 914/6 front suspension, Trying to get my facts straight |
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914/4: 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 914/6: 70 71 72
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| ahdoman |
  Aug 12 2009, 05:46 PM
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It's phonetic...Ah-D-O-Man (Audioman)  Group: Members Posts: 667 Joined: 7-November 05 From: Santa Clarita, Ca. Member No.: 5,084 Region Association: Southern California  |
I did a search but I am affraid my questions may be a little too general. What front suspension was on the 914/6? Did it come from a 911 model or was it a unique animal? What was the bolt spacing for the calipers and caliper type? Did it carry unique 914 part numbers or are they 911 numbers?
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| RiqueMar |
Aug 12 2009, 06:44 PM
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Enrique Allen Mar Group: Members Posts: 2,169 Joined: 28-August 08 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 9,478 Region Association: Southern California 
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QUOTE(ahdoman @ Aug 12 2009, 04:46 PM)  I did a search but I am affraid my questions may be a little too general. What front suspension was on the 914/6? Did it come from a 911 model or was it a unique animal? What was the bolt spacing for the calipers and caliper type? Did it carry unique 914 part numbers or are they 911 numbers? Thanks for the help. Alot of the parts borrow from 911 equipment. Torsion bars, adjusters, etc. This is same for the struts, hups, thrust washers and clamp nuts as well. Also, yes the caliper spacing is different. As you can see, it looks almost the exact same. (IMG:http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b6/Emar06/IMG_0415.jpg) (IMG:http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b6/Emar06/IMG_0437.jpg) (IMG:http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b6/Emar06/IMG_0019.jpg) (IMG:http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b6/Emar06/IMG_0060.jpg) |
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| McMark |
Aug 13 2009, 10:30 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
Your strut is on backwards! The caliper goes on the rear.
The whole front end is direct from a 911. The caliper spacing is the same. It's 3" bolt spacing on the calipers. |
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| Eric_Shea |
Aug 14 2009, 12:15 PM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,274 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
QUOTE Your strut is on backwards! The caliper goes on the rear. Joking right? Couple of myths: QUOTE Alot of the parts borrow from 911 equipment. Torsion bars, adjusters, etc. Torsion bars have the 911 spline count but are of 914 17.8mm size. QUOTE This is same for the struts, hups, thrust washers and clamp nuts as well. Struts are the same as 911T struts in "all" respects except the part number. They do carry a 914.351.XXX.XX part number. The struts shown above are Bilstein struts and have a 3.5" spacing if they are for 911's QUOTE Also, yes the caliper spacing is different. The mounting ear spacing on a 914-6 strut and M-Caliper is 3" just like the 911T strut and just like a 914-4. The spacing on the caliper for the rotor is 7mm wider to accomodate the 20mm vented rotor on a 914-6. |
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| Pat Garvey |
Aug 14 2009, 07:10 PM
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Do I or don't I...........? Group: Members Posts: 5,899 Joined: 24-March 06 From: SE PA, near Philly Member No.: 5,765 Region Association: North East States |
QUOTE(Eric_Shea @ Aug 14 2009, 12:15 PM) QUOTE Your strut is on backwards! The caliper goes on the rear. Joking right? Couple of myths: QUOTE Alot of the parts borrow from 911 equipment. Torsion bars, adjusters, etc. Torsion bars have the 911 spline count but are of 914 17.8mm size. QUOTE This is same for the struts, hups, thrust washers and clamp nuts as well. Struts are the same as 911T struts in "all" respects except the part number. They do carry a 914.351.XXX.XX part number. The struts shown above are Bilstein struts and have a 3.5" spacing if they are for 911's QUOTE Also, yes the caliper spacing is different. The mounting ear spacing on a 914-6 strut and M-Caliper is 3" just like the 911T strut and just like a 914-4. The spacing on the caliper for the rotor is 7mm wider to accomodate the 20mm vented rotor on a 914-6. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) |
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