A week ago I did a track day at Hallett Raceway just 85 miles from my house. Super fun day and I got rid of a lot of unsprung weight from my brake pads and excess rubber on my tires.
Just the most fun one can have in a car while wearing clothes.
Today I finally had the time to do a full check up on my 911 to double check the car. So I put it up on the lift, and looked at the brakes, and suspension parts. I can get my 911 up to 42 inches from the floor to the floorpan on the car. That is the photo above. All parts of the car looked great, so drop it back down and fix one issue that popped up on my trip home from the track.
The AC in my car is normally astonishingly good, and it will blow a lot of COLD air and normally I can't run the AC at full cold even on the hottest day because I will get cold. On the trip up to Hallett I noticed the compressor was cycling off way too long. On the way home, I figured out the thermostat was not working right. If I wiggled the knob up and down the compressor would kick on for a while.
After 35 years and 176,000 miles the OEM factory temperature switch has worn out. So I replaced it today. Golly that is fun.
As a old fat guy, it is really hard to work in the "smugglers box" and in the cockpit with the car on the tires, at normal ride height. Since the tires were off, I dropped the car lower than it will go with the tires on. To get to the smugglers box area I normally have to stand on my tip toes, and that kills my back, feet and knees. To get to the interior parts, it is uncomfortable to get in to the spaces. With the car lower, it was much more comfortable. See photo below.
My AC system is all upgraded to a Griffith's system. The only parts that were left as original is the front and rear condenser, and that thermostat switch. Now that switch is replaced.
The AC is ice cold again. Phew.
So it it still a lift if I use it to get my car lower than it will go with the wheels and tires in place? It is then a "lower" not a lift?