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Is my Carrera to low?
I wonder if someone can give me an advice!
I am a relatively new 911 owner, i bought my 85 Carrera last fall. During the winter i have fixed some small dents and repainted the car. I have now been driving the car for about a week and think that the steering is a bit anxious when the road is bumpy! I think that my car is low, i like the looks, but will the car handle better if the ride hight is a little bit higher? Tommy |
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05-22-2006, 10:42 PM
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Pictures might help, or measure from the top of the fender to the ground and post back the results
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05-22-2006, 10:57 PM
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My pictures dont upload!!
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05-22-2006, 11:02 PM
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Welcome ! Great to see yet another Swede on the forum! Just typical you have to live in the other end of the country. I am down south.
Good vintage year - 85. Pics are good (mandatory  ), but measurements are better. Fender lip to ground. Front and rear - both sides.Is the car stock ? Whats the status of your shocks and tie rods ? Do you know if anyone before you has fiddled with the ride hight ? As you know its very easy to change it on our cars, especially up front. What do you do when you try to upload a photo ?
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05-22-2006, 11:31 PM
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"Click here to upload a photo"
I have tried pic's of different sizes but nothing uploads! Am i doing something wrong? |
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05-22-2006, 11:52 PM
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Your not doing something wrong it just doesen,t work for some people strange enough. Maybe it,s the explorer you are using i,m not sure. You have a pm with my email addres just send it and i will post it for you.
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05-23-2006, 01:11 AM
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Here is Tommy,s great looking Carrera. The rideheight looks fine to me
  
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05-23-2006, 04:34 AM
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I would prefer Euro Spec height...depending on what suspension mods you have made...handling may be affected at this height... I would think maybe a 1/2'' raise in the rear...beautiful car though
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05-23-2006, 04:39 AM
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Beautiful X2.
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Height looks perfect. What are the measurements and tire sizes?
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16", 205 front, 225 back with 7mm spacer.
Bilsteins front and back. I dont really know about any other mod's done to the suspension earlier. Tommy |
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05-23-2006, 04:59 AM
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You may need to install a bumpsteer kit on the steering rack since you mentioned steering being anxious.
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05-23-2006, 05:12 AM
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Looks good. Perhaps a tad lower than I prefer, but thats because I like the Paris-Dakar style
.Besides the extras (tail, front lip and Carrera strip) we seem to have identical cars. Very nice. I really like the strip and the color coded rims! Notice you have ditched the fog lights. Lovely. Whats the story with the 'CTR'- look of the outer mirror ? Pretty soon we are enough Swedish Pelicans to have an annual meeting.
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05-23-2006, 05:24 AM
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[ Whats the story with the 'CTR'- look of the outer mirror ?
[/B][/QUOTE] When i repainted the car i also welded the holes for the mirrrors and the roof antenna. I really like the looks of the -74 3.0RS and i think this mirrors is more in the style of that, i might consider changing the front and back bumpers for the complete look later! Tommy |
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05-23-2006, 05:29 AM
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Bump steer kit: PEL-BSK-070 could be find there:
http://www.pelicanparts.com/catalog/shopcart/911M/POR_911M_SUSstr_pg2.htm#item8 Beautiful ride, congrats!
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05-23-2006, 05:55 AM
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Man, just a gorgeous car!
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05-23-2006, 06:02 AM
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Beautiful car! I think it sits just right.
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