Polar993
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- Tom
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I know the Sport Turismo is already a bit lower than the Cross Turismo, but I wanted my GTS to be a slight bit lower than stock.
I bought the FVD links, which are very good quality and have a nice rubber pocket for the Porsche ball joint to fit into securely. Not having to affix an extra pin to secure the ball joint into the lowering link makes it a lot easier to change out when doing the final height adjustments. There’s a lot of trial and error to get the perfect drop!
The front links are very easy to access by jacking the car up. The rear links can also be accessed by jacking the car and not removing the wheels, but it’s a very tight space and it’s certainly not easy to remove the oem links and install the new ones. That said, thankfully I was successful in installing the rear links without having to remove the wheels. I had to adjust the rear links 3 times, so it would have been a real pain in the ass if I had to remove and remount the wheels each time!
Removing the oem links is made much easier by preheating them lightly with a heat gun. They are plastic, so be careful not to apply too much heat. The softened plastic allows you to wiggle off the link from the ball joint.
Overall I’m happy with the results. I’ll take more photos next week, but the car still rides very well. The overall drop was about 13mm in Low Mode, so not an aggressive drop. Lowered Mode now sits at about the previous Low Mode, and Normal Mode still provides clearance for speed bumps and rough roads.
I also previously installed 12mm (front) and 10mm (rear) spacers.
I bought the FVD links, which are very good quality and have a nice rubber pocket for the Porsche ball joint to fit into securely. Not having to affix an extra pin to secure the ball joint into the lowering link makes it a lot easier to change out when doing the final height adjustments. There’s a lot of trial and error to get the perfect drop!
The front links are very easy to access by jacking the car up. The rear links can also be accessed by jacking the car and not removing the wheels, but it’s a very tight space and it’s certainly not easy to remove the oem links and install the new ones. That said, thankfully I was successful in installing the rear links without having to remove the wheels. I had to adjust the rear links 3 times, so it would have been a real pain in the ass if I had to remove and remount the wheels each time!
Removing the oem links is made much easier by preheating them lightly with a heat gun. They are plastic, so be careful not to apply too much heat. The softened plastic allows you to wiggle off the link from the ball joint.
Overall I’m happy with the results. I’ll take more photos next week, but the car still rides very well. The overall drop was about 13mm in Low Mode, so not an aggressive drop. Lowered Mode now sits at about the previous Low Mode, and Normal Mode still provides clearance for speed bumps and rough roads.
I also previously installed 12mm (front) and 10mm (rear) spacers.
