Off of which model years can I find...?

[rennch]

Hi. Looking for a low-budg suspension upgrade for my 72 911. Can someone please tell me what cars I should be looking at for these parts? I'm going junkyard shopping. (So to speak.)

(ie.. 28mm canooder links are found on the 84 carrera, etc...)

• 21mm F torsions
• 26/7/8 mm R torsions
• Adjustable Spring Plates
• 22 mm F Swaybar
• 22 mm R Swaybar
• Aluminum front crossmember
• Aluminum trailing arms
• 16 X 7 or 8 cookie cutters (to fit early offset...I DO have spacers)
• 16 X 9 cookie cutters (From a 944 maybe?)

That's all I can think of at the moment. If you can think of anything I'm missing, please chime in.

Thanks in advance!

mike

[rennch]

Bump. No one knows any of this stuff???

Come on...you don't have to have every answer!

[Paco Anton]

Cookie cutters only came in 15" and, AFAIK, only in 6" and 7" widths. They were standard in 1974-83 in many European markets, but most US cars came with Fuchs wheels as an option.

You are probably thinking of Fuchs wheels...

[makaio]

Adjustable Spring Plates = 78-86

[Pat S]

• 21mm F torsions (not stock, 18.8 was as big as they went)
• 26/7/8 mm R torsions (75-89 930 had 26s)
http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/911_torsion_bars/911_torsion_bars.htm

• 22 mm F Swaybar (87-89 Carrera, but it has a different connection to the A-arm than you have, you have the throught the body style I think and these are under body. Through the body is generally thought to be better, but you'll have to upgrade to aftermarket style to get anything over 18mm)
• 22 mm R Swaybar 87-89 (Carrera has a 21, but no 22s. you'd want smaller in the rear anyway to keep the back planted though right?)
Used Carrera sway bars - anything to look out for?
Lots of sway bar info about halfway through here:
http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/911_speed_prep/914_speed_prep.htm


• Aluminum front crossmember (75-77 could have either steel or Al, according to the PET it oks like steel went away in 78)
Mid-years front suspension cross-member ???'s:

• Aluminum trailing arms (74 and later, 74-77 had a ball joint type connection for the rear sway bar, 78 and later I think have a bolt on connection for the sway bar.)
http://www.dietersmotorsports.com/01-2003.htm

[rennch]

Pat. As usual, thorough and detailed! Thanks!

[Eric Coffey]

Just to ad/clarify:

• 21mm F torsions never stock, all 911’s had 19mm (18.8mm) front bars.
• 26/7/8 mm R torsions 27mm & 28mm rears never stock, 26mm rear only found stock on 930’s.
• Adjustable Spring Plates 1977-1989
• 22 mm F Swaybar 1986-1989
• 22 mm R Swaybar never stock, 21mm for 1986-1989
• Aluminum front crossmember 1976-1989
• Aluminum trailing arms 1974-1989
• 16 X 7 or 8 cookie cutters (to fit early offset...I DO have spacers) only made in 15x6&7. If you meant Fuchs, most `84-`88's have 16x6&7's. `89's had 16x6&8's stock.
• 16 X 9 cookie cutters (From a 944 maybe?) did not exist. If you meant Fuchs again, 16x9's were only stock (rears) on `86-`89 930’s.

[rennch]

Thanks for the clarification! Looks like I'm heading the aftermarket route for a lot of this stuff.

mto