New User with Question

t.brady · 03-26-2004, 08:22 AM

This forum is great. I've been reading it for months and I've learned a great deal. My question is related to a recent post regarding torsion bars. My car is damn low, about 23.25" at the rears, 24" at the front left and 24.5" at the front right. I know this is way off and I am planning on fixing it very soon. What would you recommend for a 100% original 930 that will never see the track (53,000 miles, original Bilsteins and original t-bars) and will be driven in New England?

Rot 911 · 03-26-2004, 08:25 AM

Most of us use the Euro height of 25.5" front and 25" rear which gives you about a 1 degree nose down attitude. This assumes that the turbo wheel arches are the same height as the non-turbo wheel arches.

t.brady · 03-26-2004, 08:28 AM

Thanks, Kurt. Also, what you would recommend for t-bar sizes?

Rot 911 · 03-26-2004, 08:31 AM

If you are just going to be on the street your t-bars are fine. With the low mileage, your shocks are probably ok too. I would just raise the ride height first, get a good 4 corner alignment and balance and see how you like the ride.

Jdub · 03-26-2004, 08:34 AM

I agree with Kurt: your hardware is probably fine and an adjustment will suffice.

However, if I were you I would consider new bushings front and rear to take out the sag you have developed. That would reap benefits.

John

t.brady · 03-26-2004, 08:36 AM

Thanks for your advice. Hopefully, the job will go smoothly and I will then find a decent alignment shop.

t.brady · 03-26-2004, 08:39 AM

Jdub, I'm not sure what the PO was thinking when he lowered it so much, could the sag be attributed to this excessive lowering and not bushing wear?

RickM · RickM's Garage

Nice car!

t.brady · 03-26-2004, 08:48 AM

Rick, thanks for the help with the upload, I'm a forum novice. Any recomendations on bushing types? Is Neatrix the way to go?

Jdub · 03-26-2004, 09:17 AM

You did not mention that the car was intentionally lowered - with that information, then I can't attribute the sag to natural bushing wear. That said, I guarantee the bushings are sagging in a car of that age.

The question now is where do you get the most bang for your buck. If the shop that resets the ride height has to reindex the tbars then you are looking at a costly bit of work. So, if they are in there anyways, have them replace the bushings.

What bushings to buy? How much can you spend? I would recommend Chuck's polybronze front and rear. Though pricey, the shop will love the quality and they fit very nicely as I understand it. Neatrix will work, that's what I used, but that will take a bit more time. The front end could use the street version of the polys, set for zerks so you can lube them regularly.

John