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> Want a smoother ride, Is this possible?
jack20
post Mar 22 2015, 11:56 PM
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I returned to a 914 after 32 yrs. I don't remember my last one, a 74, riding so rough.
This new 74 rattles my teeth. I did the old school bounce test on the fenders to check the shocks and it only bounced once. Is this a valid test on these cars?

The PO did lower the front and that may account for some of the rough ride. Not sure how old the shocks are...could be original...yet they did pass the bounce test...
Should I replace them for a better ride?
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post Mar 28 2015, 01:00 AM
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First check your tire pressure. If your running 40psi, drop it down to 30, if your running 30 psi try 25 but check your tires every couple thousand miles for odd wear.

Grab some bilstein or koni shocks, Adjust them to full soft.

Take out the front torsion bars and check if they are stock/stock diameter.

Replace your bushings with nice new ones. Something that gives less resistance can help, but you want to make sure they are installed properly if you put poly or stock bushings in (check for binding)

Also getting the suspension back to an appropriate ride height will help, if its lowered you might be seeing some bump steer (hit a bump, suspension arm bottoms out and steers the car) There are kits for this.

The stock suspension is pretty plush, with 65 series tires you really shouldnt be seeing much of a rough ride no matter what your suspension is..

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post Mar 28 2015, 09:28 AM
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QUOTE(Andyrew @ Mar 28 2015, 12:00 AM) *

First check your tire pressure. If your running 40psi, drop it down to 30, if your running 30 psi try 25 but check your tires every couple thousand miles for odd wear.

Grab some bilstein or koni shocks, Adjust them to full soft.

Take out the front torsion bars and check if they are stock/stock diameter.

Replace your bushings with nice new ones. Something that gives less resistance can help, but you want to make sure they are installed properly if you put poly or stock bushings in (check for binding)

Also getting the suspension back to an appropriate ride height will help, if its lowered you might be seeing some bump steer (hit a bump, suspension arm bottoms out and steers the car) There are kits for this.

The stock suspension is pretty plush, with 65 series tires you really shouldnt be seeing much of a rough ride no matter what your suspension is..

Thanks for weighing in with these tips. I'll tackle them in $$ order.
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jack20   Want a smoother ride   Mar 22 2015, 11:56 PM
Cuda911   Check the tires. When I bought my '73 it rode ...   Mar 23 2015, 12:08 AM
jack20   Check the tires. When I bought my '73 it rode...   Mar 23 2015, 12:15 AM
messix   what shocks are on it? kyb?   Mar 23 2015, 12:35 AM
BeatNavy   I JUST swapped out my rear KYB's for Sachs/Bog...   Mar 23 2015, 04:03 AM
Nozzle   I JUST swapped out my rear KYB's for Sachs/Bo...   Mar 23 2015, 07:00 AM
JStroud   I was after the same thing a couple of years ago, ...   Mar 23 2015, 08:25 AM
jack20   I was after the same thing a couple of years ago,...   Mar 23 2015, 11:46 AM
BeatNavy   They are probably KYB based on their color (and ag...   Mar 23 2015, 11:53 AM
Chris Pincetich   New suspension bushings make a world of a differen...   Mar 23 2015, 12:10 PM
thelogo   New suspension bushings make a world of a differe...   Mar 23 2015, 08:45 PM
Chris Pincetich   Advice and some direction would be helpful on thi...   Mar 24 2015, 08:40 AM
ConeDodger   New suspension bushings make a world of a differe...   Mar 28 2015, 10:59 AM
Andyrew   Needle bearings will make your whole setup much le...   Mar 23 2015, 12:49 PM
Kansas 914   If they are KYB's it is good to know that KYB ...   Mar 23 2015, 12:56 PM
914_teener   Needle bearings will make your whole setup much l...   Mar 23 2015, 03:10 PM
JmuRiz   Kill Your Back   Mar 23 2015, 01:06 PM
Andyrew   Tell us every detail on your current setup. Engi...   Mar 24 2015, 07:52 AM
jack20   Tell us every detail on your current setup. Eng...   Mar 24 2015, 11:25 AM
OU8AVW   Take lots of pictures of your car with scantily cl...   Mar 24 2015, 11:43 AM
veekry9   Bushings are likely buggered,the rubber must be bu...   Mar 24 2015, 10:22 PM
Perry Kiehl Clone   I'll 2nd bushing replacement, but I disagree o...   Mar 25 2015, 07:27 AM
Hank914   "When asked about tires it was most likely to...   Mar 28 2015, 12:19 AM
Andyrew   First check your tire pressure. If your running 40...   Mar 28 2015, 01:00 AM
jack20   First check your tire pressure. If your running 4...   Mar 28 2015, 09:28 AM
Ian Stott   I run 205/60 15 Bridgestone Potenza's at 28 lb...   Mar 28 2015, 04:08 AM
jack20   Thanks to everyone who responded to this post. Whi...   Mar 28 2015, 09:50 AM
Andyrew   ^ Good points. While your checking your torsion ba...   Mar 28 2015, 12:26 PM
Mike Bellis   Oddly enough, when I added stiffer rear springs it...   Mar 28 2015, 11:57 PM


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