Following feedback from my Indy after my recent service on the 996 I've decided to refresh the suspension with an MO30 kit and a visit to Center Gravity for a Geo. Car's mileage is now 102,500.
I don't believe I'll use the car on the track much but do like to enjoy the car to it's full potential on the quieter Northumberland roads, where I can and have been fairly impressed with the stock equipment's performance up to this point. The MO30 kit will give a slight ride height drop, but 10mm isn't going to make too much difference to the current stance but it should be a bit firmer with a bit more control from the beefier ARBs, without being too harsh on our poorer roads.
Having already replaced all 4 coffin arms and the front top mounts I've come to the conclusion the MO30 kit at £1,000 from my local OPC is pretty good value when you consider the costs of other springs and shocks alone. Yes, an Ohlins set up would be lovely (best upgrade I've ever done on my VFR800) but I think I'll achieve more for my budget with the MO30 kit in association with new rear upper control arms X4, front and rear track rod end outers X4 and ARB drop links X4. The latter parts came from CarParts4 less and FrazerPart for £320.
I've been perusing the excellent Q&A section of the forum and am weighing whether to take a couple of days off work to do the job myself versus giving my local garage £250 (as quoted, as long as nothing untoward crops up) which was half the cost of the labour required by my Indy. It's just a suspension component swap, so not sure if a Porsche Specialist is really necessary, especially as the car will be going to CG for set up.
The Geo visit at CG is not until mid June so I wasn't planning to get things underway until the start of June, but either way this is going be close to a £2,000 job, so I'm hoping it'll be worth it???
I don't believe I'll use the car on the track much but do like to enjoy the car to it's full potential on the quieter Northumberland roads, where I can and have been fairly impressed with the stock equipment's performance up to this point. The MO30 kit will give a slight ride height drop, but 10mm isn't going to make too much difference to the current stance but it should be a bit firmer with a bit more control from the beefier ARBs, without being too harsh on our poorer roads.
Having already replaced all 4 coffin arms and the front top mounts I've come to the conclusion the MO30 kit at £1,000 from my local OPC is pretty good value when you consider the costs of other springs and shocks alone. Yes, an Ohlins set up would be lovely (best upgrade I've ever done on my VFR800) but I think I'll achieve more for my budget with the MO30 kit in association with new rear upper control arms X4, front and rear track rod end outers X4 and ARB drop links X4. The latter parts came from CarParts4 less and FrazerPart for £320.
I've been perusing the excellent Q&A section of the forum and am weighing whether to take a couple of days off work to do the job myself versus giving my local garage £250 (as quoted, as long as nothing untoward crops up) which was half the cost of the labour required by my Indy. It's just a suspension component swap, so not sure if a Porsche Specialist is really necessary, especially as the car will be going to CG for set up.
The Geo visit at CG is not until mid June so I wasn't planning to get things underway until the start of June, but either way this is going be close to a £2,000 job, so I'm hoping it'll be worth it???