 914 V8 Suspension setup, what do you folks have? |
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| nine14cats |
 Jul 4 2006, 10:49 AM
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Bill Pickering -- 914-6 GT aka....Leeloo  Group: Members Posts: 2,618 Joined: 10-February 03 From: Campbell, CA Member No.: 287 Region Association: None  |
JLO is coming along nicely with little details. We've been stripping and painting fasteners and things and we are now playing with the suspension bits.
From the butt dyno, I'd say JLO has stock or near stock T-bars up front. I like the ride for a street car, especially with the Koni yellows up front and the Koni reds in back. JLO has stock sway bars front and rear and I'll try the Renegade 200lbs springs out back to see how they feel (I have sets of Eibachs in various rates, so I can tune). My question...with stock AR bars and Tbars and the 200lbs springs, will I get a neutral or slightly understeering setup? This is a boulevard cruiser with the occasional twisty road thrown in. Thanks, Bill P. |
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| Andyrew |
Jul 4 2006, 01:27 PM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,378 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California 
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200 rear with stock t bar and sway bar will give you oversteer..
I think you need a 19mm bar to adjust it where you feel you like it. For the v8 a neutral setup is 180's on the back, stock T bars, and either a stock or a 19mm bar... For the track, the 19mm bar will help on the front. For 200lb springs you Need the 19mm bar or bigger. For comparison, I had 21mm T bar, stock sway bar, and 180's on the rear, and I was fighting understeer. But then again... You have massive rear tires which havent been figured in yet... Try Just the 200 rear... see what happens! PS I strongly suggest getting elephant or polybronze bushings to allow your suspension to work properly... |
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| Sammy |
Jul 4 2006, 01:32 PM
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. Group: Members Posts: 1,190 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Orange, Ca Member No.: 178 |
On mine I ended up with stock t-bars up front with a stock sway bar, and 200# springs in back with no rear sway bar, and...... here's the important part......
Victoracers in the rear and regular michelins in front. Yeah I know it sounds funky but it was so predictable it was shocking, totally neutral except in the slowest of corners and I could steer the car with my right foot. |
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| nebreitling |
Jul 4 2006, 02:21 PM
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Member Emeritus Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-March 03 From: San Francisco Member No.: 478 |
keep your stock (5-lug, 19mm i assume) torsion bars for ride quality and some 175 lb springs.... should be a decent setup with a stock front anti-roll bar.
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| Brad Roberts |
Jul 5 2006, 11:04 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 19,148 Joined: 23-December 02 Member No.: 8 Region Association: None |
Dont buy the RHS 200lb springs. They are stock inside diameter and not 2.5 like the range of springs you have for testing.
I agree about the 175's Nathan suggested with a larger adjustable front bar. You know damn well the car will have throttle on oversteer.. so compensate. Sammy.. this car has 10inch wide rear tires (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) B |
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