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Posted by: mb911 May 12 2016, 05:17 AM
Is there a difference between front suspension on our cars someone told me the 2.0 front suspension had tabs welded to the a arms? Everything I have seen shows it all the same.
Posted by: The Cabinetmaker May 12 2016, 06:01 AM
I have seen the sway bar u tabs on cars without bars, regardless of engine size. I have also seen sway bars on 1.7 L cars.
Posted by: Luke M May 12 2016, 06:01 AM
Only thing that I'm aware of is the sway bar tabs on the a-arms.
Some 914's had them while others didn't otherwise all the same.
There's a difference in 914 early vs late brake systems.
Now if you're talking 914 vs 914-6/911 there's a difference in a few areas.
Posted by: mepstein May 12 2016, 06:42 AM
I believe all early cars had the tabs even if they didn't come with the bars. Unfortunately, you still have to drill for the - through the body mount.
Posted by: rgalla9146 May 12 2016, 08:32 AM
Different torsion bar spline count on sixes.
No sway bars as original equip. on a six
Posted by: Dave_Darling May 12 2016, 12:43 PM
Not sure about that last point. I think that at some point you could order a Six with sway bars? But, as I said, I'm not sure about that.
--DD
Posted by: rgalla9146 May 12 2016, 03:12 PM
Not sure about that last point. I think that at some point you could order a Six with sway bars? But, as I said, I'm not sure about that.
--DD
It's purely an observation on my part.
I've never seen an option list for a 1970 4 cyl. or 6 cyl. but can't say I've ever looked for one either.
Anyone ?
Did a 1970 sales brochure list options ?
Posted by: Jeffs9146 May 12 2016, 04:31 PM
Is there a difference between front suspension on our cars someone told me the 2.0 front suspension had tabs welded to the a arms? Everything I have seen shows it all the same.
The early and late ball joints are different.
Posted by: SirAndy May 12 2016, 04:40 PM
Or use the 911 style under-body swaybar. I ran one of them for a while and it worked just fine.
You need the matching round tabs for the a-arms but other than that, no cutting needed.
Posted by: 914Sixer May 12 2016, 05:19 PM
Six's never had factory optioned sway bars. Factory PREPARED sixes for racing did. All cars 1.7, 1.8 and 2.0 had U tab control arms up to 1975. They did some cost cutting by leaving them off. SOME 76 cars DID have U tabs on control arms when they started running out of parts at the end of production.
Posted by: John Jentz May 13 2016, 10:03 AM
Six's never had factory optioned sway bars. Factory PREPARED sixes for racing did. All cars 1.7, 1.8 and 2.0 had U tab control arms up to 1975. They did some cost cutting by leaving them off. SOME 76 cars DID have U tabs on control arms when they started running out of parts at the end of production.
My factory 1974 1.8 arms do not have the tabs.
Posted by: 914Sixer May 13 2016, 11:03 AM
Is your 74 a late in the year model? Like May, June, July?
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