Suspension Advice Needed, Front bars, shocks and rear springs. |
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Suspension Advice Needed, Front bars, shocks and rear springs. |
jmill |
May 22 2011, 09:08 AM
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Green Hornet Group: Members Posts: 2,449 Joined: 9-May 08 From: Racine, Wisconsin Member No.: 9,038 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Building a Street/Track car, think more track than street. The car is flared with 16x7's and 16x8's. Building a 2.4 6 with 2.2S p/c's and 911 front suspension. I need some advice on front torsion bar size, rear springs, inserts/shocks, and sway bar size. Thanks. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)
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Eric_Shea |
Jun 9 2011, 06:17 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 the only reason I brought it up was that Ive heard multiple people claim they don't have enough rear brake even with the proportioning valve fully open... yet I have plenty... I can open the valve further and lock the rears first at will so I'm just curious what is different in the set ups to make mine well balanced? This is because I believe you have your theory on pistons backward. (Edit: Sorry, just reread, you mention 914 front vs. 911 front. 42mm vs 48mm so... it is sizable in fluid terms.) A 914 front caliper actually has "more" piston than a 911 rear caliper. 42mm vs. 38mm so, you have more clamping force and have to dial it out. This is why I prefer a 911 rear caliper in your situation with the spacers removed and using the fasteners from your 914 front calipers to bolt them back together. Same pads etc. Do that and you will have a very well balanced bias. Or, it sounds like your happy with the heavy rear bias and dialing it out. |
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