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I am new to the 914 arena so my opinion probably has little meaning but I'll give my 2 cents. I am planning on a 911 6 cylinder conversion on my 75 chassis. I'm not sure what size engine but I think 2.7,3.0 or 3.2 so a fair amount of torque and horsepower. I initially thought I wanted to box the trailing arms and I still might but after lots of reading online many folks feel that the chassis and trailing arm mounts can benefit from aftermarket stiffening kits but the trailing arms should be left alone. The general consensus seems to be let the trailing arm "sacrifice" itself by bending in a hit or severe torque twist vs. ripping out the mounts or worse. I am definately going to stiffen the chassis and the trailing arm mounts but have not made up my mind on the trailing arms. Some guys think just drilling holes in the arms and welding in metal tubes stiffens the arms enough. I'm curious what others have to say.
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