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Plus, I have used Ohlins on many of my motorcycles in the past.
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what ever you use , you may need to consider drop links and adjustable toe arms , I used tarrett
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The R&Ts look like they have the damping and height adjust-ability I'm looking for.
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I actually don't like running the dampers on the Ohlins any softer than 12 because it's almost too soft and comfy for my taste in a sports car, go figure
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This winter I am planning to upgrade my OEM suspension to something a bit more track/auto-x oriented. I have experience with Bilstein's and Koni's in the distant past on early 911s, 944s & 914s but I am not too familiar with the latest products from KW, Bilstein, H&R, etc. I'm considering coil-overs for my 996 but want so find something which could be a good balance for both street driving and the occasional track day. Also I would like to find something which will not lower the car too much. What can you recommend? This would be for a 1999 996 C4.
I recently installed Feal coilovers.
I have them set to stock height, so you could lower them as much or as little as you want.
It's my daily driver so I don't want it super low or super stiff either.
You can adjust the dampening as well as the height.
They're a great price too.
I haven't gotten them on the track yet, but hope to before too long.
Feal looks interesting. I took a look at their website but did not see a selection for the C4 (should not make a difference but you never know). I may give them a call tomorrow and see what they have. They are semi local to me too.
Any other suggestions?
"I took a look at their website but did not see a selection for the C4 (should not make a difference but you never know)."
Yes, it does make a difference. The C4 chassis is both stiffer and heavier than the C2. The front suspension geometry is also different due to the front drive shafts... The spec is the same for C4, Turbo and C4s variants
I'm thinking I may go this way. The R&Ts look like they have the damping and height adjust-ability I'm looking for. Plus, I have used Ohlins on many of my motorcycles in the past.
If your pockets are deep enough Ohlins
for much less money the H&R street performance coilovers do fine on the track and are easy to live with off the track . They have h&r springs and bilstein cores very similar to the h&r bilstein joint venture units the factory 996 gt3 came with
There are various reviews out there , I’ve had them for a couple years
the money difference between these and the ohlins allowed me to spring for h&r sway bars at both ends and use power flex bushes everywhere
i like that they are German made and rebuildable by anyone who can do bilsteins
tire rack tends to have the best prices but shop around , h&r have C4 versions
im an ohlins fan , my Ducatis have them but I have nothing but good to say about the h&r units
what ever you use , you may need to consider drop links and adjustable toe arms , I used tarrett
http://www.hrsprings.com/products/detail/coil-overs
I got a set of JIC / ZMS, not very happy with them.
If you have to have coilovers I would get PSS10 with camber plates or a cheaper option would be the ROW M030.
If I would do it again I would do the ROW M030. Never tried it but seems like a good street option.
It's a very slippery slope to start add track stuff to your daily driver, I got a dedicated race car instead. Much better. But do occasionally take the 996 to the track, it's just so awesome.
Coming off of ROW 030 (installed new spring '17), I would choose my Ohlins over my ROW set up all day. That is, minus all my solid mounts. Just factory LCAs, top plates etc. It actually is just as comfortable, maybe even more so in some conditions, than the ROW set up. I'd just raise the car back up a bit.
It's the rates they come with when specified for 996 C2. I believe 375/650 or something like that. I will be switching to 400/700 next season (GT3 spec for the Ohlins).
I daily my c2 with Ohlins R&T and in almost every circumstance it rides less harshly than the stock springs with worn out shocks. I think the rates are 340 lbs front and 680 rear. There are a lot of track guys who will say that is "too soft" but they have the luxury of rarely running on bumpy pavement. Stiffer springs isn't the whole story, ride quality heavily depends on the quality of damping, and the R&T are very good at what they were designed for. I wrote a review after I had mine on for some time and updated it later in the thread about a year later.
https://rennlist.com/forums/996-foru...-a-996-c2.html
This summer we actually had a flight to a wedding in Canada canceled on us while en-route to the airport and we decided to just keep driving the 996 there all night instead of taking a 24+ hour delay. Didn't even hesitate, the suspension is so good at 10-12 clicks from full stiff that it's a non-factor in a decision like that. 12 years ago I had a stock R53 generation Mini Cooper S that I would have cringed to take on that same drive because it rode so stiff. I actually don't like running the dampers on the Ohlins any softer than 12 because it's almost too soft and comfy for my taste in a sports car, go figure
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