Best Suspension for $800?

[Mike_944]

Originally Posted by Gawernator

I think you'd be happiest with rubber and it's less expensive. In fact if you want I will sell you my bilstein HD shocks for cheap, they're about a year old. I was going to sell them anyways. Then you only need to buy struts

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[POPS 83 944]

Here is a good link a bought suspension

Suspension

[POPS 83 944]

Originally Posted by Chunkerz

They're $268 from Weltmeister, but I saw a thread where someone used VW torsion bars. They were about half the price of Weltmeister or Sway Away torsion bars and worked fine.

Here is the post a bought the VW torsion bars

944/VW Torsion bar interchangeability... - Rennlist Discussion Forums

[Gawernator]

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[Dimi 944]

If the car is street driven you can go with Weltmeister bushings BUT they will be destroyed if you track the car for prolonged time. If you want to go a step further, I'd recommend Delrin bushings at the spring plates, sway bars and front control arms. Delrin bushings are much more affordable comparing to the racing poly-bronze and all metal ones and they are much better than the urethane bushings too.

I have replaced most of the bushings on my car with Delrin and I am quite happy with no issues over 4 years of track only driving. Some of the bushings were made by my business partner. I plan to have the rest of my stock bushings made and replaced by Delrin ones as well.

Originally Posted by Mike_944

While I'm replacing the suspension I would like to take care of all the bushings and small parts that are worn.

What would these be and what are the best ones to buy?

[Gawernator]

You have a PM

[Makis]

I use coil over allrouond and lowered my S2 by about 35mm. I kept the rear torsion bars as is but reindexed them by one notch so maths calculation where kept minimal. One notch on one side drops the car by 2 inch and can be done easier as you don't have to remove the bars from the car. With 2 inch lowered at the rear, coilover can then be used to raise the car back a bit and still have it lowered and sitting on stiffer overall springs. I use 10.5 inch, 225lb spring at the front and 9inch 160lb springs at the rear and is fine for road use. I will need stiffer springs for competition use.
I would say going 250lb springs at the front without doing anything at the rear will be bad choice. Would go max to 175lb springs at front without altering the rear.