996 Suspension Thread Options

[jim911sc]

Does anyone know of a thread that discusses the pros/cons/how-to's of using a 996 suspension on a 914? Many thanks...

[Curbandgutter]

I ended up doing a tube chassis for my project along with a 996 suspension because I had a

burned out 996 with full suspension, brakes and coilovers. I then saw that someone else

had done this and thought that I would give it a crack. I originally took a look at

upgrading the 914 with all of the elephant racing bushings, coilovers, monoballs, sways etc

and figured it was going to cost about $5G's. Well since I had the 996 suspension I

thought that it would be cool to use it and build a tube steel chassis to pick up all of the

loads. I didn't feel comfortable adding the 996 suspension into the 914 chassis by welding

onto sheet metal in a punching shear fashion, so I built my own chassis. I has been

and incredibly challenging project......but I like it. At the end of the day, I know that I

am ending up with a car that is mid engine, that is at least 300% stiffer than a stock

914 or 996, that has a 5" wider front and rear track than a 914 and has a 7" longer

wheel base than a 996. So, I suspect that if a 914 handles on rails.....then this should

handle even better. We shall see.