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I've been driving with my RoW sport suspension for about 6 months (car garaged during Feb, Mar etc during snow time) and wanted to follow up. I must say the suspension has settled nicely and there is a little less than 1.5 inches of space between the rear wheels and fender. The fronts are a tad over 1.5 inches. The car is very tight, a little firm, but I would not go back to the stock suspension. Let me clarify "firm". It does not jump or bounce around like those lowered Hondas. You feel the bump a bit more than stock, but it does not upset the direction of the car. It definitely rides like it is on rails. I also think the upper front and rear strut bars are helping pull things together. For the price and genuine Porsche parts, don't think you can go wrong here, especially if you are in the market to replace your worn struts. Hope this helps, Steve

Been running Mobil1 0-40 in Massachusetts no problems. Excellent cold start. 99 Boxster

I have the Falken 452 all around on my 99 Boxster (18 inch rims). The tires are lasting REALLY long, and are also dead quiet. Unfortunately, their grip is pretty weak when the temp starts to drop below 70F and they also have a narrower tread pattern than my other tire brands. Will not buy again since I sometimes drive the car on nice cold days during the New England winters. Pretty cheap, quiet and long wearing for warm weather driving. Had Yokohamas, I believe the AVS model (V-tread pattern), and these had awesome grip. They also had a wider tread width (same size tire) than the other brands I have had. They are loud, especially as they wear down, which is pretty quick. Medium price and awesome grip cold or warm. One note: 2 garages could not get the bead to seat due to the stiffness of the sidewall. Talk about stiff! The original Pirellis were middle of the road for everything except wet weather. As they wore a bit they became scary on rainy roadways. If you live in Arizona, you're probably safe! Not sure yet which tire brand & model will be my next purchase.

Bought the parts from Suncoast Porsche for $1088 plus UPS. They had it in stock and I received it in a few days (Florida to Mass). By the way, installed the OBX strut tie bars. Easy install with 13mm socket. Very nice quality bar, excellent packaging. Kind of surprised me for the low price. Didn't notice a difference at lower speeds, but at higher speeds, cornering (S turns), the car seems like it is carved out of a solid block of titanium! Maybe it will snap in half in a month, but for now works great.

I just finished the install of the ROW M030 sport suspension kit (springs, struts, swaybars) on my 99 Boxster with 18" rims, 5 speed. The install is not difficult, it just takes time and some mechanical apptitude. I found the front was easier than the rear. I first changed out the rear passenger unit where my original strut had lost its fluid. Took a little over 3 hours to figure it out. The other rear took about 2 hours (learning curve). The first side also included the new larger swaybar ( tad larger) install. Last weekend, I changed out the 2 fronts and swaybar (I think the swaybar is marginally larger at best than the original stock unit, maybe not). The fronts took 2 and 1.5 hours respectively. I was getting faster with each side and used only hand tools. Did not have any issues with breaking the joints apart and no special separator was needed. I used the 3mm rubber spacer (compensators) and marked all the alignment points to get it back to a reasonable alignment after the install. Also installed new front bearings, even though the originals didn't seem to have any slop. The Bad: The ride height (fender to tire) seems to be about 0.5" lower in the front. The back actually seems to be a tad greater than original suspension (non-sport USA original). Thought that was strange. Maybe it just needs to settle or something. The Good: The ride quality is about the same as the stock non-sport suspension. The handling is definitely better! :lol: The car carves thru ramps with ease. Not that it was an SUV previosuly, but it is more solid. Boxsters handle pretty well from the factory anyways! Thoughts: If you want a Porsche sport suspension for cheap money, and don't want a slammed tuner car look, but want better handling compatible with New England potholes, I would recommend this setup to you. Once the snow melts, I will be driving it daily and will report back. I will also be installing the OBX aluminum strut ties bars this weekend. Not sure if this will make a difference, but will report on that also.

My 99 boxster has yellow coolant and is down a bit. Can I top it off with the pink VW/Audi coolant cut with distilled water? Or do I have to buy the new Porsche pink coolant. Thought the VW/Audi and Porsche coolants might be similar in composition. Thanks! Steve

Maurice, So the problem is dissimilar metals, like how thermocouple wires work? I am assuming that the wire crimps must be made of the same material as the actual wires on both sides of the connection? I wonder if they are or it is better to just buy the pre-wired Bosch OEM unit. Thanks Again! Steve

Why do you have to use crimp wire connectors when reusing the old O2 sensor plug? What does the soldering process damage or alter? Thanks! Steve