Front Suspension, Do or Delay Options

[DennisV]

How critical is it to replace the bushings and related from suspension components on a car that has sat indoors for 20 years? Is the worst case the handling a little sloppy? Or am I looking at high risk for being stranded or in an accident?

I have been working to get our 1970 914-6 back on the road. Safely and reliably of course.
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I have very limited windows to work on the car. It is in another state. So to avoid this becoming a never ending project, I have tried not to slide into a full restoration. I have focused on:

• Engine rebuild
• Transmission rebuild
• Brake system replacement
• Fuel system replacement

I have access to a lift where the car currently is, and the brakes are off. So I'm real tempted to do the front suspension now. That said, if everything went great that will add another few months before the car would hit the road due to the distance and how frequently I get access to the car.

[technicalninja]

"Tires are another thing that I don't trust at all over 7-8 years old."

I'm still running on 23 year old Sears Guardsman (Michelin) tires. I had the car out today for a long spin at peaks of around 90 mph. Plenty of tread left with no bulges. Leave it to the French for superior technology. The car has been garaged all of its rescued life. Go figure.

Life is full of myths & little science. Most people don't know what they're talking about when it comes to reliability statistics.

I'm now going to watch Charles Bronson in "Death Wish."

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That's GROSS NEGLIGENCE!

You can kill yourself; I don't give a shit.
It's the family of 5 in the minivan you take with you that bothers me...

No national tire chain will touch or INFLATE a tire over 10 years old.
At 10 years if the tires have been kept out of the sun in a garage they can still be used at low speeds (sub 50 mph) and can be initially used during the resurrection's "drive and identify any problems stage" but they should not be "returned to service".

At 23 they should be thrown away!!!!

The ONLY reason to keep a 2-decade old tire is for static display because the tire is no-longer available.
The owner of such relics will have a set of wheels with modern tires on them to actually move the car...

23 year old tires and 90 MPH on a public road!!!

You do have a "Death Wish".