21mm Torsion Bars 4 914/4? |
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21mm Torsion Bars 4 914/4? |
detoxcowboy |
Jan 24 2011, 09:52 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,294 Joined: 30-January 08 Member No.: 8,642 Region Association: Africa |
Is anyone running 21mm torsion bars on a stock 914/4? How stiff is it? Just curious as I know sometimes even the little adjustment/upgrade in the suspension can be more than ideal.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
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Eric_Shea |
Jan 25 2011, 03:33 PM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,278 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
QUOTE What would you do for a pure street car that needs suspension work on all 4 corners? I just bought Midtowner's '73 2L. It has 140lb. springs, old Konis that need to be replaced/rebuilt, and stock front/rear sway bars. The car has noticeable bump steer and I find the ride to be harsh. Looking for a more comfortable ride without losing too much of its responsive handling. What Dan said. I really like stock sway bars for a street car. It takes that Chris*Craft feeling away from the car. If it were mine, I would: * Leave the stock sway bars. These are perfectly balanced for a street 914. Maybe disconnect the rear bar if you have the 140's * Leave the stock torsion bars. Excellent for street and autocross where you want your suspension to work with you not against you. * Maybe put some simple bump steer washers in there if you want to have it ride that low. * Pull the Konis and check to make sure they are set on "full soft". This gives you a very nice firm euro ride without the harshness. I rode in a 914 and the owner compained that it was harsh (and it was). Turns out her Konis were set to full hard. If they're bad, have them rebuilt or replaced. * Replace the rear springs with the 90 or 100lb. variety. That's what I would do. You could also freshen up the shocks, go with a 19mm bar up front and retain the 140's. Most aftermarket 19mm bars would allow you to go as soft as the stock bars but then you could shorten the droplink on the arm and get a tighter bar to match your rears. This will make your ride more on the harsh side again. Check that the shocks aren't on full hard though... big issue. |
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