Driver side fender slicing tire.

[Nathan]

Well here is the story I recently bought my 911SC from this guy that said it had been in minor accident on the rear passenger side. When I have the car on normal level ground the rear passenger fender well is lower than the other side . So with the accident in mind I tried to raise the height by changing the position of the t-bar splines. I have notice that the t-bar has been welded to the spring plate. So I got a rotory tool to grind off the spot weld. And once I put everything back together and lowed the car from the jack it was even lower than before. The second try I got it back to what it was before I'd mess with it. So I decided to lower rear drivers side and did it successfully. The problem is when I jack up the front of the car it tends to lean towards the front driver side. I mean I could keep the front of the car up with one jack stand on the driver side. And I'm sure that is why the fender is slicing my front tire. The fender clearance is different from the passenger side. Also not sure if the spot weld had made the t-bar weaker by the heat.

Thanks for your help.

[911nut]

Per Bruce Anderson the whole left side of the car has less clearance than the right. I went from 6 inch wide Fuchs on my SC to 7 inchers and had to roll my fender lip to spot the tire from rubbing.

As for your torsion bar it's made from heat treated spring steel so welding onto it has compromised it's strength. If it were my car I would look to replace it ASAP.

Chech your ride heights by measuring from the center of the torsion bar to the center of the wheel. I don't think measurin g the fender openings will work well on your car witht he accident damage. This is relatively easy to do in the rear and a little tougher to do in the front. The spec for Euro ride height is as follows:

Front - 99 mm +/-5 mm, difference side-to-side, 5 mm
Rear - 16 mm +/- 5 mm, difference side-to-side, 8 mm

If you still are having trouble dialing in your ride height, see a frame shop who works on Porsches.

Also, after setting ride heights you will need corner balancing and an alignment.

Good luck.

PB