looking for advice on front shock insert replacement, brands etc- car is a 75, Options

[DRPHIL914]

so i realized that my front shock inserts are close to 20 years old according to previous owner records and i didnt replace them when i did my rear suspension upgrade . I have sprt bilistein in rear with stock sway bar and 100# springs, pretty stiff compared to front now and 5 lug fuchs, 205/55-16’s front and rear.
when i did the new front bushings etc and the turbo tierods i did the stock calipers and drilled 5 lug stock rotors from PMB , but left the strut inserts alone, but now 3-4 years later i can see one side is about 1/2” lower tto so before getting into the alignment proceedure i figured its time to get new struts inserts so,
what brand ? and who has the best deal? leaning toward bilisteins too but what is the proper part number? and should they be “sport” to match rear?
i have stock sway bar and will be putting on the new Tarrett drop links i got from group buy at Okteenerfest

[DRPHIL914]

Phil, adjusting the ride height is a pretty easy task and you can set up the front for different scenarios.

If most driving is done with just the driver (autocross), the driver's side can be adjusted for level ride with the driver's weight taken into consideration, or adjusted for a level ride with a driver and passenger.

Be advised that you need to drive the car a short distance after adjusting the bolts so the suspension can settle - then measure the height on both sides and readjust as needed.

Here's a tech article from Pelican. It's for a 911, but basically the same adjustments for the 914 front suspension.

https://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/1...ing_the_911.htm

Thanks Mark I will take a look at that. I started down this road due to visually seeing the car is a bit higher in front than rear and needed to look at leveling that off, so as I was looking front to back and side to side noticed this left side higher issue , but maybe the shop corner balanced it with weight on the left side, that's a good point by rudedude, so I will call Bob and ask him before messing with it and making something worse,

I believe to truly set up your car it needs to be weighed at each corner to set up the balance desired. When I have done this with mine and then measured each corner they have not been at the same heights. I don’t know if this is what would be happening with yours after your shop set the alignment.