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Thanks, will try to get the car jacked up and check - not easy now that the front is slammed!
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Hi all, hoping someone can help me get out of a hole with my recent suspension refresh/upgrade.
Car is a 2002 996 Turbo Tip.
I recently had a local Indy replace essentially every part of the front and rear suspension, right down to the rear subframe bushes.
The vast majority of the parts were brand new, from reputable suppliers.
However, a listing appeared on this forum for a fitted, but never used set of Bilstein B8 dampers plus H&R (red) lowering springs, whixh was my preferred set and forget fast road set up. So I thought I'd save a few quid and get those.
I recently had this all fitted, picked up the car and it handled fantastically, with a perfect ride height. One very happy customer.
Cut to 10 days later and the suspension seems to have sunk, to the point where the front is practically sitting on the tyres - see pic below.
So, can anyone suggest why this might be? The rear seems to be the perfect height?
Could it be installer error (missed spacers) or knackered springs, or something else?
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There must be data available online that gives the standard ride/suspension height. I would get that and measure and compare and the you'd have the definitive data to go back to the installer with. If it helps I can measure my C4S (same as the turbo in standard) and let you know.
Thanks - the H&R springs are only supposed to lower the car 25mm - this is way beyond that, it's pretty much undriveable as even the slightest bump results in the fronts scrubbing.
Another thought, are there any numbers on the springs or shocks you can use to confirm they are the parts you thought they were?
Something else to check, the shocks have a flat bit of plate welded along them, and the hub pinch bolt goes through the notch in it, the bolt is definitely in the notch?
