Lowering 997 Turbo (Gen 1)

[hondansx]

Hello,

I've changed the rather horrible standard wheels on the 911 for a nice set of BBS CH-Rs. Great, right? Well...except now it looks like a 4x4!

I'm not sure what to do; my driveway is steep, and my local Shell garage is even worse! It already scrapes, so what do i do? I could fit springs, because they are a cheap and quick solutions, but then it seems a bit '' for a Porsche. It would also mean replacing the chin spoiler a lot!

The other hand is going for some sort of coilovers with a front lift kit, but they are darn expensive for what is a daily driver which won't see the track. However, it will save the spoiler and probably result in a nicer driving car.

Are there any suggestions? I have quickly found KW V3s with a lift kit, but you're talking £8k?! I've never really looked into the modifying scene for them before, so would be grateful for any tips on suppliers and specialists (i'm in Kent).

Cheers
Rob

[mrdemon]

hondansx said:

Hello,

I've changed the rather horrible standard wheels on the 911 for a nice set of BBS CH-Rs. Great, right?

not really, they are quite heavy rims and also if it looks like a 4x4 the wrong size now :-)

[Trev450]

What size wheels and tyres have you fitted? If they are stock sizes they shouldn't look any different.

[hondansx]

I also thought the car sat a bit high, but now the wheels are silver i think it draws more attention to the large arch gaps compared to the sort of shadow chrome finish of the standard wheels.

[OggyDJ]

Some standard Turbo wheels would look great on that

[hondansx]

Interesting; later today i found out about Cargraphics' kit which works with B16 coilovers - the same thing?

How would you describe the ride, as i have other cars if i want to break my spine?

Interesting that you didn't go for centre locks. My father is looking at Gen 2s and wanted a fully loaded one, but without the centre locks! Imagine it is quite hard to find a Turbo S with that spec though...yours must be a rarity

Edited by hondansx on Friday 3rd August 22:17

[ROK]

pls post pics once you lower - it'll look 100000000x better

[kazino]

Those look amazing on the car, get it lowered ASAP.

[AndrewO]

It looks a bit high, did you take the pics after a drive to settle it down after jacking it up ?