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A different way of lowering the 914 |
type2man |
Jul 16 2019, 01:18 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 353 Joined: 3-March 09 From: Miami, Fl Member No.: 10,127 Region Association: South East States |
I've read almost all the threads covering the lowering of a 914. Reindexing the torsions gives you about 2 inches, raising the spindles gives you about an inch. So now you're almost at the bottom. You're at the point where the rubber inserts bottom on the struts and the ride quality suffers.
So I was wondering if anyone out there had ever considered or researched cutting the strut tube shorter and finding a shorter insert. The super beetles have this and it solves bottoming out. Just throwing this out there. Maybe someone here has done it. |
type2man |
Jul 18 2019, 11:48 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 353 Joined: 3-March 09 From: Miami, Fl Member No.: 10,127 Region Association: South East States |
Excellent information. So is it only the Konis that can be cut or does this work on all other shocks?
Here's a shot of my front end. The torsions are adjusted down, and I removed the bump stops just to make sure they weren't holding up the front end. Ideally, I would like that stance but with suspension travel. Tires are 195/50/15 and don't rub at all. I have about an inch before it bottoms out. |
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