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nicoflow
Joined: 12 May 2008 Posts: 13 Location: Ky USA
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 8:37 am Post subject: 924 suspension upgrade |
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Lookign to upgrade the suspension on my 1978 Porsche 924. Any sugestions? _________________ 78 924
05 Scion xB
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Rasta Monsta
Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11724 Location: PacNW
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 8:41 am Post subject: |
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Stage One: 23mm and 19mm factory sway bars, quality shocks, bushing refresh
Stage Two: Stiffen torsion bars, add coilover sleeve kit to front strut housings, stiffen front springs.
Info to get you thinking is found HERE. _________________ Toofah King Bad
- WeiBe (1987 924S 2.5t) - 931 S3
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fiat22turbo
Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Posts: 4040 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 10:14 am Post subject: |
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Stage three: Late model 944 strut mounts to lower the car 1", 944 alloy rear suspension, front hubs, brakes, wheels, reindex torsion bars to lower rear.
Step four: 30mm torsion bars, stiffer front springs, racing struts and shocks, strut tower bar, camber plates, faster ratio steering rack.
Step five: Fender flares/944 body work, wider wheels, tires, more power, better gearing, possibly solid suspension bushings (not for the street)
Somewhere in all of this you'll likely want to replace the bushings, balljoints and toe-rod ends. Have the suspension aligned after any major work is performed. Don't forget to adjust the rear drum brakes (4 adjusters total), bleed the brake fluid on a regular basis and use good quality pads on new rotors and be sure to bed them in properly.
Finally an aftermarket steering wheel and a properly mounted Recaro or other performance seat combined with performance driving classes will help you be more comfortable at using what you have and where you or the car might be lacking. Look at 911 parts for seats and wheels since they can sometimes be found cheap after they've upgraded themselves (or slid backwards into a tree/guardrail, heh)
Good luck! _________________ Stefan
1979 924 Carrera GTS (clone-ish)
1988 944 Turbo S (Silver Rose) |
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nicoflow
Joined: 12 May 2008 Posts: 13 Location: Ky USA
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 11:14 am Post subject: |
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Cool Thats a great start, any leads on weather or not the 944 rear sway bar is inter changable with the 924? _________________ 78 924
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!tom
Joined: 28 Aug 2006 Posts: 1934 Location: Victoria, BC Canada
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 11:33 am Post subject: |
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nicoflow wrote: | Cool Thats a great start, any leads on weather or not the 944 rear sway bar is inter changable with the 924? |
According to this article, the answer is yes. _________________ 78 924 NA
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Rasta Monsta
Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11724 Location: PacNW
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 3:01 pm Post subject: |
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You want the 968 unit for the rear. 19mm adjustable, and dirt cheap new from the dealer. _________________ Toofah King Bad
- WeiBe (1987 924S 2.5t) - 931 S3
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nicoflow
Joined: 12 May 2008 Posts: 13 Location: Ky USA
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 11:09 pm Post subject: |
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any spacific modle number or year i should be looking for _________________ 78 924
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Rasta Monsta
Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11724 Location: PacNW
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Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 1:01 am Post subject: |
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944 333 071 01 - 968 M030 Rear Sway Bar, 19mm adjustable.
You will need to research (by using the Search feature, above) how to mount the bar if your car lacks one.
The 23mm front can probably be obtained from a good junkyard like PartsHeaven, or from someone here parting a 924 with the correct options (M471, or 81-82 Turbo). _________________ Toofah King Bad
- WeiBe (1987 924S 2.5t) - 931 S3
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nicoflow
Joined: 12 May 2008 Posts: 13 Location: Ky USA
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Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 12:53 am Post subject: |
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The car already has both a front and rear sway bar. I am sure its just gona be a streight swap, may be with a little modification. Its just to bad that there isn't enought room under the hood for a strut bar. Just ran accrost how to lower the rear w/o changeing the struts. Sinc I am extreemly poor ATM I wil be doing all the little stuff I can. A local junk yard is currently obtaining a 968 for me to scavange parts from so i wll be getign some things cheap. _________________ 78 924
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cgalyon
Joined: 05 May 2008 Posts: 249 Location: Knoxville, TN
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Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 1:12 am Post subject: |
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Anyone know if the 968 spoiler is compatible with the 924S body? I've always liked the look of the 968 spoilers and was looking into upgrading my 924S's little spoiler to either a 968 or 944's.
If it is, and if you, Nicoflow, don't need the spoiler off that 968 you locate (and if you don't mind) could you see about getting a price on that piece for me? That's also assuming the 968 still has its spoiler intact... _________________ 1988 924S Navy Blue - Phone Dials |
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AppleBit
Joined: 16 Nov 2002 Posts: 1516 Location: Minneapolis, MN
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nicoflow
Joined: 12 May 2008 Posts: 13 Location: Ky USA
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Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 2:16 pm Post subject: |
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I'll check and let you know when the car comes in they said it could be a week or more on the shiping. _________________ 78 924
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Rasta Monsta
Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11724 Location: PacNW
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Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 2:46 am Post subject: |
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Gack, I know that 'tuners' are in love with strut bars, but what do you think will happen if one is installed on a car with rubber upper strut mounts?
Hint: NOTHING. _________________ Toofah King Bad
- WeiBe (1987 924S 2.5t) - 931 S3
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nicoflow
Joined: 12 May 2008 Posts: 13 Location: Ky USA
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Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 2:37 am Post subject: |
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Didn't think the car had upper rear rubber mounts was prety sure they were poly? Any who ordered the adjustable front mounts. not changing that mount yet, oh and Koni yellows are on the way too. _________________ 78 924
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!tom
Joined: 28 Aug 2006 Posts: 1934 Location: Victoria, BC Canada
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Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 2:53 pm Post subject: |
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nicoflow wrote: | Didn't think the car had upper rear rubber mounts was prety sure they were poly? |
You're right. Since the rear has no upper mounts, they aren't rubber.
But, as Rasta mentioned, the front upper mounts are rubber, and as he points out too, a strut bar isn't going to make a difference unless you are showing off under the hood, just like adjustable upper mounts.
If you're on a race track with slicks that's one thing, but I doubt that's your game. _________________ 78 924 NA
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