Best road suspension for a 996
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Hi Guys,
I have an M030 996.2 Carrera 2 and I'm looking to upgrade the suspension a bit. However, by upgrade I mean make it a little more fluid, to improve ride and traction, without raising the ride-height at all (or just barely), as the stance is just right for me.
I did rashly contact Exe-TC for what would be the very best, but their prices are shall we say.....motorsport level, not enthusiast level. No doubt worth every penny, but just not justifiable, given the value of my car.
I have tried Bilstein B12 (soft, progressive-rate Eibach springs and B6/8 dampers) kit on an Audi RS once and it was a tremendous improvement (but it was an Audi, right....), but I'm open to alternative makes/models. The Ohlins might be too stiff, sadly (spring rates are damned high). The car will not be tracked; it's just for road use.
Cheers
I have an M030 996.2 Carrera 2 and I'm looking to upgrade the suspension a bit. However, by upgrade I mean make it a little more fluid, to improve ride and traction, without raising the ride-height at all (or just barely), as the stance is just right for me.
I did rashly contact Exe-TC for what would be the very best, but their prices are shall we say.....motorsport level, not enthusiast level. No doubt worth every penny, but just not justifiable, given the value of my car.
I have tried Bilstein B12 (soft, progressive-rate Eibach springs and B6/8 dampers) kit on an Audi RS once and it was a tremendous improvement (but it was an Audi, right....), but I'm open to alternative makes/models. The Ohlins might be too stiff, sadly (spring rates are damned high). The car will not be tracked; it's just for road use.
Cheers
A bit of an outside option...
But because you called up Exe-TC I presume you're ok with some of the more fancy options, so have you seen the October issue of GT Porsche magazine?
There's a review of the TPC Racing suspension control box as fitted to Jack Wood's 997. After the review there's an advert for TPC that states there's a plug and play option for the 996. From what I learnt reading their site it looks like you replace the dampers with some electronically controlled units that take their instructions from the tweaked software in the box.
I've never read anything about these being fitted to an actual car, however, but they get a good writeup on the 997.
But because you called up Exe-TC I presume you're ok with some of the more fancy options, so have you seen the October issue of GT Porsche magazine?
There's a review of the TPC Racing suspension control box as fitted to Jack Wood's 997. After the review there's an advert for TPC that states there's a plug and play option for the 996. From what I learnt reading their site it looks like you replace the dampers with some electronically controlled units that take their instructions from the tweaked software in the box.
I've never read anything about these being fitted to an actual car, however, but they get a good writeup on the 997.
I replaced the standard carrera suspension on my 996 with a ful m030 kit and find it much better controlled than before. Of course I am comparing new suspension with 70k mile suspension. I think the m030 dampers are bilstein b6 units to a specific Porsche valving so you may not achieve much difference by switching to standard b6 units.
m444ttb said:
I think something akin to the OE M030 kit is what I'm looking for.
Try your OPC. I bought a full m030 kit for my 996 for about £550 but that was a couple of years ago so they may not still be available.It was a bargain with: dampers, springs, anti roll bars, and bump stops.
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Edited by Slippydiff on Tuesday 13th October 10:14
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