993 C2 COUPE RIDE QUALITY

[Pitman]

Can anyone help/advise please?

I have just become the proud owner of a 1996 C2 coupe with 50k miles and in vey good general condition. However one of the previous 3 owners has fitted a Bilstein PS9 suspension kit which, whilst giving great handling, makes the ride quality much worse than my old 911 3.2 model.
The car is lower than standard but I can't say by how much. It is also fitted with Porsche 18" split rims (7.5 and 10) with Yokohama AVSport tyres 225/40 front and 265/35 rear. My quandry is, keep the 18" wheels which look good or bite the bullet and buy some 17" cup 2s in the hope that the ride quality would be better. I don't really want to go to the expense of reverting the whole spring/damper set up to standard.

Your views would be much appreciated

Thanks Bruce

ps does anyone have a surplus pair of standard silencers for a C2 they would like to sell?

 

[burrow01]

Hi

Great choice of car [] but 18" wheels will make the ride more harsh than 17" ( you are also supposed to fit a steering rack brace with 18" wheels - check out the 993 FAQ section for more info)

The PS9's are expensive, but have adjustable compression & rebound settings - can you check which setting they are on currently, as I think there is a range of 9 settings so you should be able to find a good balance between handling and ride.

The ride will also obviously be impacted by the spring rates - if someone has installed lowering springs they will probably be harder than the originals - is there any information on the make of springs that you have?

Pete

 

[carrerasport]

If you sold it, i think you could make enough to cover 50% plus of the cost of renewing your shocks and springs with factory mo33 suspension(not if you go to an opc though) ,although it will never be as soft as a 3.2 and yes 17" wheels will make a significant improvement to the comfort as well.

Regarding std silencers my boss has a pair which he never quite got round to sending back to carnewal and i guess he would sell them, i think he would want around £130 each for them and they were off a 53k documented c4s(96) car ,Don't worry about them being off a widebody car they are all the same,I think they are the gillet brand not the bischoff.
Regards C

 

[Dave Wilkinson]

Isn't the PSS9 kit from Bilstein supplied complete with their own springs?? AFAIK it's a complete coilover setup, just like the KW and PSS10 kits.

Regards

Dave

 

[sue11sam]

The 18" wheels alone make the ride harsh, 17"s will make a big difference

 

[silver7]

There is a pair of low mileage silencers on Pistonheads porsche parts from a carrera.

Try adjusting the settings on the bilsteins, they are very adjustable. 17's would make a significant difference if that doesn't work

 

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[Pitman]

Many thanks for all of the very helpful replies, just what I hoped for from fellow 993 enthusuiasts. I can't answer the points about the current settings (ie 1 - 9) on the Bilstein PS9s but will ask Ray Northway to check it out at my next visit. However its good to hear that something around 6 might be ok (thanks Maurice). It seems that the general consensus is that changing to 17" wheels would be a good option, so I must start looking for a good set of original cup 2s and sell the 18s later.​

Thanks to both for the pointer to Pistonheads, I'll follow that up.​

Cheers​

Bruce​

 

[Pitman]

Hi Carrerasport,
Thanks for your reply and advice. Regarding the pair of silencers, I am interested depending where they are located. Can you give me a contact for your boss please?
Regards
Bruce

 

[Pitman]

Hi Pete,
Thanks for your reply - I don't have any info on the springs, as the invoice just describes the work as fitting a PS9 kit, with new lower front wisbones, ball joints and steering arms - nearly £2.4k all told! I'll ask Ray Nothway to advise at my next visit.
Regards
Bruce