Fremont CA: Sharkwerks Tuning in Conjunction with Road Sport Supply is now offering suspension upgrades for all 996 and 997 based 911s. Sharkwerk‘s products are designed to add adjustability to parts that are fixed length from the factory. Besides the adjustability, they also replace soft factory rubber or neoprene bushings with steel bearings that remove unwanted slop.
While factory bushings will distort under high loads, the spherical bearings will keep your alignment right where you set it. Since they are adjustable, you can set it however you want it. Do you require a crazy camber angle; want to dial in more kinematic toe? These parts will allow you to do that.
We have driven several cars with race upgrades similar to these. On street tires, it will be hard to notice a big difference in performance from the spherical bearings, but a correct alignment can make a night and day difference on a lowered car. Once you get race rubber on the car, you will notice big differences in the bearings. Most car companies don’t engineer for the types of G-forces that race tires can generate, so soft factory bushings deflect and cause unwanted geometry changes. These products will work best in conjunction with other modifications. If you have changed the ride height of your vehicle drastically, these parts are a necessity. Sharkwerks has equipped a couple of their shop cars with these pieces, so demonstrations are available at their headquarters.
WARNING: To our readers who consider themselves real performance enthusiasts, but your idea of weekend driving is taking the 996tt 8-miles down the street to Starbucks; these aren’t for you. These are race level parts; they require expert installation and set-up. They will also transmit more road noise and vibration inside the car. You will not see an advantage in daily driving, and they won’t impress chicks either. These are for driving enthusiasts, who drive their car hard.
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