Suspension

Chrishazle · Aug 12, 2011

This forum is, for whatever reason, pretty quiet. Suggest you ask on porsche968uk.co.uk - although the guy that runs that forum is also on here, I find that forum much more useful for 968 related matters 968 coupe has standard suspension, Sport may or may not have the M030 option harder suspension, CS has the M030 option but may or may not have the LSD.

Paul RN · Aug 12, 2011

All have same, both the CS and the Sport have shorter springs. Any of them could be upgraded to MO30, it wasn't standard on any.

loc944 · Aug 12, 2011

What Suspension is fitted to 968, 968 Sport and 968 Clubsport?

Alan.

RHT45 · Aug 13, 2011

There's a detailed explanation on the 968uk site, as previously said. I think I'm right in saying the Sport has the same standard suspension setup as the CS. If so, it will have Koni Sport adjustables (as mine does) but the MO30 shocks also had height adjustment for the coil springs on the fronts. Both have the same ARBs as the standard coupe. Having fitted mine with the MO30 ARBs, they make a huge difference, with roll virtually eliminated in normal road use, though some of the improvement may have been to do with the standard bars having done over 80K miles, assuming they were original.

Neil Haughey · Aug 13, 2011

ORIGINAL: Paul RN All have same, both the CS and the Sport have shorter springs. Any of them could be upgraded to MO30, it wasn't standard on any.

I have the workshop manuals and parts catalogue and this is exactly what it says. There is no 968 koni shock absorber system other than the M030, a car with something different is either on 944 koni shocks or an aftermarket koni option. There are only 2 types of shock listed in the part catalogue, the standard Fichtel und Sachs or the Koni M030 option. There are however 4 different springs on the front as follows: beige dots = coupe blue dots = CS yellow dots = M030 grey dots = cabriolet All of those options are rubbish though compared to GAZ or KW in peformance terms, I drive my S2 race car back to back with our stock 968 on fresh OEM suspension. Amazingly the race car is only marginally more harsh on poor surfaces, and not quite so great over the really big bumps. In handling terms its like a completely different car. BTW the tiptronic also has a slightly thicker rear ARB but its a pretty minor detail.

loc944 · Aug 13, 2011

Thanks for the replies, the reason for the question is I am looking at refreshing or upgrading the suspension on my 944 2.7 lux. I don't really want to go to the extreme/expense of coilovers so have been looking at uprated shocks like Bilstein which apparently the fronts are inserts that only fit Boge struts, or Koni Sport that fit Sachs struts and are adjustable. Also looking at -30 lowering spings, Design Tek, Spax, Cobra or Gmax. Anyway I had thought 968 sport and clubsport had Koni struts as Richard had said above and wondered if that was an option for me. Any advice or experiences? Thank, Alan.

Neil Haughey · Aug 13, 2011

Its not really an option unless buying secondhand. The MO30 package suspension for the 968 has always been frightenly expensive from Porsche, I remember pricing it all up 10 years ago and even then it came in north of Â£2K. On an S2 one could easily fit 968 CS lowering springs, 968 dampers and get some thicker rear torsion bars secondhand. This would be the cheapest way to do a very mild improvement on an S2 for someone who is very handy with the spanners. I don't think that all works on the 2.7 though? The S2 and 968 have conical front springs as in one end is wider than the other.

Super_Marv · Aug 13, 2011

ORIGINAL: Neil Haughey Its not really an option unless buying secondhand. The MO30 package suspension for the 968 has always been frightenly expensive from Porsche, I remember pricing it all up 10 years ago and even then it came in north of Â£2K.

Not massively expensive when you consider it also included bigger brake calipers, discs and anti roll bars. IIRC the standard suspension for the 968, whether it's a Coupe, Sport, CS or Cabriolet is either made by Boge or Sachs (cant remember which one). Definitely not made by Koni. CS/Sport suspension merely has shorter front springs and I think the rear is either re-indexed or the torsion bars are in a different position (quite possible that the rear dampers are shorter though)

Neil Haughey · Aug 13, 2011

Marv the rear dampers are the same as there is only 2 types of damper shown in the part listing either M030 koni or the Sachs. The Â£2K price was ISTR about Â£1500 for the shocks and springs with all the associated bits, a few hundred quid for the bars and then bolts bushes etc. to make roughly 2 grand. No idea how much it would cost including hubs and brakes. Quite a lot of money that 10 years ago BTA my S2 was worth about Â£9K at the time and a decent 968 of any variation was north of Â£15K.