Other cars with same front struts?

[peter carroll]

Does anyone know if other cars share the same front struts as a 914? Low budget junkyard dog. (Pete) Thanks

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

VW 411 and 412. Good luck in finding those in junkyards... Make sure you get the ones with the same sort of ball-joint retaining method as your current ones--the later ones use a wedge pin, the earlier ones a straight pin or bolt.

The 911 struts do bolt in, but you have to go with the 911 brakes and the five-lug wheels in the front. Five-lug front and four-lug rear looks really cheesy....

--DD

[michel richard]

Are you sure Dave ? would'nt a 914 front hub, with the 4 bolt pattern fit onto a 911 front strut ?

Michel Richard

[mike mueller]

Are you sure Dave ? would'nt a 914 front hub, with the 4 bolt pattern fit onto a 911 front strut ?

nope, different size wheel bearings..the 911 strut uses bigger bearings than the 914 hubs

[mike95125]

what about 944 stuff?

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

Nope. The struts are, I believe, not interchangeable with 911 or 914.

--DD

[AZ914]

Pete,

I have some front struts/dischubs/calipers collecting dust in my garage. If you are shopping for some... send me a note.

[Will98D]

If you want to refresh yours for less $$, Gabriel makes gas cartidges for the 914... mine are awaiting installation.

[mike95125]

I fished some gabriels out of a 911, they were leaking bad, but they looked like they fit. I wish I knew how they performed before they suffered shuch a horrible death. I use KB. Cheap and good enough.

[peter carroll]

I read on this site once that the Gabriels are real bad.

[kmhemi]

I bought KYB's from Pelican for mine. EASY to change.