Suspension improvements for SC Targa?

[Markus33]

Can anyone give me some advice for improving the handling of an SC Targa? Desire quicker response, less body roll, etc.

Car has been lowered to Euro height.

Any differences in recommendations for Targa vs. Coupe?

Prefer the easiest/cheapest mods first.

Thanks!

Markus

[Silveresrty911S]

Do a search under 'suspension'. Most will say new shocks first, lowered, turbo tie rods, then torsion bars, bigger sway bars, align and corner balance. From there it's how much lighter you want you wallet to be

[johnsjmc]

The cheapest improvement in chassis feel is to swap in a pair of swaybars from an 86 to 89 Carrera. Cost used about $100 (or less). If the car has over 100000 miles on it consider new F&R suspension bushings and shocks to improve the handleing back to original or better. While you are doing bushings you might upgrade torsions but at increasing cost My vote for big improvement vs cost goes to factory swaybars first

[makaio]

The above are good recommendations. The thing I would try to do along with these is do things so that you don't have to have the car re-aligned and corner balanced too many times.

If you're doing the work yourself, then I would do it all at once.

New bushings front and rear
new shocks
bigger t-bars
new ball joints
used sway bars off a 86
re-build/lube steering rack

That way you're only doing one alignment and corner balance

[stealthn]

Doing my 79 Targa right now, well not right now I'm typing, but you get the idea. I've been out to the garage every night after the kids go to bed. The path I've chosen is new shocks/inserts, bushings, drop links, lower, then get new neatrix bushings and maybe slightly bigger torsion bars.
I know it would save on another alignment and corner balance, but I'll probably wait for a while and test the new shocks first before torsions. I'm one of those guys that likes to see (and feel) every enhancement.
The only easy work I've had so far was getting the rear sway bar off. Everything else has been a challange.
I guess that's what happens when nothing is touched in 25 years.....

Good luck