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Novitec Sport Springs ACTUAL experience

Discussion in '458 Italia/488/F8' started by Petrolhead#32, Nov 17, 2020.

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  1. SECRET

    SECRET Formula Junior
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    May 19, 2007
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    $1500 for springs is daylight robbery
     
  2. Petrolhead#32

    Petrolhead#32 Formula Junior
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    Agreed. But man for me it’s unacceptable that the GT3 runs so firm, handles so sporty, while the 458 spider bounces all over the place.

    I got my bud to sell them to me for $1k. At least I got a good deal.


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  3. Senna2394

    Senna2394 Karting

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    I paid $790 for my Novitec springs used for one summer and for labor I paid $1000.
    Parts from US and labor in Sweden.
     
  4. Il Co-Pilota

    Il Co-Pilota F1 Veteran

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    400 for alignment?????? I hope that includes camber adjustment! Toe only is about 35mins for both axles.

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  5. VelocityTexas

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  6. Tarek307

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    Looks great, you obviously don't have front lift system, with the front lift no way to get factory springs this low
     
  7. SECRET

    SECRET Formula Junior
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    I had them on my Speciale, which required the spring perches to be adjusted UP because the Novitec springs are stupidly short. Drove the car for 5 years on the road and track. Now with the Pista, I just lowered the car to adjust corner balance and lower the wheel gap a bit, and the ride is fine. If I wanted a tuned spring spring, I'd probably opt to buy a custom one from Eibach and do a group buy on a kit (50 min order).

    I'm not sure there's much "tuning" involved with Novitec's springs
     
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  8. VelocityTexas

    VelocityTexas Formula Junior
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    True. I have a scrape guard under the front and keep one eye peeled for hazards.
     
  9. Petrolhead#32

    Petrolhead#32 Formula Junior
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  10. Natkingcolebasket69

    Natkingcolebasket69 F1 World Champ

    Stunning !


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  11. humdizzle

    humdizzle Karting

    Mar 9, 2016
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    i had them on mine. While the car looked great and drove great, my problem was that i didn't have the lifter option. so every incline, even at an angle, would make me cringe. same with some backroads... unless they were perfectly smooth i would scrape the underside of the bumper sometimes.

    the ride quality wasn't bad at all though. most guys i gave a ride to. even hpde instructors.. were surprised how comfy it was (even with my carbon buckets) for how low the car sat.

    so thats the dichotomy ... either you have a car that sits like a 4x4 but you can enjoy driving everywhere. Or you lower it, it looks great, and have to deal with scraping your underbody every so often. I sold the car once the gt3 was offered in a manual. never looked back.
     
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  12. Petrolhead#32

    Petrolhead#32 Formula Junior
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    I have a 2018 GT3 MT and the 458. Love them both! But I must admit the ride and suspension on the GT3 is absolutely the best. Comfy but firm and sporty.
    Having said this, the 458 ride now with the novitec is pretty awesome too.
     
  13. 997_T_u_r_b_o

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    Nov 14, 2020
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    Beautiful!
     
  14. TUTTSF

    TUTTSF Karting

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