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> Suspension upgrade, Like Modern!
Randal
post Jul 15 2009, 08:50 AM
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Been thinking about what it would take to build in tubes or whatever to allow a complete Boxster suspension swap out on a 914.

It is likely a big project, but maybe not.

Anyone else been thinking about this? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif)
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Randal   Suspension upgrade   Jul 15 2009, 08:50 AM
J P Stein   I have mulled it over. I've decided to sell th...   Jul 15 2009, 09:07 AM
Randal   I have mulled it over. I've decided to sell t...   Jul 15 2009, 10:55 AM
grantsfo   I have mulled it over. I've decided to sell t...   Jul 15 2009, 11:10 AM
Randal   I have mulled it over. I've decided to sell ...   Jul 15 2009, 11:24 AM
stewteral   I have mulled it over. I've decided to sell t...   Sep 13 2009, 10:15 PM
grantsfo   I'd rather see the car run. :rolleyes: But y...   Jul 15 2009, 10:57 AM
Randal   You will be amazed at how much better Boxster su...   Jul 15 2009, 11:20 AM
J P Stein   I didn't get much past the looking it over sta...   Jul 15 2009, 06:01 PM
john rogers   You could do what Ron Mistak did with his 914 and ...   Jul 15 2009, 07:25 PM
J P Stein   But once all that is done the question becomes w...   Jul 15 2009, 07:48 PM
Randal   You could do what Ron Mistak did with his 914 and...   Jul 16 2009, 01:19 PM
RobW   Randal, you know Jason Samson right? I think he wa...   Jul 16 2009, 01:30 PM
Chris Hamilton   I'd like to do like Chevy did with the fiero. ...   Jul 16 2009, 04:50 PM
jimmybryan   I'd like to do like Chevy did with the fiero....   Jul 18 2009, 10:27 PM
Joe Ricard   89 Civic hatch has some really nice suspension. ...   Jul 18 2009, 06:39 AM
naro914   If you really want to do a nice 914 suspension upg...   Sep 14 2009, 09:07 PM
Randal   If you really want to do a nice 914 suspension up...   Sep 14 2009, 10:28 PM
396   If you really want to do a nice 914 suspension up...   Sep 19 2009, 09:01 AM
Chris Hamilton   Bob, that suspension system on your car looks very...   Sep 14 2009, 10:47 PM
naro914   Bob, that suspension system on your car looks ver...   Sep 15 2009, 07:14 AM
Racer Chris   I don't see anywhere in the car that the act...   Sep 17 2009, 10:03 AM
andys   The roll couple at the rear is quite high, poten...   Sep 18 2009, 10:27 AM
Racer Chris   Can you explain why you de-camber the trailing ar...   Sep 18 2009, 12:19 PM
Chris Hamilton   Bob, sounds like the front suspension you have is ...   Sep 15 2009, 12:06 PM
SirAndy   What I hope to gain with the rear suspension upgr...   Sep 15 2009, 06:25 PM
naro914   gotcha. just fyi, I run racing slicks on Papa Smur...   Sep 15 2009, 12:49 PM
Chris Hamilton   gotcha. just fyi, I run racing slicks on Papa Smu...   Sep 15 2009, 08:23 PM
SirAndy   but what is your camber when your car squats und...   Sep 15 2009, 08:33 PM
naro914   how can you measure camber under load? And I agr...   Sep 15 2009, 08:41 PM
Chris Hamilton   how can you measure camber under load? To mea...   Sep 15 2009, 08:52 PM
naro914   how can you measure camber under load? To me...   Sep 15 2009, 09:36 PM
Chris Hamilton   [quote name='Chris Hamilton' post='1214882' date=...   Sep 16 2009, 12:28 PM
JazonJJordan   :popcorn: ...(thanks guys!)...   Sep 15 2009, 09:05 PM
turboman808   The suspension setup on my sosltice is pretty dam ...   Sep 16 2009, 06:10 PM
grantsfo   Thats a nice solution for front. But rear still n...   Sep 17 2009, 10:36 AM
Chris Hamilton   In my opinion rear suspension is biggest weak li...   Sep 18 2009, 02:24 AM
naro914   Chris, wow, and I got it because it looked cool...   Sep 17 2009, 10:49 AM
Racer Chris   and 3" huh? Jeez...I just measured Papa Smur...   Sep 17 2009, 11:42 AM
Britain Smith   Chris, can you send me the installation instructio...   Sep 17 2009, 11:51 AM
naro914   tire diameter is about 23.5 +/-. Goodyear slicks o...   Sep 17 2009, 03:56 PM
naro914   try the pic again...   Sep 17 2009, 04:05 PM
naro914   damn you...just when I thought I was getting close...   Sep 18 2009, 12:50 PM


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