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will this front suspension work?, what else do i need? |
xsboost90 |
Jan 25 2005, 06:04 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,393 Joined: 2-August 04 From: cincinnati Member No.: 2,432 |
ok so a friend of mine has a 78 911 and recently switched the front end over to bigger spindles, torsion bars, brakes. He said he would sell me...
-torsion bars -steel calipers -spindles shocks -new rotors-hopefully w/ bearings also has a set of aluminum calipers fairly cheap for same car.... all for under $300. BUT will this all fit on my 76 914/4 and what else do i need. I know there may be some kind of deal w/ the ball joint-anything else. OH and im planning on doing the 930 tie rod ends, is this something i immediatly have to do if i switch front ends? Just for sake of getting it back together-ill switch them before i race or anything. Attached image(s) |
ArtechnikA |
Jan 25 2005, 10:43 AM
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rich herzog Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None |
the part numbers are different... a '78 911 shows 2 901.343.101.12 (L + R) diameter is not shown, it'd take a bit of research to see what size those are, and i have no references with me today. 914.6 used 914.343.101.00 (L) and 914.343.102.00 ® and were 17.9mm. (914/4 were the same size, but different part numbers, different splines...) as for ball joints - if your '76 914 uses a wedge-pin retainer, you're in good shape. if it for some reason uses a pinch/clamp bolt ball joint, you will be upgrading - but i think that unlikely. oh - if you uprate to 911-size front calipers you will probably find your master cylinder inadequate if it is still the stock 17mm one -- 911's (and 914.6) used 19mm MC's - except for aluminum-caliper 911's, which used the NLA 20,5mm MC. |
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