Hi , I just changed my rear shocks today , put in new sport bilstein witn 140 lbs springs,
my rear end is about 3/4 inch lower on the right side versus the left side, . is there an adjustment screw that I can play with to get proper level on both sides ?

I am new to 914`s !!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks

have you driven the car yet? Driving it will settle the shocks. After that, I got nothing.

no, not driven yet . I will try that thks

Sounds like the spring is not seated in the perch.

I will have to verify that thanks

IIRC, bilsteins have adjustable perch locations, maybe they're different.

At least some of the Bilstein shocks have a circlip around the shock body that the lower spring perch rides on. If the spring is in the perch, double-check the position of the circlip. You may need to slide the lower perch upward to see the clip.

--DD

Driving it will make a difference. Also, might measure out differently with some weight in the driver seat.

went for a short drive, the diff now is 1/4 inch side to side . I guess its acceptable. Thanks for all the inputs .

as he shocks continue to settle in it will probbable end up very close.

I have been running these shocks since i bought my car 6 years ago, so i have a question: why the 140# springs? i have found that the 100# springs with the stiffness of the sport bilistiens to be sufficient with street and some sport driving -- just wondering how much of a difference there is?

A lot of people have gone with 180 and 200 springs. I wonder if they had sport Bilsteins?

Where on the car are you measuring the ride height? If you're using the fender lip that's not always best..particularly if the car has ever been hit.

140's are perfect with a 19mm adjustable bar up front.

Ummm... 40# Phillip.

Seriously, The shocks and springs do a different job. Mine are 200# springs and I use that to deal with the heavier weight of the 3.2 liter Carrera motor. My shocks are Koni adjustables set to full. While this might sound like I have a harsh ride, I don't. The Elephant bushings allow everything to do its job. The springs to bounce the car up and down, the shocks to keep things from bouncing up and down too much. I do use a rear stock sway bar to balance out the much larger Tarret front bar.

Yep the car now seats even on both sides, ride is a bit stiffer than when I ran stock but still smooth, not aggressive. at all. But I wonder if I should go with 180 pnds if I drop a 2.7 1974 flat 6 in it ....?

I think springs and suspension setups are also location dependent. After our winter, east coast roads are terrible. Probably a lot rougher ride compared to Southern California.