Lowering vehicle

[Boxster02]

Yes, I did a search, but nothing answered my question. I want to lower my car about 1.5 in., but I'm afraid it will ruin my suspension. I know lowering a car changes all the suspension geometry and I dont think it can be corrected. My last car ( Mercedes 280 ) was lowered 2 in. and all I had was problems. Suspension was ruined and I wore through tires every 4-6 months. Alignment could never be brought close to factory. I think it had -4.5 degrees in back and -2.5 in front. Did Porsche do a better job in suspension design, because I don't want the same problems I had with Mercedes. :help:

[Westcoaster]

Yes, I did a search, but nothing answered my question. I want to lower my car about 1.5 in., but I'm afraid it will ruin my suspension. I know lowering a car changes all the suspension geometry and I dont think it can be corrected. My last car ( Mercedes 280 ) was lowered 2 in. and all I had was problems. Suspension was ruined and I wore through tires every 4-6 months. Alignment could never be brought close to factory. I think it had -4.5 degrees in back and -2.5 in front. Did Porsche do a better job in suspension design, because I don't want the same problems I had with Mercedes. :help:

my recommendation.... Don't do it!

There are few if any gains to be had, the car's are great the way they are. just my 2 cents.

[Loren]

Porsche offers several sport and near race suspensions. If you want to lower the car then use their tuned parts - all of them. A Porsche suspension kit usually contains springs (or coil-overs), struts (with proper bump stops), and many times larger sway bars. IMHO - this is the only way to lower a Porsche.

[mickf]

No doubt a Porsche-engineered solution as suggested by Loren would be best. Nonetheless, good aftermarket lowering springs such as H&R or Eibach will do the job and will not cause the problems you had with your Mercedes. You will get up to about 1 more degree negative camber, which will not ruin your tires assuming you get a good alignment done after installing the springs.

The biggest problems with lowering, IMHO, are severe speed bumps, steep driveway ramps, etc.

My '01 S had H&Rs for about 45,000 mi; I then switched to JIC coilovers which allowed me to raise the car a tad and to adjust stiffness for autocrossing, etc.