I have had the suspension refreshed on my 993 C2 tiptronic S (1996) at circa 82K miles, all work done by Chris Franklin at Centre Gravity (CG).
My brief to CG was "optimize for typical UK roads as well as make it a super GT car for tours on the continent". I'm not bothered about "track" set-up for this car (I 've just bought a Clio 200 cup for those activities!).
before
original standard springs had sagged approx 1 inch over the years
original standard shocks (Munroe) "" all 4 leak free but Chris demonstrated abnormal compression/rebound forces after dismantling "" 1 was very dysfunctional, 2 abnormal, 1 passable
front top mounts split
front wishbone bushes split
bump stops disintegrated
one inner track rod end worn out
after
M033 spring + Koni FSD damper package from Carnewal (Koni UK would/could not match Gerd's prices)
Hartech reconditioned wishbones x 2 (i.e. standard rubber bushes)
one inner track-rod end replaced
new top mounts and bump stops
geometry package
The 18 inch wheels (sport classic II) and recent Pirelli rosso tyres are unchanged.
I think Chris was chuffed that the geo results could be made perfect in terms of factory settings (I presume this indicates that the chassis is completely true). He also centered the reconditioned steering rack to factory settings.
First 500 miles report.
You can feel everything going on underneath you but the harshness over gratings/potholes etc. is now missing. So for instance, the trim does not rattle now and the windscreen does not squeak any-more (fingers crossed!). In terms of ride comfort, it is similar to an Audi on standard tyres or Mini on run-flats. In terms of composure, I feel very confident driving on bumpy B-roads even when you have to use the full width of the road (including the bits at the shoulder that have partially subsided) to avoid oncoming traffic hogging the road. This is to an extent that it is hard to know what "fast-road" would mean in a UK context, you would have to be quite brave to discover that on most public roads.
Summary
Very,very pleased with the new technology road set-up. This car will now be my default "daily drive", just have to source some winter rims/tyres....
My brief to CG was "optimize for typical UK roads as well as make it a super GT car for tours on the continent". I'm not bothered about "track" set-up for this car (I 've just bought a Clio 200 cup for those activities!).
before
original standard springs had sagged approx 1 inch over the years
original standard shocks (Munroe) "" all 4 leak free but Chris demonstrated abnormal compression/rebound forces after dismantling "" 1 was very dysfunctional, 2 abnormal, 1 passable
front top mounts split
front wishbone bushes split
bump stops disintegrated
one inner track rod end worn out
after
M033 spring + Koni FSD damper package from Carnewal (Koni UK would/could not match Gerd's prices)
Hartech reconditioned wishbones x 2 (i.e. standard rubber bushes)
one inner track-rod end replaced
new top mounts and bump stops
geometry package
The 18 inch wheels (sport classic II) and recent Pirelli rosso tyres are unchanged.
I think Chris was chuffed that the geo results could be made perfect in terms of factory settings (I presume this indicates that the chassis is completely true). He also centered the reconditioned steering rack to factory settings.
First 500 miles report.
You can feel everything going on underneath you but the harshness over gratings/potholes etc. is now missing. So for instance, the trim does not rattle now and the windscreen does not squeak any-more (fingers crossed!). In terms of ride comfort, it is similar to an Audi on standard tyres or Mini on run-flats. In terms of composure, I feel very confident driving on bumpy B-roads even when you have to use the full width of the road (including the bits at the shoulder that have partially subsided) to avoid oncoming traffic hogging the road. This is to an extent that it is hard to know what "fast-road" would mean in a UK context, you would have to be quite brave to discover that on most public roads.
Summary
Very,very pleased with the new technology road set-up. This car will now be my default "daily drive", just have to source some winter rims/tyres....
