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Pilot_Dave 01-28-2015 06:31 AM

IMO the new ride height is a great compromise between the Porsche look and real-world driveability. Everything else looks good underneath. After all, it's got less than 44k miles on it.

One correction...it DOESN'T have Turbo tie-rods. Oh...and it still drives nicely, in fact better. It was out of alignment previously.

rnln 01-28-2015 08:42 AM

it looks, ride height, much better now. Enjoy it Dave.

Pilot_Dave 01-28-2015 09:28 AM

Thanks so much.

It's 80 degrees today in North Texas...got a special request from my youngest daughter to pick her up in "Ruby." Glad she's getting some road miles :)

Len 911 01-28-2015 10:51 AM

Pilot Dave what is the finished ride height you ended up with ? 25"
Looks awsome

911SauCy 01-28-2015 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rnln (Post 8459480)
What wrong with "checking"?

What happen if he realizes that he needs to replace shocks after everything is done? Doesn't he need to redo alignment and maybe readjust height too?

Perhaps I responded hastily. I'm just not sure how lowering a car would suddenly make the need for new shocks apparent.

If your shocks are bad, the car handles badly, skips over bumps and bounces...lowered or not.

Pilot_Dave 01-28-2015 11:38 AM

Thanks again, everyone.

Resultant ride height, 25 1/4"

Craig_D 01-28-2015 12:11 PM

Ride height shouldn't be taken (seriously) if at the fender. There's just too many variables there. The ride height needs to be measured off of a lower suspension point for it to be truly accurate.

I highly recommend Turbo tie rods. The slop in the stock SC is enough to cause strange feedback in your steering, which isn't what you want. :)

Car looks great btw.

rnln 01-28-2015 01:23 PM

Saucy,
I am not sure if you can't read what I wrote or if I didn't explain my thought clear enough.

Dave was asking about lowering his car, then do alignment.
I reminded him to check on his shocks (10 mins max?) because many of our shocks are bad since our cars are old. Also, he's new to 911. In case that his shocks are bad, but he didn't pay attention to them, he will have to replace them soon in the future. If this is the case, he might need to redo the ride height, and will need to redo the alignment.

Does this sounds legitimate to you?

Quote:

Originally Posted by 911SauCy (Post 8460174)
Perhaps I responded hastily. I'm just not sure how lowering a car would suddenly make the need for new shocks apparent.

If your shocks are bad, the car handles badly, skips over bumps and bounces...lowered or not.


Pilot_Dave 01-28-2015 01:43 PM

The steering does feel just a tad sloppy/loose...I was wondering how to approach that problem. Turbo tie-rods will tighten her up and feel totally direct?

rnln 01-28-2015 04:37 PM

Dave,
People talked about the steering column plastic/metal bearings all over the place. This is one javadog talked about the OEM bearings
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/814858-steering-wheel-bearings-revisited.html

NoYouRelax 01-28-2015 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pilot_Dave (Post 8460426)
The steering does feel just a tad sloppy/loose...I was wondering how to approach that problem. Turbo tie-rods will tighten her up and feel totally direct?


Yes install the turbo tie rods but include the bump steer kit too,,,,,while your in there or while someone is already under there getting dirty, cussing and skinning knuckles until they ooze with that clear stuff.


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