Lowering a 944 lux.

[ocallen]

How much lower than a 2.5 Lux (1986) is a turbo, S2 or 968 CS ?

How far have people here gone in lowering a car that will still be used on the road ?

 

[ocallen]

I thought somebody might have an answer to this, or am I being too chavvy wanting to lower a Porsche ?
In some circles its known as upgrading the suspension which I thought a number of people here were positive about but after 24 hours nobody has a suggestion !

 

[JamesO]

Not really thought about it as I wouldn't be able to get off my driveway if the car was any lower! I suppose shorter front springs and I think dropping the back has been covered on here somewhere.

 

[sawood12]

I think only the M030 cars were lower. Turbo's and S2's on stock suspension don't look lower to me, though there my be an optical illusion going on due to the under sill trim fitted to turbo's and S2's.

You can go low on these cars. When my KW was installed the front was very low - literally less than 1 inch between the ground and the batwing. I've just had it raised a tad to level the car out as even though I didn't have any problems - other than having to go very very slowly over speed bumps and catching the front of the PU when parking perpendicular to a kerb causing light damage, I felt it was an accident waiting to happen - for example if I ever came accross some debris in the middle of a motorway lane.

I reckon you can probably go an inch from stock without too much bother - though the rear is tricky (not wanting to kick off the whole re-indexing vs. eccentric adjustment debate again) you will affect suspension geometry so you will need a re-alignment. Before I raised the nose I got alot of bump steer, I don't get it so much now.

You can get lower springs for the front from a number of vendors.

 

[Suffolk944]

Not sure I have ever seen a lowered Lux, though like Scott am sure its not beyond the realms of possibility. My own car sits nice and low on its M030 suspension (not chavvy at all !) , certainly lower than my old Turbo which I don't think was any lower per se than a Lux is as standard though an expert may be along presently to correct that opinion. []

 

[944 man]

The reason being that re-indexing the rear torsion bars is a hefty job (made worse by the fact that few 'indies' have experience of it and try to avoid it). All cars are raised at the back, in order to pass American federal tests, so even if you leave the front as it is, you can imrpve the cars manners no end by setting the sills level (as the factory originally intended).

 

[ocallen]

Does the 968 Club Sport have shorter springs on the front ?

 

[AntB]

Mine is slightly lower I believe..

It has the MO30 suspension setup bars - adjustible Koni shocks and new springs - although I do not know the make (inviove from the porsche specialist lists them as MO30 setup springs?)... and all this lot cost the guy before me a small fortune!!

 

[homesea]

My 86 Turbo:

My old 88 Lux:

Both on the same size alloys, I think turbo is a lot lower.