911 sc lowering springs

[GTW]

I have an 82 euro spec 911. I recently put new rims and tires on it 16x7 front 16x 8 rear front tire 225/50/16 rear tire 245/45/16. Anyway the front is now sitting a little high for my taste I only want to bring it down 3/4 to an inch to give the car a more level line -not slam the front. Any advice about the best way to go about this? Also I’m getting rub on the expansion tank in the front left wheel well when turning the wheels. My friend runs the same size wheels and tires on his 87 911 and has no rub could I switch out the sc expansion tank for a post 84 model? Or put some sort of valve in?

Thanks?

[Tippy]

Unless you have coilovers, your car has torsion bars.

Comb over the threads on how to lower them.

[oh snap]

front lowering is dead easy. no parts needed. At the simplest you just turn a couple of bolts. if you cant get low enough you remove the bolts, remove the indexing cap and then put it back on one spline tooth lower.

front end raising-lowering adjustment screws

[darrin]

GTW, dropping the front end is likely to exacerbate your rubbing issue -- keep in mind that since these cars are handbuilt, there's a bit of leeway fit-wise from car-to-car. Also keep in mind that different brand tires can actually "size" rather differently (e.g. my right front 205/55-16 conti dw tire rubbed on the inner fender rim when mounted on 16x7 fuchs, while my left front did not and neither of my new 205/55-16 michelin AS3 fronts rub at all). Bottom line, 225/50-16 is a VERY tight squeeze up front on a normal 911 and you're likely in for some tweaking to get it straight -- Personally, I'd track down a good alignment guy who's familiar with this specific issue (who worked on your friend's '87?) and see what they can do to get this all to fit w/o rubbing.

[Flat6pac]

You ll have to roll the fender lip on drivers side to keep from hitting tire on left turn or bottoming out.
Bruce

[GTW]

Thanks for all the info!

[Tremelune]

If you change your ride height, it's a good idea to have an alignment and corner balance done.