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Hi All!

Am slowly working through the challenges with my newly acquired 993 S. Here's one I'd appreciate some advice on. Basically on hard-ish cornering the front tyres rub and sometimes even the back. Here's the background:

- Wheels and tyres are standard.
- On purchase inspection I was told I has techart suspension. No further details available.
- The previous owner was total w****r so nothing useful there
- On servicing I (surprisingly) got nothing useful either from the porsche specialist garage I used

So where do I start? To-date the internet seems to suggest that:

- Techart have moved on. I can find no details of 993 suspension mods.
- What details I can find of suspension set up tells me this is a complex task. Done properly it needs scales, etc.

I haven't properly checked the presence of spacers yet (I'm away a lot what can I say!)? But it's seems more likely the car has been over-lowered. The question is how do I comfirm this and more importantly how do I get this properly addressed? I live in Herts North of London.

Most grateful anyone's insights and suggestions?



Paul

Sorry I can't help with the set up, but maybe you should look at another garage? If you pay good money, they should at least look into a problem you have? Maybe not, but I would expect it from the indy' I use in Edinburgh. It has to be said, I will travel to use him because the one closest to me was pretty bad.

If you are a TIPEC member then there is a list of specialists you can phone in your copy of All Torque under member benefits.

Probably need the geo doin.

Have you tried JZM, not far from you with plenty of 993 experience

Is it a widebody or a tip S?

There are some very good deals available through Porsche specialists for OE 993 Sport (MO033?) kits with springs & dampers at about £400 plus fitting.

I had my 95 C4 done last year and it has transformed the car. Now all it needs are 17" rims and Pa says it'll be purfic!

Those kits are now £1200

I have had a simular dilemma to you with lowered car techart exhaust etc, no wheel rubbing but a very hard ride. I just bought a M033 kit from Porsche Reading just over £430, I also replaced the top strut mounts and the adjuster platforms, fitted them and had a four wheel allinement at Promax.

The car is a C4S totally transformed.

Regards

Mark S

Save yourself a lot of time and grief - ring Chris at Center Gravity


Good luck

Paul