Scott1967 Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Hi all advice please I have a sept 2006 987.1 with 27500 miles 1 previous owner I’ve had a Carnawall GT exhaust fitted and a K & N air filter remapped by Dynomap and I’ve fitted 981 18” alloys with 7mm spacers all round I’m thinking about lowering the car with H & R springs Has anyone tried them ? Is it worth the money ? Does it improve the handling as well as the looks ? Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Andrea Posted May 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 23, 2020 (edited) Hi Scott, Plenty of people have gone this route using H&R springs yes. The "worth" bit it's personal....what are you trying to achieve? Forget about handling because if you want to make a difference then you need to start looking at sway bars, adjustable drop links and adjustable LCA. And here we are talking £££. Look wise it's well worth it....no doubt about it....sitting well on the wheels and having the right stance improves the whole look of the car. Keep in mind it's not just the springs, you'll need installing and then a good geometry again! Let me find a photo of my old car yo give you an idea......you tell me if it's worth or not! Edited May 23, 2020 by Andrea 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banjo Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 hi fitting H and R springs to my 987 when i owned it transformed the handling and well worth the effort to fit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott1967 Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share Posted May 23, 2020 Thank you both Andrea that looks really nice 🤓👍🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sevenfourate Posted May 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 23, 2020 Eibach Pro kit fitted to my mates "S" model. Says they are a more road based spring; has lowered it and stiffened it up a treat (without being "crashy") and he's ecstatic with them: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott1967 Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share Posted May 23, 2020 Will it make a difference if I have the 18” wheels and 45mm profiles? mostofyou look to have 19” wheels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrea Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Scott1967 said: Will it make a difference if I have the 18” wheels and 45mm profiles? mostofyou look to have 19” wheels What kind of difference do you refer to? Overall diameter of the wheels is the same. Do you refer to difference in look or difference in handling? Handling differences is something you experience close to the limit and most track/race cars run on 18" anyway. If you refer to look then again this is subjective and depend on the style of the rim. A OEM rim looks better as 19" in my option, but a more track focused rim style looks WAY better as 18".... Edited May 23, 2020 by Andrea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott1967 Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share Posted May 23, 2020 I’m more concerned with the 235-45-18 and 265-45-18 tyre touching the arch if I’m lowering the car by 35mm should I change to a 35 or 40 wall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennym1984 Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Which h&r springs are you referring to? They do an m030 spec spring which I would be interested in hearing reviews about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott1967 Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share Posted May 23, 2020 That’s the ones I was looking at I’ll keep you posted lenny im looking at 15mm spacers on the rear and 7mm on the front Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennym1984 Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Assuming that they are similar spring rates to the 986 M030 springs, my concern is that the front/rear balance may be a little off (I think they are *relatively* softer on the rear). The folks over on boxa.net seem to like them on the boxster though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrea Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Scott1967 said: I’m more concerned with the 235-45-18 and 265-45-18 tyre touching the arch if I’m lowering the car by 35mm should I change to a 35 or 40 wall? First of all I doubt you are running /45 wall. the 18" run on /40. The overall diameter doesn't change from 18" or 19", in one you have less rim but more side wall and in the other you have more rim and less side wall. Don't play around with side walls otherwise you start getting problems with ABS, final gear reduction, chassis rake. 35mm isn't that much really and you won't be scrubbing the arches. If you had 11" rim and 45mm drop like on coilers then I'd be worried..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 10 hours ago, Scott1967 said: That’s the ones I was looking at I’ll keep you posted lenny im looking at 15mm spacers on the rear and 7mm on the front That's the setup I have, recommended by Gert at Carnewal, who can provide the spacers (H&R), combined with the H&R springs which lower the car by approx 30mm. I love it, looks and handing both greatly improved. Car should have come out of the factory like this IMO! 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennym1984 Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 45 minutes ago, Ben said: That's the setup I have, recommended by Gert at Carnewal, who can provide the spacers (H&R), combined with the H&R springs which lower the car by approx 30mm. I love it, looks and handing both greatly improved. Car should have come out of the factory like this IMO! 😁 Are these the h&r m030 springs? Do they change the understeer/oversteer characteristics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Yes they are the M030, l would say the car feels much more planted than before, so corners flatter and faster. I think some say the spacers reduce oversteer but I haven't experienced that, although I don't track the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mavrik Posted May 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 27, 2020 (edited) I've just fitted my H&R's with 7mm/15mm spacers - non pasm & running on 18" replica 911 (964 "Bad Boys") Veloce RS alloys. Took me best part of 2 days to fit (don't ask!!) No idea how much an indi etc would charge to fit them for you but even with a lift & ALL the proper workshop tools you'll be looking at 4-6hrs work? ... I did it using a trolley & scissor jack & stands - reasonably basic tools (you'll also need an 18mm & 21mm socket & ring spanner which isn't a common size in most sets!! ... You'll need a decent Torx set too I really wanted to fit adjustable BC Coilovers (£850) but the H&R's I got for £230 & I'm a humble Nurse so not loaded! ... Tbh even with the -35mm springs there's still a "two finger" arch gap but looks/sits a million times better than stock. Don't forget to factor in the cost of proper 4 wheel geo computer alignment (min £140) Edited May 27, 2020 by Mavrik 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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