Does anyone know how to lower the stock CS suspension, is there any adjustment at all possible? I love the look of the Design Edition and would love to take mine down a little if possible without purchasing all new suspension?
I don't know of a way to lower the stock CS suspension. The cheapest way is to replace the OEM springs with aftermarket springs (H&R, Bilsteins, etc.). If you have PASM, the Bilstein coil-overs designed for PASM might be the way for you to go. Note that the lowering springs have a slightly higher spring rate than the OEM springs, so will produce a slightly firmer ride. The aftermarket springs usually lower about 1" to 1.5", while aftermarket coil-overs allow more precise lowering adjustments.
The Cost Of this Mod Varies Quite a Bit depending On The Labor costs. I had H&R Springs Installed $349.00 . Allignment and Labor To Install the Springs $400.00 so I got it all done for $749.00 .It took Les Schwab In Gig Harbor Wa and it took 9-10 Hours Time to do the Job .they Under estimated the amount of Labor Time by 7 hours but honered their Quote so I bought the whole shop Pizza .I have seen the same Exact Install costing as much as $2,000 In another Thread . I feel Quite Lucky :banana:
Even without having PASM you can go PSS-9's (or something) vice springs but what would make you pick one option over the other not counting the extra $1000 or knowing that new springs would take you out of stock catagory.
Dropped the car off at 1PM Picked It up the next day at 3pm .It was the First Porsche Cayman they did but I got a life time Guarantee , and If anything goes out of allignment its FREE .My Porsche Tuner wanted $1,595.00Dealer Wanted $1,690.00 Both qoutes were with parts and labor but NO allignment I took a slight chance going with Les Schwab but everything turned out great!!! They told me they can do one in 4 hours time now. GREAT PLACE
...installed Sport H&Rs .... paid $317 (clicked ad on cc.net) from tirerack.com .... and another $750 to my Porsche Tuner ..... this included alignment ....9.5 hours labour ....
as Kor sez ... best bang for buck in this genre .... ride quality improvement is awesome and car looks ++hot ....
fyi, I had 19", non-PASM, to begin with ....so I was concerned about the mod but the quality of ride has actually improved .... as an aside, my car is steering truer (?) (used to veer slightly to left) .....
You have to remove a lot of rear interior bits to get the rear struts out. And the rear half shafts. Fronts look like a normal install. That's why it takes so long.
Well I have no idea how this would work on the cayman but I have done this on motorcycles. We used to take a blow torch and heat the spring in a couple of spots it takes the "spring" out of the spring where you heat it. It softened the spring and lowers the ride. Yes I know - ghetto but it works.
I would NEVER cut or torch a coil. Best way to end up in a ditch, or worse. The Cayman is an excellent handling car right from the factory. Why destroy its handling with dubious short-cuts? If you must tinker with the ride height, go with lowering springs or coilovers. And get an alignment, too! By the way, if you have some miles on the car, you should consider complementing your new lowering springs with new, heavy-duty dampers.
I just picked up an 08 CS with H&R springs 35mm and spacers. (7mm front, 15mm Rear). The only complaint is that the clearance for speed bumps etc is limited. 25mm or 1 inch would be perfect i think. How does everyone else go with theres????
Don't always believe what you see. Porsche Press cars are always lower than standard. I have a Design Edition and it looks no different than my mates standard Cayman S. Even though I have PASM(10mm lower) and he does not.
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