ROW M030 Alignement Specs

[VRsyncro]

Good afternoon RennTech Community!

I recently had the ROW M030 Suspension Kit installed on my '98 Boxster and was wondering if anyone could point me to the proper alignment Specs for this kit?

Any insight would be much appreciated!

Cheers,

Mike

[Loren]

[Tomikaze]

I myself am in need of an aligment. I have a question that I cannot find an answer for. Loren- thanks for posting the specs on those three different suspensions. I just bought a 2004 Boxster S 550 Spyder Special Edition. Info I can find says it's suspension is 10mm lower than a normal Boxster S. I'm "guessing" that makes it an ROW suspension? Or is it ROW sport? I'm not sure. Can anyone give me some input? Thanks, -Tom

[Loren]

I myself am in need of an aligment. I have a question that I cannot find an answer for. Loren- thanks for posting the specs on those three different suspensions. I just bought a 2004 Boxster S 550 Spyder Special Edition. Info I can find says it's suspension is 10mm lower than a normal Boxster S. I'm "guessing" that makes it an ROW suspension? Or is it ROW sport? I'm not sure. Can anyone give me some input? Thanks, -Tom

The MY04 550 Spyder Special Edition did not get any special suspension - so it has the same suspensions the MY04 Boxster S. (The MY04 Order Guides can be downloaded on the Order Guides section).

If it is lower then it likely had someone change the suspension to the RoW Sport suspension.

Best way to find out for sure what is on the car is to get the color markings and the front and rear springs.

[Tomikaze]

I've read it in several different locations that it has a 10mm lower suspension...

The suspension was dropped by 10mm, and the 18in alloys are pushed out further towards the outside of the car thanks to 5mm hub spacers.The exhaust system, which has a specially styled, stainless-steel tailpipe, delivers the typical Porsche sound. Porsche technicians have reduced the 6-speed gearbox's shift travel by 15 percent for a sportier faster shift.

I see it doesn't say it on the order guide but straight from the Special Edition brochure it says...

Stiffened springs and shocks plus Porsche Stability Management fitted as standard let you stake claim to corners with greater road-holding confidence.

That statement would lead me to believe it's not the same suspension as the standard Boxster S. I'm looking for something more offical and specific that says what the difference was between the models.

I myself am in need of an aligment. I have a question that I cannot find an answer for. Loren- thanks for posting the specs on those three different suspensions. I just bought a 2004 Boxster S 550 Spyder Special Edition. Info I can find says it's suspension is 10mm lower than a normal Boxster S. I'm "guessing" that makes it an ROW suspension? Or is it ROW sport? I'm not sure. Can anyone give me some input? Thanks, -Tom

The MY04 550 Spyder Special Edition did not get any special suspension - so it has the same suspensions the MY04 Boxster S. (The MY04 Order Guides can be downloaded on the Order Guides section).

If it is lower then it likely had someone change the suspension to the RoW Sport suspension.

Best way to find out for sure what is on the car is to get the color markings and the front and rear springs.

[Loren]

I've read it in several different locations that it has a 10mm lower suspension...

The suspension was dropped by 10mm, and the 18in alloys are pushed out further towards the outside of the car thanks to 5mm hub spacers.The exhaust system, which has a specially styled, stainless-steel tailpipe, delivers the typical Porsche sound. Porsche technicians have reduced the 6-speed gearbox's shift travel by 15 percent for a sportier faster shift.

I see it doesn't say it on the order guide but straight from the Special Edition brochure it says...

Stiffened springs and shocks plus Porsche Stability Management fitted as standard let you stake claim to corners with greater road-holding confidence.

That statement would lead me to believe it's not the same suspension as the standard Boxster S. I'm looking for something more offical and specific that says what the difference was between the models.

I myself am in need of an aligment. I have a question that I cannot find an answer for. Loren- thanks for posting the specs on those three different suspensions. I just bought a 2004 Boxster S 550 Spyder Special Edition. Info I can find says it's suspension is 10mm lower than a normal Boxster S. I'm "guessing" that makes it an ROW suspension? Or is it ROW sport? I'm not sure. Can anyone give me some input? Thanks, -Tom

The MY04 550 Spyder Special Edition did not get any special suspension - so it has the same suspensions the MY04 Boxster S. (The MY04 Order Guides can be downloaded on the Order Guides section).

If it is lower then it likely had someone change the suspension to the RoW Sport suspension.

Best way to find out for sure what is on the car is to get the color markings and the front and rear springs.

If you look in the parts list there are no special suspension parts marked M091.

Can you get the color codes on the springs - if you can I can likely tell you what springs are on the car.

[Tomikaze]

Here is a photo I just took of the spring with color codes on it...

If you look in the parts list there are no special suspension parts marked M091.

Can you get the color codes on the springs - if you can I can likely tell you what springs are on the car.

[Loren]

Here is a photo I just took of the spring with color codes on it...

If you look in the parts list there are no special suspension parts marked M091.

Can you get the color codes on the springs - if you can I can likely tell you what springs are on the car.

Yellow/White would be the US sport suspension (M030)

[Tomikaze]

So I was bored at work and called the 800# for PCNA. Got a really friendly and helpful person on the other end. My first question was a simple one. I wanted to know how many Anniversary Edition Boxsters Porsche shipped to North America. He asked me if I had any other questions so I threw this one out at him just to get an "official" response. I asked if the AE had a different suspension. The guy called back in only a few minutes and could not answer my first question. His answer was that Porsche does not release figures on how many cars were delivered to each market. No big deal. His answer to my second question was that the car has a sport suspension with a 5mm wider track and a 10mm lowered height. Now I know there are no part numbers listed but I've got to believe that if someone from Porsche researches the question and tells me it's 10mm lower than that's a pretty reliable source. Anyone with an 04' S model near or around Portland, Maine so I can park the cars side by side and measure?

-Tom

The suspension was dropped by 10mm, and the 18in alloys are pushed out further towards the outside of the car thanks to 5mm hub spacers.The exhaust system, which has a specially styled, stainless-steel tailpipe, delivers the typical Porsche sound. Porsche technicians have reduced the 6-speed gearbox's shift travel by 15 percent for a sportier faster shift.

That statement would lead me to believe it's not the same suspension as the standard Boxster S. I'm looking for something more offical and specific that says what the difference was between the models.

I myself am in need of an aligment. I have a question that I cannot find an answer for. Loren- thanks for posting the specs on those three different suspensions. I just bought a 2004 Boxster S 550 Spyder Special Edition. Info I can find says it's suspension is 10mm lower than a normal Boxster S. I'm "guessing" that makes it an ROW suspension? Or is it ROW sport? I'm not sure. Can anyone give me some input? Thanks, -Tom

The MY04 550 Spyder Special Edition did not get any special suspension - so it has the same suspensions the MY04 Boxster S. (The MY04 Order Guides can be downloaded on the Order Guides section).

If it is lower then it likely had someone change the suspension to the RoW Sport suspension.

Best way to find out for sure what is on the car is to get the color markings and the front and rear springs.