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Two Days at Center Gravity & Ohlins Fitted

I also installed the Ohlins last season. It's really worth the money.

Could you please give some details about your settings front/rear? I'm currently at 15 clicks both.

Would also be interested in your geo settings. I guess, this can be improoved on mine.

Thomas
 
ThomasG said:
I also installed the Ohlins last season. It's really worth the money.

Could you please give some details about your settings front/rear? I'm currently at 15 clicks both.

Would also be interested in your geo settings. I guess, this can be improoved on mine.

Thomas
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Hi Thomas, no problem, settings below. I think the Ohlins are fantastic for the money, great value! I asked for the geo to be set up for fast A/B road driving. CG set the Ohlins to 14 clicks from fully stiff as a base setting, I think this is relatively soft (but stiffer than standard PASM off). Haven't had chance to play around yet as still getting used to the new feel :thumb:

A good alignment centre should be able to get close to these settings if your ride height is similar.

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Hi Rob & all,
Thanks for this info, very interesting - I'd love to get my sus done similarly at some point in the mid term! Perhaps K&W though.
Question - the front coffin / control arms, did you just use standard OEM coffin arms, and if so are they good (CG approved!) for such a set up and drop (think you ended up about -28).
I need to get one of my coffin arms done soon, but don't want to fork out over £400 if the part would need to be swapped again if I upgrade and lower the suspension. For example if a gt3 part was needed for this...?

Also, has anyone used TRW control arms?
https://m.mister-auto.co.uk/suspension-arm-track-control-arm/trw-jtc1167_g273_a161JTC1167.html
(not sure if these come with the bushings / hardware though?)
They're a third of the price, I've read they're from the same factory (but this seems to be a regular online 'thing' to hear) yet my local specialist said he recommends OEM (but then, they would wouldn't they?)
I don't mind paying for quality, but I don't just pay blindly for OEM!

Thanks for any assistance guys!
 
The TRW arms are OEM. - TRW manufacture the parts for Porsche.

If your changing your coffins arms do so in a pair.

To get -0.5 degrees on the front this can easily be achieved with the standard control arms by moving the top mounts in the slots.

If you want -2 degrees, which unless your tracking the car regularly is not required, you would ideally need 2 piece GT3 lower control arms.
 
johnt993997 said:
Hi Rob & all,
Thanks for this info, very interesting - I'd love to get my sus done similarly at some point in the mid term! Perhaps K&W though.
Question - the front coffin / control arms, did you just use standard OEM coffin arms, and if so are they good (CG approved!) for such a set up and drop (think you ended up about -28).
I need to get one of my coffin arms done soon, but don't want to fork out over £400 if the part would need to be swapped again if I upgrade and lower the suspension. For example if a gt3 part was needed for this...?

Also, has anyone used TRW control arms?
https://m.mister-auto.co.uk/suspension-arm-track-control-arm/trw-jtc1167_g273_a161JTC1167.html
(not sure if these come with the bushings / hardware though?)
They're a third of the price, I've read they're from the same factory (but this seems to be a regular online 'thing' to hear) yet my local specialist said he recommends OEM (but then, they would wouldn't they?)
I don't mind paying for quality, but I don't just pay blindly for OEM!

Thanks for any assistance guys!
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Hi John,

I used Meyle parts mostly, I had a good chat with CG before ordering the parts as I was initially looking at the Spyderperformance deal on eBay, for all lower control arms and tuning forks, I didn't go this route in the end due to some concerns around the Powerflex bushes and the fit in the arms that other forum members had raised on here. CG were perfectly happy with Meyle components. Think you are right, TRW make the OEM parts for Porsche, they also make the inner and outer track rods!

All these control arms come with the bushings and ball joints fitted. Note, the link you have posted is a rear control arm, the fronts have a different bush.

I would imagine that most garages would reccomend the so called OEM parts as they would probably make more profit by supplying them!

Whichever way you go, worth a chat with CG, for what I wanted the Ohlins are perfect, if you plan to do a lot of track work then KW might be worth considering as well as a different geo set-up!
 
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