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08/01/2011 Our first workshop shutdown ever over Christmas 2010. We are rested and ready to deliver for 2011. Starting January 10th the workshop has changed, designed for efficiency and to give our staying customers a warm business like window on work on their pride and joy. We have had new Rotary lifts, floor covering, air services, lighting, Customer office suite, Jayne's office suite and professional storage. See our gallery of what to expect when you visit! Again many thanks to our clients for realising my boyhood dream of having a garage with a grey floor and working with Porsche come true!

Apologies for the lack of website creativity in 2010. If we could show you some of the highlights of 2010 they would include Porsche 996 GT3 RS, 911, 911 Turbo, Boxster 986 and 987, race setup of Time Attack Nissan R32 Skylines, BMW 1 series race car, Lola race car, Porsche 968 race car. Given time our gallery will celebrate the achievements including the addition of 'heat' into the workshop!

New Content Managed website is coming in 2011 - Malicious robots have almost killed the website in the past, to the point that content creation for us is difficult due to the increased security. Things like testimonials have suffered. So in 2011 we want to share with you our development and excitement for what we do through the a new web site. As always thank you for yor patience whilst we build it.

Warmest regards, Chris Franklin

The benefits of our work

Put simply Center gravity's suspension and chassis tuning services make Porsche go faster, safer and more predictably around corners! 

We are a specialist in Porsche 4 wheel alignment, chassis and suspensions but work with most other prestige and performance cars including Audi, BMW, Lotus, TVR and others.

Porsche suspension specialist for models:-

  • Early 911 (1964-1989) 
  • Porsche 924, 944 and 968
  • Porsche 964
  • Porsche 993
  • Porsche 996 C2 and C4 and also GT2, GT3 GT3RS and Turbo
  • Porsche 997 C2 and C4 and also GT3, GT3RS and Turbo

Other models for which we have gained experience and data:-

  • Audi A3, S4, RS4, RS6
  • BMW 3 series E30, E46 and E90 includng M3 and CSL
  • Honda S2000, Civic Type R EP3, Integra Type R DC2 / DC5

Center gravity is used by road going Porsche enthusiasts. Some of them enjoy track days, some cars are dedicated weekend toys and track cars. However most do 5 to 12,000miles a year. Some of our clients are amateur race drivers competing in Porsche and other Sprint and Hillclimb events, TimeAttack and other one make series.

We provide factory and tailored chassis setups from ride height setting, damper force setting, 4 wheel alignment and corner weight balancing.

We offer a one-stop shop service. Repairs and upgrades are done from stock. We supply and recommend suspension upgrade paths, supply dampers and springs, polyurethane bushes and anti-roll bars. We stock and are able to supply brands:-

Services

center gravity services from our Atherstone workshop:-

  • 4 wheel laser alignment (using Beissbarth Microline kit)
  • Ride height setting and correction for Porsche GT3 and cars with adjustable coilovers
  • Porsche GT2 and GT3 damper refurbishment
  • Bump steer measuring and adjustment
  • Corner weight balancing
  • Torsion bar re-indexing for early Porsche 911, 356, 924, 944 and 968
  • Porsche 993 Kinematic toe adjustment
  • Data-logging using 2D equipment
  • Suspension renewal and rebuilds including rebushing
  • Supply and fit of Bilstein HD, B6, B8, PSS9 and PSS10, and Damptronic upgrades
  • Nitron Racing, Eibach and H&R suspension upgrades
  • Steering gear accident damage evaluation and recitification
  • Damper dynometer testing

Some or all of these services can also be provided in the field using our race flat and tent with quick and accurate results.

Key benefits of center gravity chassis tuning:-

  • Increased cornering grip
  • Increased driver confidence
  • Predictable handling
  • Improved tyre wear
  • Improved fuel consumption
  • Better lap times!

Chassis tuning techniques:-

  • minimising weight transfer
  • minimising bump-steer
  • minimising roll-steer
  • centre of gravity re-location
  • corner weight distribution (cross weight ratios)
  • roll-centre adjustment
  • ride height adjustment
  • 4 wheel alignment geometry adjustment (camber, castor and toe)
  • tyre pyrometry and tyre pressure monitoring

Where are we?

We are situated in the Midlands on the A5 between Tamworth and Hinckley. We are 30minutes from M1 Junction 18 and 10minutes from Junction 10 of the M42, here 

Visiting us

Clients can choose to drop off their cars for works at our workshop. If they choose to stay we have quiet work areas and Broadband Internet access, local cafe and access to Atherstone within 8minutes walk.

A courtesy car may also be available and we can transport to and from local Tamworth and Nuneaton mainline stations.

How to book and more information

Please complete and submit our enquiry form or contact us

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