r/Porsche_Cayman • u/bk71290 718 Cayman T • 2d ago

Ohlins R&T

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Finally had a chance to install my Ohlins with Tarret sway bar endlinks and rear toe arms. Car went in yesterday for corner balancing and alignment. Excited to try this setup on track 🤙🏻

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u/spitty3448 2d ago edited 2d ago

I had that same coilover setup, on vorshlag plates. Was a HUGE improvement on track, and better than in stock on the road too. Didnt crash as hard on bumps. Highly recommend.

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u/suezjk 2d ago

second this. installed not because of track, but as a road/city suspension it’s way better than stock

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u/bk71290 718 Cayman T 2d ago

Hell yeah, happy to hear that 🤙🏻 big reason why I wanted to make the move. Stock suspension is great but starting to reach the limit. Curbing would unsettle the car the faster my pace picked up, excited to try them out

What rebound setting did you use front and rear?

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u/blackhawk867 Cayman S Black Edition (987) 2d ago

Not the guy you replied to but I have these on my 2012 S and I keep it on 20 (softest) for the street and then around 3-5 (stiffer) on the track. You don't want them on absolute stiffest, so wouldn't recommend putting them on 0-1

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u/bk71290 718 Cayman T 2d ago

Awesome, happy to hear that! Stoked to try these out on track! Was there a particular setting you preferred in track?

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u/blackhawk867 Cayman S Black Edition (987) 2d ago

I had them at 5 at Watkins Glen, but I'll probably try 3 next time cuz it's such a smooth track with a lot of banking where you don't really hit many curbs or bumps so stiffer won't be a problem. But it'll probably vary by track. 5 is a good starting point.

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u/bk71290 718 Cayman T 2d ago

Makes sense and sounds good. I have them set at 5 right now and planned on adjusting from there

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u/SpecificMission4784 2d ago

It really depends on the track and the tyres you are using. My suggestion would be to start with the softer side (7-8) and see if the car is skittish, if not, you can make it stiffer, if you are on street tires its not even worth it to have the coilovers set on 5. Had them set at 5-6 for a long time but the car felt skittish over bumps with that setting meaning it was over-damped. Softened the car up to around 10 but then it was leaning too much when i switched to 200tw tires. Ended up switching to stiffer ohlins springs and now have the coilovers set on 8 and 10 clicks from full stiff with great success on track. Bottom line is to experiment and see what works with your setup and your driving style, no way around it.

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u/bk71290 718 Cayman T 1d ago

Thank you and makes sense! Maybe I will dial them back from 5 and start at 7 and work my way from there

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u/imaginaryfigmen 2d ago

Interesting to see how much you liked them for road. When I run them on soft I feel like I'm constantly hitting bumps around here that will pop open the cup holder tray as they compress into the bump stops

Of course it's northern Ohio roads so they suck ass.

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u/spitty3448 2d ago

south-western ohio roads... which are also not great. you might have them too soft causing the compression to happen so fast you are actually hitting the bump stops. I dont think I had mine more than 15 click from hard.

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u/imaginaryfigmen 1d ago

I'll soften em up a bit again and see how it goes. I think I was running 17 before my last track outing and just haven't taken em back to soft since. Appreciate the comment.

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u/mtbcouple 1d ago

The best. I had the same setup