I'm a new 996t owner.
I bought my car in November and was able to drive it a dozen or so times before winter storage.

I want to upgrade my suspension. I’m looking to alleviate some of the short-comings of the Stock suspension (Body roll, Understeer, front-end float).

My car is a 2003 996t - 26k miles – completely stock.
Car will see mainly “Spirited” street use and a 3-5 PCA DE and/or Open Track Days per year. It will only be driven in fair weather.

I’ve done a lot of studying of the Forums over the winter and frankly, I have “Analysis Paralysis”.
I need some perspective and specific advice before I move forward.

I think Coilovers are ultimately in my future - Bilstein PSS10s or KW v.3s.
But I’m choking on the price tag, particularly when combined with other Maintenance and Modicifations costs on the horizon.


Here is my proposed starting point – Tires + Alignment + Swaybars.
My course is to see where that gets me and move on from there.


Here’s what I have read:

1) An Alignment and Tires are the best place to start.
- A “performance” alignment ie. GT2 specs or some Negitive Camber - front and rear

Question: GT2 Camber Specs are -1deg in Front and -1.8deg in Rear.

I’m assuming the Stock Suspension architecture won’t be able to achieve this?
That I’ll need at least Rear Toe Links (like from Tarett) to get to -1.8degs? What else?
What will I need up Front to reach -1deg?

2) Swaybars are a “reasonably priced” upgrade.
- I was thinking of replacing the Stock Sways with GMG World Challenge sway bar set.


Am I misguided?

What else will I need?

What other suggestions do you have?


Thanks for your time and consideration,

Roy

if you are awd on stock suspension the gt2 setup wont be much help. i would stick with the stock specs for now and add the gmg sways. they are a high quality product. i have them on mine. drop links will also be good to get.
suspensions arent cheap. the stuff your looking at is low to mid range stuff with minimal adjustability. think like this, buy quality parts once and be done. my jrz coilovers cost about 5000$ but can be rebuilt time and time again for under 1000$. so unless i bend or break a coilover its the last set i will ever buy. changing coils run a few hundred $$ per corner.

pwdrhound on here is a wealth of info on this subject as well as brakes. search his threads and learn what he has done