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| mb911 |
 May 12 2016, 05:17 AM
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914 Guru  Group: Members Posts: 6,858 Joined: 2-January 09 From: Burlington wi Member No.: 9,892 Region Association: Upper MidWest 
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Is there a difference between front suspension on our cars someone told me the 2.0 front suspension had tabs welded to the a arms? Everything I have seen shows it all the same.
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| TheCabinetmaker |
May 12 2016, 06:01 AM
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I drive my car everyday Group: Members Posts: 8,300 Joined: 8-May 03 From: Tulsa, Ok. Member No.: 666 |
I have seen the sway bar u tabs on cars without bars, regardless of engine size. I have also seen sway bars on 1.7 L cars.
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| Luke M |
May 12 2016, 06:01 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,373 Joined: 8-February 05 From: WNY Member No.: 3,574 Region Association: North East States
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Only thing that I'm aware of is the sway bar tabs on the a-arms.
Some 914's had them while others didn't otherwise all the same. There's a difference in 914 early vs late brake systems. Now if you're talking 914 vs 914-6/911 there's a difference in a few areas. |
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| mepstein |
May 12 2016, 06:42 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,290 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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I believe all early cars had the tabs even if they didn't come with the bars. Unfortunately, you still have to drill for the - through the body mount.
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| rgalla9146 |
May 12 2016, 08:32 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,560 Joined: 23-November 05 From: Paramus NJ Member No.: 5,176 Region Association: None
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Different torsion bar spline count on sixes.
No sway bars as original equip. on a six |
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| Dave_Darling |
May 12 2016, 12:43 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,990 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California
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Not sure about that last point. I think that at some point you could order a Six with sway bars? But, as I said, I'm not sure about that.
--DD |
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| rgalla9146 |
May 12 2016, 03:12 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,560 Joined: 23-November 05 From: Paramus NJ Member No.: 5,176 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(Dave_Darling @ May 12 2016, 02:43 PM)  Not sure about that last point. I think that at some point you could order a Six with sway bars? But, as I said, I'm not sure about that. --DD It's purely an observation on my part. I've never seen an option list for a 1970 4 cyl. or 6 cyl. but can't say I've ever looked for one either. Anyone ? Did a 1970 sales brochure list options ? |
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| Jeffs9146 |
May 12 2016, 04:31 PM
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Ski Bum Group: Members Posts: 4,062 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Discovery Bay, Ca Member No.: 128 |
QUOTE(mb911 @ May 12 2016, 04:17 AM) Is there a difference between front suspension on our cars someone told me the 2.0 front suspension had tabs welded to the a arms? Everything I have seen shows it all the same. The early and late ball joints are different. |
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| SirAndy |
May 12 2016, 04:40 PM
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QUOTE(mepstein @ May 12 2016, 05:42 AM) Unfortunately, you still have to drill for the - through the body mount. Or use the 911 style under-body swaybar. I ran one of them for a while and it worked just fine. You need the matching round tabs for the a-arms but other than that, no cutting needed. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) |
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| 914Sixer |
May 12 2016, 05:19 PM
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Six's never had factory optioned sway bars. Factory PREPARED sixes for racing did. All cars 1.7, 1.8 and 2.0 had U tab control arms up to 1975. They did some cost cutting by leaving them off. SOME 76 cars DID have U tabs on control arms when they started running out of parts at the end of production.
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| JFJ914 |
May 13 2016, 10:03 AM
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Senior Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 813 Joined: 13-June 03 From: Alpharetta, GA Member No.: 814 Region Association: South East States 
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QUOTE(914Sixer @ May 12 2016, 07:19 PM) Six's never had factory optioned sway bars. Factory PREPARED sixes for racing did. All cars 1.7, 1.8 and 2.0 had U tab control arms up to 1975. They did some cost cutting by leaving them off. SOME 76 cars DID have U tabs on control arms when they started running out of parts at the end of production. My factory 1974 1.8 arms do not have the tabs. |
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| 914Sixer |
May 13 2016, 11:03 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,892 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region
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Is your 74 a late in the year model? Like May, June, July?
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