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Get Sprung - SPAX PSX kit

Everyone loves the arrival of a bog box of goodies! Especially one from a suspension manufacturer with an upgrade kit inside.


I purchased this SPAX PSX suspension kit from Larkspeed, for the bargain price of £333, as an upgrade for the well aged Boge dampers that I removed a couple months ago. Delivery and service was good, the kit being shipped out and on my doorstep 2 days later.

SPAX PSX kit for Porsche 944 early BOGE struts

I decided on this kit as opposed to a coil over kit mainly because of the price, furthermore it offers the damping adjustment I was primarily after with a 30mm drop on the front. With the speed bumps around my neighbourhood, lowering it anymore would create a problem - as my lowered PT attests to!

Comparing the SPAX to the Boge damper I removed, the body is marginally longer overall with the little black spacer but it's clear to see that the PSX shaft is shorter. Adjustment is via a plastic knob that fits onto the top of the damper piston as seen below. Pretty neat.



The damping is adjustable via the black plastic knob and is clearly marked.


Of course I had to see what all the bits would look like with the freshly powdered struts!


It's exciting to begin to see the envisioned colours coming together!

The SPAX PSX insert fits snuggly into the strut so I'm confident all will be good during final assembly.


As for the rears - the adjusting knobs are on the lower side of the damper. Whether these are shorter than the ones on The Hoff I can't confirm at this stage as the 944 is currently doing a wheelie in the garage with the front end up on axle stands. 


The top end of the rear dampers are covered with a dust boot - nice touch with the stamped logo.


So finally some major components are arriving and with some more bits due back this week - I'd say a corner has been turned.

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  1. Andrew31 August 2016 at 23:41

    Hey! How are you finding these? They look like great value for money, albeit not quite the bargain price you managed to get them for. I'm tempted to get a set for my '89 2.7 Lux that is feeling quite soft and wallowy these days. Be interested in some feedback... Thanks, and keep up the posts.

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