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It's all your fault!, I need to quit reading upgrade threads.. |
SpecialK |
Apr 23 2005, 01:49 AM
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aircraft surgeon Group: Benefactors Posts: 3,211 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Pacific, MO Member No.: 1,797 |
That's right! It's all your fault! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/finger.gif) Anyone posting pics of their 5-lug converted 914 sporting polished Fuchs/Phone dials/Cookie Cutters/Boxster wheels....you're all guilty! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ar15.gif)
Well now my 16" BBS's (you're fault again (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif) ) will fit! And as an added bonus, I get the pleasure of rebuilding yet another set of calipers (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/headbang.gif) .....but this time "M". (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wub.gif) Okay.....I feel better. Now a question: Assuming that the 911 (in this case a '70 911T, the entire front suspension is hiding in the box somewhere), and a 914 are "interchangable", are they interchangable enough for me to use bits of my freshly restored 914 suspension (stripped, POR'ed, all new bushings, bearings, torsion bars [21mm], ball-joints, strut inserts, etc...), or would it be wiser to just keep all of the 911 front-end components together (after a restoration (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/type.gif) [me ordering more ospho and POR]), and install the entire 911 suspension? It wouldn't be a total wash on all of the time, money and labor I've put into the '73's suspension, my '74 would love to have it, I'm just wanting to get it done in my lifetime (which will likely never happen if I keep checking out other people's "resto" threads (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/headbang.gif) ). (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beer.gif) Attached image(s) |
ArtechnikA |
Apr 23 2005, 06:05 PM
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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 |
i'm not sure how this topic winds up being so complicated every time. it's not complicated. you must use the style of ball joint that matches your strut. period, end of story. there is no "THE" 914 ball joint. there is the early style ball joint, which is used with early style struts. there is the newstyle ball joint, which is used with newstyle struts. as near as i can tell, 3,5" "S" caliper struts were available in BOTH styles somewhere between the introduction of the aluminum caliper in 1969 and the widespread adoption of the newstyle balljoint in 1972. if you have a pinchbolt strut, no matter what kind of caliper it takes, you must use the early style ball joint and pray the bore in the strut is not worn out. if you have a throughpin strut, no matter what kind of caliper it takes, you must use the newstyle ball joint. both style of ball joint will fit any A-Arm ever fitted a 914 by the (Karmann or Porsche) factory. someone please point out to me if any part of this expanation can possibly be considered ambiguous. |
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