Pelican Parts Forums

Pelican Parts Forums (http://forums.pelicanparts.com/)
-   Porsche 924/944/968 Technical Forum (http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-924-944-968-technical-forum/)
-   -   Mixing Late offset front with early offset rear? (http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-924-944-968-technical-forum/442229-mixing-late-offset-front-early-offset-rear.html)

very~worn~944 11-19-2008 10:52 PM

Mixing Late offset front with early offset rear?
 
Hey guys...I am looking to swap the late offset front suspension off a donor onto my 86 turbo, but don't want to swap the rear right away unless I have to. My question is have people tryed mixing offsets if you use proper backspacing of wheels and spacers to keep original track width? Is having the different suspension geometry going to create an unpridictable transfer of weight in the turns? Lemme know what you've found! thanks

Zero10 11-20-2008 09:16 AM

If you use wheels which match the suspension (i.e. early offset on the back, late offset on the front) you should be perfectly fine. When Porsche adjusted the spindles they compensated for it by changing the wheel offset. The end result should be that the suspension geometry is the same. I am sure the individual weight loading of components in the suspension has changed, but the geometry of it and the handling of the car should not be affected.

Don't forget you need late-offset tie rod arms for the steering rack (its the inners that are different). If you miss this step you will have a horrible toe-in problem.


Also, it is not a matter of "backspacing", you need the proper offset wheels. Late cars have a 52.3mm offset, this is MORE than the early offset, so the spindle sits further into the wheel. No way to fix this with spacers.


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 12:48 PM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0
Copyright 2025 Pelican Parts, LLC - Posts may be archived for display on the Pelican Parts Website


DTO Garage Plus vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.