H&R springs installed yesterday...

H&R springs went on my 99 C2 with otherwise stock suspension. Its a daily driver (I live in suburban Detroit...roads are not unlike the average war torn third world country's)-springs are as far as I should go. Not to mention, I race a 125cc kart. So I need some compliance during the week. Anyhow, it was quite a pain in the *** to get accomplished. I thought that dealing with the ball joints would be my only hurdle. Not as such. To make a long story short, I was using a shop at Federal Mogul wich was equipped with everything you could possibly imagine, yet I still found myself yanking, hitting, pulling, pushing and yelling to get things to fit where they should. The results, however, are quite pleasing. The ride over bumps remains unchanged, maybe a tiny, tiny, bit stiffer, but just barely enough to notice. It's a bit more flat on entry, more stable mid turn, and easier to rotate throughout. Less 'floaty'. The ride height is exactly what it should be. Not too low, not too high. It looks just right. Doesn't look 'slammed', but defintaely a bit more aggressive. I'll post pictures today I hope.

I also have H&R springs installed. There is one problem though. B/c you are using the stock shock with a shorter spring, the shock therefore is always in, or closer to preload, rather than dampening. Just be mindful of bumbs when approaching and during high speed turns. There have been a few Porsches crashing in high speed turns in my area b/c of the shoter suspension. The best way would be to go with coil overs.

If we had any turns in Michigan, I would be worried. But there aren't. All the roads are straight, flat, and broken. I want to move.

Come to Florida. The roads are smooth, but straight and flat (boring). I've got the H&R's with no problems here. And we can do Driver ed track events all year round. Regards, Mike

P1CR, Come out here to my neighborhood, only 45 minutes away and lots of fun winding roads!

Your neighborhood? What good is only 45 minutes from here? Tell me more!

I have H&R springs on my car. Love the look and the feel! I agree, not too floaty. Michigan roads are same as in Western Ontario, pot holes and frost heaves everywhere and straight.

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by RR: <strong>Just be mindful of bumbs when approaching and during high speed turns.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Strange, that you should mention that, as I had an almost unpleasant experience with this just this past Sunday. I have H&R springs and while driving through some twisties on a smooth back road I came to a curve at high speed that had an abrupt dip in the middle of it...my C4 with PSM had a small hiccup in its stability and I suspect that if I were going anyfaster the rear was coming around. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="eek.gif" /> I actually felt the car get loose after emerging from the dip. What coilovers are reccomended for a daily driver?

Carerra4_PRDATR, ah, the rear end loose....that's the way porsche's were designed to be driven...originally anyway.

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by P-Zen: <strong>Carerra4_PRDATR, ah, the rear end loose....that's the way porsche's were designed to be driven...originally anyway.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">OH NO Doubt! However, not the way this event played it self out...with the azz of my Porsche in the on coming lane of traffic <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="eek.gif" /> especially in a C4 with PSM. I did not expect that...I think if I was in a drift it might have been disasterous.