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Old 02-29-2008, 04:30 PM
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Sport springs vs coil overs

Hi everyone need some help with sport spring vs coilovers iam deciding which one to put on my cayman s. I want to lower the car about 25mm but still keep a very good quality ride just like if it had not been lowered, my car has the Porsche active suspension management and the guys at techart say sport spring will do my job
Soft when pasm not active but firm when pasm is active is this true?
Or should i use the coilover system to acheive the best ride possible
Last thing i would want is to lower the car and it be rock hard going over bumps and bad roads.Any help on this matter would be brillant.
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Hopefully, those at Techart know more than I do about springs, but here's some of what I THINK I know.

Aftermarket sport springs and coil-overs both have stiffer spring rates than the OEM springs. That means a somewhat firmer ride with either.

Some have installed sport springs while keeping the OEM shocks, but I wouldn't advise that, especially on PASM cars, because the shocks (dampers) are not valved to match the stiffer springs, and thus may not dampen optimally, and may wear excessively.

I think the safest route would be a set of coil-overs designed specifically for PASM suspensions. I'd consider those by Bilstein. They are a lot more expensive than just a set of springs, but the shocks should dampen properly, last longer, and give a more compliant ride.
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