero lip on my car after the stock one got destroyed. It is a little lower, but also juts out more. I'm glad they are "disposable" items that I get off eBay.

[motion]

Originally Posted by Craig T

Motion should check where his toothbrush, his wife's hair brush, his snow shovel, and a plethora of other household products are made before climbing on a high horse.

Oops... here, let me try this again

[aigel]

Originally Posted by Craig T

But it'll come with 3 aftermarket spares.

It looks like the negotiations have started! Maybe next summer?

Motion is a China fan - we were giving him a hard time in his thread for it. I.e. I posted the "tank man" ...

G

[aigel]

^^^ lol

[Craig T]

Originally Posted by motion

oops... Here, let me try this again :d

lol ^^^

Although, I'm told the Chinese lip spoilers do have the same smell as the inside of a Harbor Freight. A pelican once said "that HF smell is the smell of ground up Chinese workers".