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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ Rear suspension console repair

Posted by: groot Sep 11 2005, 11:15 AM

I haven't been unable to fully use the brakes on my 914 because the car would pitch violently to the left if I exceeded ~.6gs under braking. After chasing many other problems on my car, this one remained. I thought I had cured it more than once.

Turns out the right rear outer suspension mount to the body was slowly, but surely seperating inself from my car. A previous owner had done a poor repair for a leaky battery or some accident damage and I didn't address enough of it when I did some repairs.

Some pics... this is the before picture, after I cut out some of the forward sheet metal, but the console remains. Notice the crack at the upper left of the console. There was almost nothing holding the front side of this console, which would explain why the right rear wheel would toe out under hard braking.

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Posted by: groot Sep 11 2005, 11:16 AM

From the front...

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Posted by: groot Sep 11 2005, 11:18 AM

From underneath... notice there is nothing holding this console from underneath....

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Posted by: groot Sep 11 2005, 11:20 AM

Console removed

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Posted by: groot Sep 11 2005, 11:22 AM

Here's my repair... mostly complete. My brother is machining a slotted bracket to attach to the trailing arm bearing... which will allow me to use spacers to adjust toe and camber.

The forward lower attachment on the body connects to a 1x3x.125 box section that I welded in to repair part of this issue last year.

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Posted by: McMark Sep 11 2005, 11:31 AM

Crazy! I hope it works well for you.

Posted by: Racer Chris Sep 11 2005, 11:47 AM

Interesting solution. Are you going to close up the hole with sheet metal?
Its a real good thing you discovered this before heading to Mid-Ohio.

Posted by: groot Sep 11 2005, 11:58 AM

I'm glad I found it, too. I've raced on this for 1 year now.... ouch. It was getting worse.

I'll cover it up eventually, but probably not before the runoffs. I figure I'll do the other side over the winter and then cover everything up.