please explain coil overs

[Larry_Ratcliff]

Originally posted by Brant
did you install brass, or needle bearings when you went to the rear coil overs and 935 front?

because I found the same improvement in ride quality from my needle bearings install.

And thus theorize that the improvement in motion over poly-type suspension bushings can be attributed to ride quality (instead of the spring)

What bushings are in that car
Nice car by the way!
brant

I dont have any bushings anywhere. They are all spherical bearings. The front is the racers group 935 set up and the rear is the erp...

[Brant]

The bearings make a world of difference in ride quality.

I have needle bearings in my front torsion bar suspension and noticed a big difference.

brant

[rusnak]

Larry, that thing is as clean as can be, and looks to have a lot of adjustment to say the least.

Did you find a need to do any special chassis reinforcement, especially at the upper mounting areas?

How bad is the noise, ride harshness? Have you taken it out on the street?

[aftermath]

Ok let me ask it this way. Welding re-enforcements is no issue. The engine isnt back in the car. The torsion bars are stock, the shocks are probably very old. Replacing tbars and shocks vs coil over price? I can see prices on suspention parts but not coil overs....It the cost isnt too far off, then why not go coil overs in my case?