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...

[Andyrew]

^ I agree...

If you were at the WCC 2016 track day you would have seen me take my bone stock Fiesta ST and beat every single 914 on the track except for SirAndy's which was running full slicks and had 800lbs on me and an extra 120hp.

Conversely, I took my 914 and fiesta to a track day recently and felt the 914 to be way under performing in terms of suspension as the Fiesta. I had much stickier tires in the 914 but felt the 914 to be almost dangerous on the edge whereas the fiesta wanted to play on that edge. It must me noted that my 914 has all the trick suspension bits on it as well..


I for one would LOVE to have modern suspension in my 914.

Brittian Smith did it to his autox car with lotus suspension and its proved to be quite a competitor at the autox level.

[stugray]

I had much stickier tires in the 914 but felt the 914 to be almost dangerous on the edge whereas the fiesta wanted to play on that edge.

That is in direct contrast to my experience on the track.
While my suspension was messed up (binding front bushings) the car would fly off the track with no warning. (like a slot car hitting you in the face)

Now that I have fixed the front bushings and dialed in the suspension, the car is VERY predictable and never does anything abruptly.
I can drift or rotate the car with no unexpected results or 'twichi-ness' and that is on Hoosiers.

[Andyrew]

I had much stickier tires in the 914 but felt the 914 to be almost dangerous on the edge whereas the fiesta wanted to play on that edge.

That is in direct contrast to my experience on the track.
While my suspension was messed up (binding front bushings) the car would fly off the track with no warning. (like a slot car hitting you in the face)

Now that I have fixed the front bushings and dialed in the suspension, the car is VERY predictable and never does anything abruptly.
I can drift or rotate the car with no unexpected results or 'twichi-ness' and that is on Hoosiers.

Interesting. I do know my bearings (I dont have any suspension bushings, its all roller bearings) are just fine. My issue may lie with my steering setup more than anything.