5 lug conversion planned!, sweetness! Options

[Aaron Cox]

well, my stock front suspension needs to be rebuilt. so i figure what the heck why not. my plan is to accumulate parts in advance. i talked to german auto dismantlers (i think that was them) and asked for a price on an early 911 front suspension. i was quoted 200 for a "rough one". i need to buy Torsion bars and shocks as it is, so why not put that money into a "rough" 911 front. i figure i dont need used struts and stuff, just the brakes and rotors....ill replace t bars, and shox

what i need to know is:
*someone said early 911 struts are interchangeable with 914's? is this so?
if so: ill put new struts in my car now, and carry them over to the 911 front at the time of install/switch
* how much are my 2.o liter fuchs alloys worth? original, no curb rash on most. have 5 of them
*911 fuchs go for about 100-125 apiece
*what size wheels should i look for, on my stock fendered 914. 15x6? 16x6?
*how hard is it to restud stub axles? cost?
*this front setup will give me 911 M calipers w/ vented discs right?
* i need to use 914-6 rear dics right?

the only downside to this conversion other than cost is, my rotors and brakes are all redone as of last year. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

[Bleyseng]

GPR has the rear HUBS re-drilled with studs in the $150 range in stock usually. So no turnaround there, they charge a core charge until you send yours back. Use the new 914/6 discs and maybe clearance your rear calipers a touch to make them work.
The 4 bolt Fuchs at $400-500 should include the long bolts and caps and sell fast.
I was able to find nice 15x6 Fuchs Windmills online at the junkyards for $100 each. Locally, I was able to get a set of the black alloy nuts for a $1 each. I stayed with the 15" rims because of AX class rules here.
As Mike M said, you need the 911 struts, calipers and hubs to set up the front. If you want you can use the entire 911 front suspension but you will have to rebuild that before you install it too. The advantage of the 911 set up is there is more sizes in T bars available.
Geoff