Lowering Porsche cayenne

[911Bruno]

Way to much $ quoted my local mechanic, so I tackled it my self.
Purchased BC Coil Overs & 23 MM wheel spacers w/longer lugs from Amazon (free shipping thanks to wife's Amazon prime account)
Installed them myself in one day (would have been shorter, but had to run to Lowe's twice for tools and local metal shop for bolts.

Front: Remove 4 nuts up under wheel well at top of strut.
Remove bottom bolt holding original strut (I had to cut mine off, too corroded)
Remove one of the bolts on torsion bar.
Remove ball joint bolt.
Lower strut off of 4 top bolts, tilt toward you and pull out.
Install BC Coil Over and replace bolts and nuts.
Add 23 MM wheel spacer and that's it for the front.

Back: Remove 4 bolts up under wheel well at top of strut (hard to get to)
Remove bolt at bottom of strut (I had to cut mine off, too corroded like front was)
Take out and then remove brace at top of strut (you will see what I mean when it comes off)
Install BC Coil Over onto brace and reinstall up under wheel well.
Replace bolts.
Add 23 MM spacer and you are done.

[Shmockiebaby]

Why did you add the spacers and longer studs? Just to spread out the track a bit? Or for clearance? Thanks.

[Jeff Alton]

How is the ride quality?

Cheers

[911Bruno]

I did not know about the track adjustments, but the studs and spacers were an easy fix. As far as the ride, it is stiffer (not as plush) but I like it anyway. The car handled great at stock height, but it handles even better now. All that being said, it was the more aggressive "look" that I was aiming for.

[stealthn]

I hope you got an alignment too before going too crazy.

[911Bruno]

Yes, I took it in for an alignment, and they took some of the camber out of it as well. Under $100.

[911Bruno]

Shmockiebaby, sorry, I mis-read your post. I used the spacers to spread pull the wheels out a bit so that the tires were even with the fenders. After lowering it, the distance between the fender and the tires was much more noticeable. Nothing to do with clearance.

[Shmockiebaby]

Thanks for clarifying. Looks, not function, then, was the reason for the spacers.

I have a general question for the group, if anyone knows. The air suspension on some models obviously allows the user to raise and lower the vehicle freely, during use, and does not require alignment in between raised and lowered settings.

So if you installed adjustable height coil overs, had an alignment done at normal ride height, could you raise and/or lower it later on, and have it still be in alignment? This would obviously be a matter of geometry.

I have a steel spring suspension. I would like to install coil overs, and lower it a bit for everyday use (90% of the time). I do at least one, sometimes two camping trips that require mild off road use. I'd like to be able to put it up on stands, raise the ride height with the coil overs, use it for the weekend, and then lower it again when done camping.

So if the air suspension geometry allows for this, is the overall suspension geometry the same on the steel spring suspension? Anyone have any idea if this is correct, or not?

If not, and an alignment is required each time the coil overs are adjusted (like most cars), then it's not worth the trouble, and I'll leave it alone.

Thanks in advance!