Suspension swap, Swap 911/930 front suspension to my 914 Options

[spyder9014]

What are the benefits of using 911/930 front suspension on a 914.
I have installed gas shocks, turbo tie rods but I have seen it recommended to use the 930 front suspension. Is this just to get the brakes or is this for struts/brakes/torsion bars?
If I upgrade the calipers and rotors will it be just as good as a complete swap?

[Eric_Shea]

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I have a 914 Boge strut with 3.5" ears, with a 15mm raised spindler.

It's a spindle.

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Installed on my struts are all the pieces from my previous 911SC front suspension. These include 911SC vented rotors that I bought from performancerotors.com. These are not drilled rotors...and no adapters were used.

Sorry... you can't install 'all the pieces from your previous 911SC front suspension' on a 914 strut. The spindles are not the same size... UNLESS, they have some custom bearings to adapt. So let me get this straight:

Cut spindle off SC struts - $
Raise and Weld Spindle on 914 strut - $?

-or-

Custom bearings - $?
Cut and Raise spindle - $?
Mounting ear modification - $?

-vs.-

Custom valved inserts?

It doesn't add up, especially when you'll basically have a 911 Boge strut with 3.5" ears when you're finished. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif)

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I bought Koni´s P/N 8641-1077S which is the correct P/N for 914/914-6.

Those will drop right in the most common 911 'Boge' strut. Says so right in your description (914-6).

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If you say that the 914-6 strut is identical to the 911 (any year?) strut, and, according to Koni´s P/N, 914-6 and 914 use the same insert, then the 914 insert should fit the 911 (any year?) strut. Right??

I didn't say 'any year'. There are roughly 4 different 911 struts. Correct?:

Boge - Most Common (takes 914 inserts)
Koni - On many 911S models (special valved insert)
Bilstein - On many 911S models (special valved insert) and
Hydronumatic (sic) - Option on 911E models (you don't want...)

In saying your 914 insert would fit 'any' strut, that would be misleading. Just like saying that 911 struts make a 914 ride harsh. A 911 'insert' in a 911 strut may make for a harsh ride.

The 914-6 strut is a 911 'Boge' strut from the same era. A 914 insert should fit any 'Boge' threaded strut... yes.

So... I say:

Buy a 911 front suspension, if that's what you want. Drop some 914 inserts in it and go, go, go... If you're going the serious 3.5" (Koni/Bilstein) route then it's still cheaper and easier to get custom valved inserts than it is to have all the chopping and welding done. Chris Foley charges $225.00 for the spindle operation alone. Then you've got to modify the ears...

Fill me in. How did you get a 911 hub on a 914 spindle?