PaulQ Posted July 22, 2018 Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 Has anyone ever fitted these, or have any experience of them.? They do two different lengths for the rear, so I'm guessing the longer one is for tip cars.? Tia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobbie Posted July 22, 2018 Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 1 minute ago, PaulQ said: Has anyone ever fitted these, or have any experience of them.? They do two different lengths for the rear, so I'm guessing the longer one is for tip cars.? Tia. No experience of them, but I thought the Tip cars just had a different spring rate to reflect the greater weight of the tip box. Not sure why you would need a different spring length unless you were purposely lowering the car like the M030 or H&R -30 springs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulQ Posted July 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 Haven't got a clue tbh. They are listed as 298 or 309 with the fronts 248. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobbie Posted July 22, 2018 Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 3 minutes ago, PaulQ said: Haven't got a clue tbh. They are listed as 298 or 309 with the fronts 248. You may be right about the Tip if there is only one length for the fronts. Hopefully someone who knows what they're talking about can help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edc Posted July 22, 2018 Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 I'm pretty sure the tip springs are longer. When I fitted M030 the tip springs are a shade longer and you end up with a fraction more rake which for me is a good thing. In practice the difference in visuals is barely noticeable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulQ Posted July 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 Buycarparts have the equivalent Porsche part numbers listed, and the 309mm rears are Porsche part number 986.333.531.05.504 which are the tip springs. The shorter 298mm length springs replace the 05 with .04 in the above part number for manual ones. Fronts are 986.343.531.01.504 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulQ Posted July 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 4 hours ago, edc said: I'm pretty sure the tip springs are longer. When I fitted M030 the tip springs are a shade longer and you end up with a fraction more rake which for me is a good thing. In practice the difference in visuals is barely noticeable. Some rake would be good from a purely aesthetic perspective, but don't know how this would effect the handling of the car. I have a set of new OE M030 here which I was going to fit, but I think even this may be too much for a daily driver on shyatety roads. By the same token I don't want to introduce excessive body roll either and I prefer the look of a lowered car. Decisions, decisions.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edc Posted July 22, 2018 Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 I haven't driven back to back but my impressions of tip M030 kit on manual car are good. Comparing to old manual M030 (on a manual car) its better, for me at least. Subjectively you get less dive under braking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bez 858 Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 I bought a full set of suplex from eBay for my 2003 2.7, for £150 When I wanted them fitted at Revolution, Danny said cheap cr*p. He got me a H&R set for £175. Not worth saving the £25 really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulQ Posted July 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 1 hour ago, Bez9794 said: I bought a full set of suplex from eBay for my 2003 2.7, for £150 When I wanted them fitted at Revolution, Danny said cheap cr*p. He got me a H&R set for £175. Not worth saving the £25 really. Thanks. I've priced up both and the h&r's are £250 (ecp) vs £140 for the Suplex. I could ask revolution for a price, though I expect it will be more then 175 for supply only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed80 Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 22 hours ago, PaulQ said: Thanks. I've priced up both and the h&r's are £250 (ecp) vs £140 for the Suplex. I could ask revolution for a price, though I expect it will be more then 175 for supply only. H&R are a little cheaper (230) from CarParts4Less on ebay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-Boxster-S-986-H-R-M030-Performance-Suspension-Lowering-Spring-Kit-10mm/302611635846 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulQ Posted July 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 2 hours ago, ed80 said: H&R are a little cheaper (230) from CarParts4Less on ebay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-Boxster-S-986-H-R-M030-Performance-Suspension-Lowering-Spring-Kit-10mm/302611635846 Thanks, but it's the standard length H&R's I would be looking at. Annoyingly under performance parts from ECP so no discount codes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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