Retrofitting the front axle lift system.

[Blukoo]

This regards fitting the kit to a 997.2 GT3 RS.

Does anyone have any experience in getting this done?

Rough idea of cost?

Thanks in advance for any info.

Edited by Blukoo on Tuesday 22 October 20:54

[C2'S'man]

I recently had the complete pump unit changed on my car, my OPC told me the unit cost £10.8k, not cheap and that did not include fitting etc

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[Tripe Bypass]

Pope at OPC Swindon posted something about this months ago. He should be able to help. It was 8 grand plus IIRC.

[Blukoo]

C2'S'man said:

I recently had the complete pump unit changed on my car, my OPC told me the unit cost £10.8k, not cheap and that did not include fitting etc

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There must be a mistake there. I've heard people talking around the £4k mark before, and that's including fitting. Then again maybe that wasn't an official Porsche kit.

Edited by Blukoo on Tuesday 22 October 21:10

[Callughan]

Cargraphic have a cheaper alternative.

[SFO]

Tripe Bypass said:

Pope at OPC Swindon posted something about this months ago. He should be able to help. It was 8 grand plus IIRC.

I remember this too.

[C2'S'man]

Blukoo said:

There must be a mistake there. I've heard people talking around the £4k mark before, and that's including fitting.

That's what I was told, they we're gobsmacked at the price as well, thank God for the warranty

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[Blukoo]

C2'S'man said:

That's what I was told, they we're gobsmacked at the price as well, thank God for the warranty

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Wow. Maybe this idea I have in my head isn't as economical as I first thought...

[mrdemon]

Just think when the 991 gt3 starts going wrong with 27ecu and rear steering.

Would any one touch a 10 year old 991 Gt3 ?

[ClarkPB]

mrdemon said:

Just think when the 991 gt3 starts going wrong with 27ecu and rear steering.

Would any one touch a 10 year old 991 Gt3 ?

I'm pretty sure the answer will be - "plenty"

[elliot_holder]

I've been exploring this for my aero kitted 997 as I recently moved house and now have a fairly steep driveway, unfortunately I need to remove the splitter to make it on the drive and into the garage.

Anyway, there are seemingly two aftermarket solutions. TechArt and CarGraphic.
Couple of links below.

Haven't explored prices in detail, but believe costs are anywhere from £2.5k upwards

http://www.cargraphic.com/index.php?/s,6,7,18,1493...

http://www.cargraphicts.com/index.php?id=130186&am...

[993AL]

Callughan said:

Cargraphic have a cheaper alternative.

I got a quote back in 2010 from Cargraphic for their Airlift system for the GT2/GT3, it was £3532 + VAT. It could be cheaper now I suppose.

[Blukoo]

993AL said:

I got a quote back in 2010 from Cargraphic for their Airlift system for the GT2/GT3, it was £3532 + VAT. It could be cheaper now I suppose.

Is that just for the kit, or is that it fitted too?

[993AL]

Blukoo said:

993AL said:

I got a quote back in 2010 from Cargraphic for their Airlift system for the GT2/GT3, it was £3532 + VAT. It could be cheaper now I suppose.

Is that just for the kit, or is that it fitted too?

That was fitted with a Parr stage 1 geometry set up using the original dampers.

[mikem7709]

KW do a kit too (HLS) not sure if it needs their coilovers to fit though.

[redback911]

TechArt Front Lift system is around 4500 GBP fitted. Here are the parts:



TechArt kit will allow you to raise the nose by 60mm:

http://www.sharkwerks.com/products.php?pid=211

Edited by redback911 on Tuesday 22 October 22:32

[noneedtolift]

KW also do a kit for the 997/RS which I believe is cheaper, don't know for sure

[mrdemon]

seems daft on a 100k car to fit a 5k kit and void the warranty when the op's dad has not even bought one yet,

just wait and buy one with lift, it's not like you need a GT3 in a rush this weather.

[Tripe Bypass]

Pope's retro-fit kept the warranty intact as you would imagine.

[jms1]

The last time I saw a retrofit lift kit like the ones shown it was being taken off a 997.2 GT3 RS by Leicester OPC prior to retail. The factory kit is also a little temperamental at times. Refusing to lift (or lower in some instances). However it has proved essential at times to avoid ripping the splitter off at low speed.