Optimal front sway for a 1.7 ? Options

[Literati914]

I believe, if I’m not mistaken, there was a 13mm front sway bar for the 912 cars.. and I was wondering if that wouldn’t be more appropriate for a 1.7L 914 rather than the stock oem 15mm. I’m not sure if anyone bothers with a ARB on a 1.7L, but the 13mm ones are fairly easy to come by, cause everyone upgrades to bigger. So that’s a plus. Thoughts?


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[horizontally-opposed]

Great discussion, and I've long wondered about adding a rear ARB.

Consensus when I added a front Weltmeister ARB and 140lb rear springs in the 1990s—hard won by a super active autocross and time trial community around the 914, presumably based on lap times + handling dynamics—seemed to be:

> Weltmeister front ARB, no rear ARB
> 140lb rear springs
> Konis (red for more street, yellow for more track)
> Lowered and aligned
> Widest rubber you can fit

I followed that recipe and also thought the car handled really well, both for autocross and for back roads. But this isn't 30 years ago, and I'm here to learn!