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I see the kit has these reinforcement plates, but it�s a single bolt that attaches to the headlight bracket? Is this more for the 996.1 or is this also necessary on a .2? What does that even do? Anybody able to give some clarity here?
I assume all stock links can work/operate within spec since the kit doesn�t have them listed?
Lastly, why did the engine plate go from $46 up to $350? 😡😂
Just a comment. I was so excited when I found out about the X74. This was 12 or more years ago. I purchased from Gert. Installed on my 1999 MK1. The handling was great. The ride was so f ing harsh. I cried driving on some streets and this was Southern CA. I got rid of it and went with Pss9s.
What shocks did you have? I've read quite the opposite from a few people, that the X74 is the way the car should have came from the factory as it's really compliant over bumps but stiff in the corners.
The X74 makes the ride sportier with sharper steering but is not super firm nor harsh.
Whereas the RoW M030 kit or most aftermarket suspension kits comes with just shocks and springs, the X74 comes from Porsche as completely pre-assembled struts and bigger stabilizers which are the same as found in the M030 kit.
Due to the special front spring tops, more negative camber can be dialed in.
Also included in the X74 retrofit kit are 2 little metal plates that are bolted onto the framework between the engine bay and the tail lights. These are the famous “chassis reinforcements” of the X74 .
They are fixed by the same 2 bolts that hold the inner bracket of the tail lights.
The mk1 and mk2 996G
The X74 makes the ride sportier with sh
arper steering but is not super firm nor harsh.
Whereas the RoW M030 kit or most aftermarket suspension kits comes with just shocks and springs, the X74 comes from Porsche as completely pre-assembled struts and bigger stabilizers which are the same as found in the M030 kit.
Due to the special front spring tops, more negative camber can be dialed in.
Also included in the X74 retrofit kit are 2 little metal plates that are bolted onto the framework between the engine bay and the tail lights. These are the famous “chassis reinforcements” of the X74 .
They are fixed by the same 2 bolts that hold the inner bracket of the tail lights.
The mk1 and mk2 996GT3 came from the factory with these reinforcement plates.
The reason i was trying to figure out what the plates look like is that i have a gutted gt3 chassis and they r suppose to be in the car and i was trying to find them. If they r there ill swap them onto my chassis even though they dont appear to be needed.
Searching for the picture with it installed that I saw, but yeah, it basically looks like an additional taillight bracket�nobody seems to know what they do or why they�re included as they bolt to a taillight, it�s not adding any sort of rigidity, especially if it�s left out on some cars�weird.
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