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Posted by: jkeyzer Jan 30 2005, 11:13 PM

My 914 has a 911 front suspension but I don't know what year/model they are off of.

The struts are marked Boge and have the part numbers 911 341 041 00 and 911 341 042 02 for the driver and passenger side respectively. Any idea what year 911 these are from?

One clue, they take alloy 's' calipers with the 3.5" spacing.

Thanks!

Posted by: bondo Jan 30 2005, 11:42 PM

While we're at it.. Do mine too! The seller told me he thought this suspension was from a 70s Carrera. Can anyone tell what year it's from and whether or not it really is from a Carrera? Oh and I have pictures! IPB Image

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Posted by: bondo Jan 30 2005, 11:44 PM

Closer:

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Posted by: bondo Jan 30 2005, 11:44 PM

Strut part number: (Could that 77 off to the left mean 1977?)

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Posted by: jkeyzer Jan 30 2005, 11:45 PM

Looks like a Bilstein strut. Whats the part numbers?

Hey wait a minute, you hijacker, get off my thread!

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Posted by: bondo Jan 30 2005, 11:47 PM

QUOTE (jkeyzer @ Jan 30 2005, 10:45 PM)
Looks like a Bilstein strut. Whats the part numbers?

Hey wait a minute, you hijacker, get off my thread!

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Snicker.. I there's a pic of the part number. This is less of a hijack and more of a bump with ulterior motives

Posted by: skline Jan 30 2005, 11:47 PM

Well, Bondo, yours looks like a late 70's SC or Carrera with the underbody sway bar and 3.5" calipers. As for the others, they are most likely 75 up if they have the 3.5" caliper spacing. If you have the whole suspension, you can tell by the type of sway bar roughly what year it is but not for sure. The part number should give you a year range. They used the same ones on different years.

Posted by: SLITS Jan 30 2005, 11:48 PM

If ya wait till Monday..PET6 will tell me..I won't tell you IPB Image

The swaybar in the image appears to be an SC type...say about '78

But I don't know nuthin

Posted by: jkeyzer Jan 30 2005, 11:50 PM

Found it...

It is showing up as mid 70s 911, pre-911SC... Bilstein strut for s caliper.

Those are not S calipers though, probably 'A' type.

Posted by: skline Jan 30 2005, 11:51 PM

I got PET6 I guess I could try looking it up

Posted by: jkeyzer Jan 30 2005, 11:53 PM

I have one of those programs too... but I couldn't find 911 341 041 00 and a search turned up nothing.

Posted by: bondo Jan 31 2005, 12:06 AM

Cool. Anyone know the exact year the underbody sway bar was introduced? I'd like to get the year specific enough that I can order pads/rotors/ball joints/bearings online and get the right parts.

Posted by: skline Jan 31 2005, 12:09 AM

I can see where that would be beneficial. I will try to look it up the PET and see when it pops up first.

Posted by: skline Jan 31 2005, 12:11 AM

Ok, It first shows up on the 74 model. 73 shows through the body. I hope this helps.

Posted by: bondo Jan 31 2005, 12:16 AM

QUOTE (skline @ Jan 30 2005, 11:11 PM)
Ok, It first shows up on the 74 model. 73 shows through the body. I hope this helps.

Awesome! Thanks!

Posted by: jkeyzer Feb 1 2005, 09:19 PM

Anyone know what car MY strut is from??

Posted by: bondo Feb 1 2005, 09:30 PM

Maybe you have 912E struts or something?

Posted by: BigD9146gt Feb 1 2005, 09:33 PM

Mid to late 70's was when Boge started to make the 3.5". BUT, its hard to tell which year because Porsche did a lot of different options (manufacture; Koni, Bilstein, Boge), and Bilstein was huge during the SC years. Carreras from 84-89 got alot of Boge's, and in mid 86 all struts changed from internal threads to external threads for the top cap that holds the strut in the housing.

Plus, who knows who owned your suspension before you got your hands on it... Ya they're both Boge, but one might have been replaced due to an overly aggresive curb attack..