What kind of shocks do I need for my Porsche Boxster?
Shown here are a new front shock (A), a new strut bearing (B), a new lock-nut (C), and a new front strut mount (D). Your Bilstein shocks should come with a beveled washer on the shaft (green arrow).
What happens when you change the shock absorbers on a Porsche?
The car’s brain will send a message to the shock absorbers telling them to adapt by changing their dampening characteristics: a fancy way of saying they will become stiffer or softer.
How to replace the spring on a Porsche Boxster?
Plug in the sensor connectors that you may have disconnected, and route the wires and hoses back through the tabs in the strut. With the cable disconnected from its holder, make sure the wheel speed sensor and brake pad sensors are unplugged from their connector (green arrow). Then remove the bracket entirely by unbolting it (yellow arrow).
Do you need PASM or sport suspension on a Porsche Boxster?
When buying a used 2013-2015 Porsche Boxster/Boxster S or Cayman/Cayman S, should you get PASM , Sport Suspension, or neither? 1. PASM (Porsche Active Suspension Management) Electronically controlled damper system with two manually selectable settings (“Standard” and “Sport”)
Shown here are a new front shock (A), a new strut bearing (B), a new lock-nut (C), and a new front strut mount (D). Your Bilstein shocks should come with a beveled washer on the shaft (green arrow).
Why does my Porsche Boxster front suspension need replacing?
Click here to order! There are lots of bushings and joints on the Boxster suspension that can wear and become loose after many miles of driving. If your car’s steering wheel vibrates when traveling on the highway, then there are most likely components in your front suspension that need replacement.
What causes wobbly steering on a Porsche Boxster?
If the tie rod’s joints are worn, then precise steering is impossible, and the car will also have wobbly front wheels and a possible alignment problem. Sometimes vibrations in the steering wheel can be caused by worn out tie-rods too.
The car’s brain will send a message to the shock absorbers telling them to adapt by changing their dampening characteristics: a fancy way of saying they will become stiffer or softer.