Yellow said:
Which versions of the dampers is everyone running? Touring vs Road & Track
I've booked with Center Gravity for the end of June for some changes on mine and trying to decide which option to pursue. Have the DSC controller on the car at present, top mounts in the car are planned for replacement anyway.
The touring front dampers look like a twin-tube design vs the road/track as a monotube/inverted. Is there a noticeable difference in performance on the cars?
Are monoball top mounts tolerable on the road (i.e. not too noisy/rattly)?
I've just had TracTive coilovers installed on my 991.1 C4S and am very happy with the outcome. Took my time and put a lot of thought into it - have been following TracTive's progress for almost 4 years and spent 6 months talking with Steve Bennett, Center Gravity and several others, before deciding on TracTive Touring plug and play.
You definitely need to determine your own usage case but unless you're regularly doing track days and focussing on eeking the N'th degree out of each lap, I'd say go with the Touring Line.
Touring fronts are inverted and very robust - I have no worries about durability - they also use OEM dust boots (though you may need CG to order some, as they didn't come supplied)..
Given the roads I enjoy most are challenging B roads with lots of undulations, mid-corner bumps and variable surfaces, my brief erred towards a tarmac rally type spec and whilst the TracTive setup can't provide that sort of travel, the difference in composure, wheel & body control, between the OEM Bilsteins and TracTive Touring is HUGE! Night and Day different!
At my request, Pete (at CG) replaced the front top mounts with OEM (although there was minimal wear at 30k) and a fresh set of OEM lower control arms, but both were more about refreshing things whilst in there...
Fresh rubber bushings have helped maintain low NVH and whilst I have no doubt that TracTive monoball would improve response on track, the trade-off wouldn't suit me, or my use.
When I have the time, I'll write a full review but in the meantime, all I can say is if you're undecided about which kit, then speak with Steve or Center Gravity (both have been fantastically helpful on my journey) and that although it's early days with my new suspension, so far I'm VERY impressed!