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?

[neo914-6]

QUOTE (rickyhgarcia @ Apr 2 2006, 05:04 PM)

QUOTE BTW, my V8 914 has 911 Boge struts, Automotion conversion kit for Koni adjustable inserts, Brad replaced my "S" w/ "A" calipers, 8" wheels... Eric, I thought you mentioned earlier in this thread that 914 inserts simply fit the 911 Boge struts. neo914-6 mentions a conversion kit to these struts to make them compatible with the 914 insert. I checked the Automotion website...they call it a "Front Cap Nut For Boge Struts." What gives?

Ricky,

You made me dig up my old receipts to show how well my memory doesn't serve me. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wacko.gif) I actually got them from "Porsheaven" in '89 and they are listed as 911E strut conv PS-911. When Brad worked on my car in ~03, he had to fab or weld something as they were loose in the strut. He or Andy may remember...

Did more investigation, looks like I bought 911 struts to AVOID:

QUOTE

911 (1965-1977) Suspension 911 1970 HYDRO PNEUMATIC STRUTS Back to 911 (1965-1977) Question Answer RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1970 911 E COUPE.THE CAR WAS IN STORAGE FOR OVER 32 YEARS. THE FRONT END WAS ALMOST TOUCHING THE GROUND AND IT WAS THEN I STARTED LEARNING ABOUT HYDRO PNEUMATIC STRUTS. I HAVE GONE TO THE PORSCHE MANUAL AND FOLLOWED THE DIRECTIONS TO TRY TO PUMP THEM UP BUT NO LUCK. I HAVE TO ASSUME THEY ARE BAD.SINCE THEY ARE NO LONGER MADE BY BOGE/SACHS, THEIR NO AMERICA TECH MGR REFERED ME TO EUROPE'S FACTORY TECH GUY BUT NO WORD BACK.I HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS: DOES ANYONE IN THE STATES RE BUILD THEM? ARE THERE ANY SOURCES YOU CAN THINK OF THAT MAY HAVE NEW OR SERVICABLE PAIRS? LASTLY.....CAN I CONVERT THESE TO THE STANDARD 911 SUSPENSION AND WHAT PARTS ARE REQUIRED OVER AND ABOVE THE HYDRO PNEUMATICS SET UP? DOES PORSCHE HAVE ANY SERVICE MANUAL TO CONVERT IN LIGHT OF THE OUT OF MANUFACTURE CONDITION ON THE STRUTS? LOTS OF BUM STEERS SO FAR, NO FACTS.CAN YOU HELP? Those were not one of Porsches' greatest engineering marvels. To my knowledge there is no factory support or anyone else's for that matter that I'm aware of. At one time Koni made a adapter kit that consisted of aluminum bushings to let you install a standard shock into the pneumatic strut. I doubt you would even find that anymore. The usual fix was to entirely convert the suspension to a standard strut and torsion bar set-up. Besides the strut itself, you will likely need the lower control arms, since I don't believe the originals had the splines for the torsion bars. I have never seen any official mention of this conversion, it's just something every one knew about back then. Ed Mayo - PCA WebSite - 8/10/2004