Stock vs 911 stance

[Sweet68912]

I've been away from Porsches for over 10 years so many things have changed...especially costs but also along with that values...yeah..!!! Getting ready to finish up year long "prestoration" on nice '68 & have 15x.5.5 hearts Fuchs. Thinking about lowering car, especially in rear, for more aggressive look but this is a #'s matching car so concerned about impact in appeal, value, market. I know this is a "preference" question & not trying to fool anyone by making that change but like a more even stance. I understand the European 912 was lower in the rear from rumors but not verified. Again, I'm sure this is an "old horse" but appreciate other's perspectives..photo posted...Engine not back in (obviously) Thanks, Craig

[MichaelB]

I fought with this when I was mid project on my original # matcher etc...



In the end I put it where I wanted. And if I want to change it later? Give me an hour & I will.

[seanlonghi]

buy 14 inch fuchs.?
Its not a huge drop but they are cheaper and they will drop the car slightly.
Keep the 15's aside for when you want stock ride height

[Jaems]

The Euro 912 was lower all the way around not just in the back. There is enough weight in the rear with the engine being there.

Because of getting the 911 sells going in the US. The factory raised the 912 height, so the 911 would seemed to corner better than the 912. With the Euro height the 912 was a better corning and handling car.

The PCA "Up-Fixin der Porsche" series vol III had a article and graphs on putting the 912 back to the Euro height and what points to measure. One of the later vol had a better article with pictures. I thinking the Euro height was about 24" from the ground to the wheel well height.

Correct Jaems, 24" in the front and half an inch less in the back.

Otto

[Puma]

Thanks for this info! I have a euro 912 and I didn't know about the stock ride height being lower.

[cmpski]

24" in the front is a darn low. It's almost a knuckle draggier. I run 24.5 in the rear and 25 front. When I bought my car it was 24 in the rear and 24.5 front. It would scrape speed bumps even when I went over them slowly.
Here is something that might help in setting up you car.
Chris

911 Spring Plate Angle Calculator

Below our coffee brown sunroof 912: 620 mm in the front and 610 in the rear, so 24.5 and 24 inch. I think this is note extremely low. Never had problems with speed bumps or similar obstacles, but I have to say that we drive it on comfortable tourist routes in the Netherlands and the north of Germany and try to avoid driving and parking in bigger cities.



Otto

[cmpski]

Otto,
Your car's stance looks great. Maybe we have taller speed bumps in Colorado. Also my drive way is only 10 to 12 feet long and rises over 3 feet. Any lower than 25 inches front and 24.5 rear my tow hook and exhaust headers scrape.
Chris

Thanks Chris.
In your situation in an environment with a lot of speed bumps and a short drive way rising a few feet, I would do the same. But as I said, the Netherlands and the north of Germany are flat, flat, flat ...

I guess speed bumps are more or less standard world wide, because of car production standards. I had a Porsche 968 as a daily driver to visit my clients during the nineties. A standard factory spec car and I also had problems with speed bumps and drive ways in and around the bigger Dutch and German cities.

Otto

[Jaems]

I have never had any problems with speed bumps. However, I grow up in a era when cars were dumped all away around or just in the front. So I learned how to drive them that way. Driving them hot rods and how they could corner that way is what turned me on to sport cars.

I posted this picture of a friends SC that is lowered below the 24" height on another thread. He also has about a 12' rise in about 15-20' driveway. He doesn't scrap, because he drives up it at a angle. Those are tricks we learned when we were kids. Of course the 912 was not designed have a trailer hitch or to pull a trailer.

The first picture is of my friends lowered SC and the second is of my 912 at Euro height. It also has a factory rear and front stabilizing bars. Which would make it a little lower in the rear. The last picture was taken from the height of the driveway to the street of my friends home.

[Sweet68912]

Thanks much gentlemen for the feedback & ideas...likely check out that PCA article James you recommended that has the specs...Craig

[912s]

Hello all,

One thing not mentioned here is what tires/wheels you're running. I've set my '67 at 24.75" out back and 25.25" up front after installing these tires/wheels. The tires are 205/60-15 Continentals mounted on 15x5.5 Ansen Sprint wheels.

Any lower and I get tire rub on hard cornering or big potholes.