2006 Porsche 987 Cayman 3.4 S Bore Score Edition
Discussion
anonymous said:
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The better the quality of the damper (think shifting large amounts of oil through high quality (ie precision) valving quickly) and the better the matching of spring and damper rates) the less low ride heights will affect the ride/compliance.With road suspension compliance is king, and keeping the available amount of travel to the maximum will improve your chances of getting decent compliance. But by the same token, you can have all the suspension travel in the world, if your spring and damper rates are wrong/out of kilter, it'll never ride nicely !
anonymous said:
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Well I wouldn't consider KW V3's "exotic" or indeed any dampers of that ilk/price point either But I digress, this owner :
http://www.planet-9.com/987-cayman-and-boxster-com...
has fitted a B12 kit and looks to have experienced a drop of nearly 2.5" on the front, not sure how much travel there is at static ride height to the internal bump stop coming in to play, but either way, that's a big reduction in travel unless the shock body is shorter and the bumpstop engineered to allow similar amounts of travel as stock.
And please don't think I'm questioning your sanity, but 2 years ago and what 40k miles ? could you be suffering from "rose tinted glasses syndrome" in regards to the Box's ride at lower ride heights ?
Either way, worth giving Chris at CG a phone and asking his thoughts, or better still ask him if you can drop it in so he or Peter can take it for spin ?
Edited by Slippydiff on Monday 15th May 17:35
Wools said:
Just wanted to say as someone beginning to line up the possibility of buying a 2006 - 2009 Porsche Cayman, this thread is invaluable and great fun to read!
Loving the photos especially. Beautiful car.
Me too - although the title "bore score edition" does nothing to belie my fears over potentially buying a bad one Loving the photos especially. Beautiful car.
MattyB_ said:
Me too - although the title "bore score edition" does nothing to belie my fears over potentially buying a bad one
I know! It's frustrating as I'm fortunate enough to have the cash for a 987 in great condition and it's everything I want, but this spectre of bore scoring looms large! Hi
Sorry if I've misunderstood something...but
Surely that's what's compressing the spring so much then, without them fitted the spring wouldn't be coil bound. All they are doing is preloading the spring, changing the natural compression due to the weight of the car. If the springs are really so much too soft then you're not going top fix the problem this way.
But I think you said, if with the weight off the car you can slip these in between the spring and the top mount then the springs must be too short?!?! Which will be your ride height problem not the spring rate.
Sorry if I've misunderstood something...but
Surely that's what's compressing the spring so much then, without them fitted the spring wouldn't be coil bound. All they are doing is preloading the spring, changing the natural compression due to the weight of the car. If the springs are really so much too soft then you're not going top fix the problem this way.
But I think you said, if with the weight off the car you can slip these in between the spring and the top mount then the springs must be too short?!?! Which will be your ride height problem not the spring rate.
Wools said:
MattyB_ said:
Me too - although the title "bore score edition" does nothing to belie my fears over potentially buying a bad one
I know! It's frustrating as I'm fortunate enough to have the cash for a 987 in great condition and it's everything I want, but this spectre of bore scoring looms large! I know the whole bore score thing is potentially overblown by internet stories, but it's always be in the back of my head...
Car is looking lovely as usual, slightly odd stance aside chap.
The spring thing is a ballache. I had fund times working out what to do on mine but went to Ground Control in the end as they were helpful in giving recommendations on matching Eibach springs to Koni sport yellows. I think you might try route, or better yet some more tasty (expensive) kit from the usual suspect (Ohlins / KW / Nitron etc.).
In any case good hunting - loving the updates , even including the occasional scraped knuckle / other niggles, bravo
The spring thing is a ballache. I had fund times working out what to do on mine but went to Ground Control in the end as they were helpful in giving recommendations on matching Eibach springs to Koni sport yellows. I think you might try route, or better yet some more tasty (expensive) kit from the usual suspect (Ohlins / KW / Nitron etc.).
In any case good hunting - loving the updates , even including the occasional scraped knuckle / other niggles, bravo
anonymous said:
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I thought these pads went between the top mount and the strut top. If they go under the strut top i'd say Mikeeb is correct, you're adding pre-load to the coil springs by adding these pads. If you get no joy trying to return them, i'd just look to replace the springs with some other aftermarket springs.
PS. It's sad to see you being a bit precious and not wanting a debate / argument on the internet. Never thought i'd see you say that, it's your forte!
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