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Hello Friends,

After extensive forum reading and Elephant Racing website research, I'm feeling just about ready to refurbish the suspension on my 1977 911S Targa. But, always good to consult experts when possible.

It has 207k miles of LA and Long Beach driving (think: potholes) on the clock and, according to the extremely extensive service history, has never had any suspension work. At all. The rear wheels are at 1.5 degrees of camber (ride height is pretty low, I think the torsion bars and shocks are giving up), and the front camber isn't much better; it also rides pretty hard.

So, I'm DIY'ing the redux with the parts list below:

Front:
Stock ball joints & hardware
Poly-Bronze control arm bearings
Camber plate bushings
Swaybar bushings
Turbo tie rods
Torsion bars (20mm)
Bump steer kit
New HD shocks

Rear:
Poly-bronze bearings
New HD shocks
new rear swaybar (18mm)
Torsion bars (26mm)
Rubber trailing arm bushings
Spring plate hardware
Swaybar bushings

I'm also getting Elephant Racing's split bushing removal tool and their trailing arm bushing installation tool.

Here are my big questions: are the spring plates a wear item that would need to be replaced, and how seriously should I consider doing a reinforcement plate on the rear torsion bar mounts? More info: the doors close normally no matter how I lift the car and it's a Targa, which leads me to think the body isn't beat to death.

Am I missing a "gotcha" part I'll need? Is there anything you did that made a big difference on your car I haven't listed? The plan is to keep this vehicle pretty close to stock: ideally after I finish this project, fix oil leaks, repaint it, and replace all the window trim the car will become my daily driver by next summer.