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| jim911sc |
 Jan 4 2015, 09:09 PM
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Does anyone know of a thread that discusses the pros/cons/how-to's of using a 996 suspension on a 914? Many thanks...
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| Dave_Darling |
Feb 13 2017, 11:27 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 15,335 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California 
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I think the key is Mark Henry's statement. By the time you get the suspension onto the 914 and the kinks worked out, you could have wound up with a suspension that is better than the 996 one. That is, double wishbones up front and either double wishbones or multilink in the back.
If the 996 rear suspension is shaped like I think it is, it will be a real challenge to fit the inboard links without taking up space that the engine is in. That can be worked around, of course. The camber curves on the MacPherson strut front suspension are OK but not great. You can get much better ones with double wishbones or other multilink. Semi-trailing arms are decent, but again multilink can give you much better control over the camber and toe angles. (Of course, there are also more parts that you can put in the wrong place, so...) --DD |
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jim911sc 996 Suspension Thread Jan 4 2015, 09:09 PM
r_towle There is a guy who looked at it then went to a lo... Jan 4 2015, 09:16 PM Curbandgutter Well this thread doesn't discuss it.....it act... Feb 13 2017, 08:49 AM Mark Henry The amount of work involved you could design a sus... Feb 13 2017, 09:37 AM Cracker Rudy is doing a wonderful job...the link above. I ... Feb 13 2017, 09:50 AM
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Rudy is doing a wonderful job...the link above. I... Feb 13 2017, 10:23 AM tygaboy Weight of the drive train may influence the decisi... Feb 13 2017, 10:33 AM Catorse I own 3 911s, one of them is a 2002 Targa with a 3... Feb 13 2017, 10:34 AM Mueller
I own 3 911s, one of them is a 2002 Targa with a ... Feb 13 2017, 11:05 AM Catorse
I own 3 911s, one of them is a 2002 Targa with a... Feb 13 2017, 12:00 PM Andyrew ^ I agree...
If you were at the WCC 2016 track d... Feb 13 2017, 11:05 AM stugray
I had much stickier tires in the 914 but felt the... Feb 13 2017, 02:44 PM Andyrew
[quote name='Andyrew' post='2454213' date='Feb 13... Feb 13 2017, 04:28 PM Cracker I might have not communicated my thoughts clearly ... Feb 13 2017, 11:18 AM jmitro some people just like a project for the sake of do... Feb 13 2017, 12:09 PM Curbandgutter I ended up doing a tube chassis for my project alo... Feb 13 2017, 01:32 PM Perry Kiehl Just get a 996, it will be thousands cheaper than ... Feb 13 2017, 07:51 PM Mark Garriott
Just get a 996, it will be thousands cheaper than... Feb 13 2017, 08:35 PM matthepcat accept this one: https://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/... Feb 13 2017, 08:48 PM Larmo63 There are already enough hacked up 914s.
Buy a 99... Feb 13 2017, 08:55 PM ablesnead It can be argued that the suspensions on newer car... Feb 13 2017, 09:20 PM jmitro ......as if the 914 is a rare car or something....... Feb 13 2017, 10:31 PM |
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