Okay all....what to do here?

Just back from yearly service and getting ready for winter driving, looks like a couple of little things suggested but apparently rear shocks need replacing as well as the Sottozeros at all four corners.

Is there anything that I should have done at the same time (apart from 4 wheel alignment)? Any suggestions about OEM vs. other shock setups?


Car is a 997.1, '09. I have had it a little over 4 years and it's a year-round DD, ~67,000 km (almost all put on by me), DSC module, exhaust and tune. Track time limited to 1-2 DE days per year. Roads around here are not too bad....I can avoid the dirt tracks and most potholes, but do need to cope with winter driving conditions.

Thanks in advance.
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Surprising that the rear shocks are already gone with your mileage and no lowering springs?

 

^ yes, I agree, I kinda doubt shocks are gone? Maybe 60K Miles? 10 years? Do you have some issue like leaking? I would get another opinion, for sure.

 

service guy says shocks leaking oil, have not put my head underneath as yet but they have been trustworthy previously.

 

Yep then replace is the way to go. Not inexpensive either way.

 

fyi i have aftermarket coilovers. the shop that services them recommends every 2 yrs or 20,000 miles so you would be due

 

that sounds awfully excessive for a primarily street driven car.

 

The ohlins on one of my other cars (Audi RS4) require a rebuild every 15K miles. Reality is you can get away with much longer intervals but probably at some performance degradation.

 

I have a set of oem pasm shocks that I could part with. 3k miles on them from my 2010 997 turbo

 

think your daily driver car. most shocks on a everyday passenger car are gone at 50k miles. with a performance shock it sees harder duty and typically won't last as long. time affects shocks as well as mileage

 

Agree, just replace with some stockers.