Was at the local dealer and noticed a turbo S with a wing that seemed higher than mine. Upon closer examination I noticed it had a spacer. Is this stock? Where can I get these?

 

Seen the Cab's wings are higher too.

Maybe one of the vendors can make it flip up on deceleration like the Bugatti's Air brake

 

That wing would permanently sit higher (obviously). I have some 1.5" spacers that I bought from a memeber here that I have never used. The ones I have are tapered by a very slight amount. IE they are maybe 1" wide on one end 1.25" on the other. There is really nothing special about these things. It's just a threaded spacer with one male and one female with the right thread diameter and pitch.

 

I'm fairly certain there is no spacer in this photo.

First arrow points to the metal mount on the wing itself.

Second arrow points to the cylinder that you use the spanner to untwist the mounting bolt.

Third arrow points to hydraulic cylinder itself.

The hydraulic parts on the Turbo and Turbo S share the same part number - also shared by the 997.1 Turbos. As mentioned - the cabs have different hydraulic lifts and can elevate higher due to the change in aerodynamic shape of the car.

If the wing is higher on the showroom car, it is possible that when the spoiler was bled, the wing was positioned higher. Porsche's service manual states the deployment is 15mm + additional 5mm depending on how yo u bleed the system.

 

Was it on a cab ,because cab wings go higher for some reason .

 

It was a cab. I wonder if the spacer is available for the coupe.

Thanks for the replies guys

 

I appreciate the great answer. The illusion was that the wing sat and more satisfying height. I'd love to get that extra inch which this car clearly had.
Question on the bleeding. This is done to aid in removing the wing, not just for additional height correct?

 

Bleeding the system is a PITA - it is very difficult to do correctly. You bleed the system primarily for 2 reasons:

1. You have a leak, have refilled the Pentosin, and are repressurizing the system.

2. You are replacing a component - a hydraulic, a pump, tubing.