Want to close wheel gap....

I am looking to close the wheel gap on my 04 C2 with stock suspension. I would like to keep as much ride quality as I can. Can I just put in the RoW springs without the shocks and swaybars? Thanks in advance.....

I don't think it is advisable. I have always thought that springs and shocks are made to work together. The ROW doesn't drop it that much-20mm front and 10mm rear. The X74's will drop it 40mm front and 30mm rear. Mine dropped about 1 1/2 inches with the X74 set up. Check out the info at carnewal.com Gert at Carnewal is extremely knowledgeable and great to deal with.

If you just install row springs for your model, you'll get the same ride quality as any other 996 built for all other countries in the world. A factory 996 ride quality. The difference in the US version springs is to raise the ride height. I think you will need a different bumper stop for the fronts, the parts dept can look that up for the springs they order. They should drop it 20mm front and 10mm rear. And it will be enough to be noticable and destinguish it from other 996s. Its the way to go if you just want to lower the car a little and not affect the ride much and stay echonomical.

CLLACAB, do you have before and after pics with X74. I'm looking into it, but I'm concerned about my painted lip. Looking for some protection for my painted TT front before I change. From my research the X74 is the best. It's factory and is lower than ROW M030 This is my current stock.

Big6Dad okbarnett is correct...H&R or MO30 springs are fine if you're looking to simply lower the car. Was just at the p-shop of the head of local POC group and he advised that the setup you are suggesting was exactly what most needed since the most common motivation for street drivers was strictly cosmetic. For others looking for more aggressive handling or track use, complete kits then become appropriate. BTW - He was using H&R's, also reccomended Mo30's but told me to stay the hell away from Eibach's.

Don, I also posted a picture on the flat-6 board re: the discussion of the turbo bumper converison. http://www.flat-6.net/forum/showthre...2&start=&pp=10 If you click on the attached thumbnails, the pictures should enlarge. You can see from the partial side view the gap is closed considerably. However, I did not paint my lip for the simple reason that I knew I was going to scrape it occasionally. And I do. Not badly, but it does happen. The Lapis Blue is dark enough that it is not that much of a color difference between the lip and the bumper.

I probably should have left the strip black as well, but on an AS car it looked ugly to me anyway, and the line from the bumper to the rockers wasn't the same. I also looked for an alum. boomerang for the TT bumper but couldn't find one. Ugly!