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Old 05-10-2007, 11:36 AM
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I am in the process of upgrading the suspension on my 87 Carrera. I recently bought the car for the occasional track event (D.E.) as well as autocross now and then. I just finished a major service including new clutch, valve adjustment, oil return tubes, rear main seal and much more. It runs great, doesn't leak a drop, however, before I can move forward I need to do something with the suspension.

Originally I was thinking bilstein sports as it has the oem bilstein tubes. I was hoping to add the inserts, then have the ride height set, corner balanced and aligned. I thought this would be a good set-up while at the same time keeping the cost in check. Now the shop is saying I may want to look at torsion bars, stabilizer bars and much more. My checkbook and my already very understanding wife (2 P-cars) are not too happy with some of the figures presented.

I am looking for some recommendations on how to set up the car to handle well on the track without going completely insane on the expense side.

Thanks in advance....
Old 05-10-2007, 12:56 PM
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I would post in the Racing section, since those guys are pretty knowledgeable. I would set a budget and not going over it.
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Might want to check out Steve Weiner-Rennsport Systems web site. He has a list for potential upgrades and to what level you want to take it. Once I've got the money to move forward with my suspension upgrades I'm going to give Steve a call. Of course he is a little more local more me - he is in Portland OR and I'm in Seattle WA.
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JRoss:

You might give me a shout sometime as I'd need a lot more information to offer specific recommendations,....

There are a lot of options and many can be done incrementally, if needed.
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Originally Posted by Steve Weiner-Rennsport Systems
JRoss:

You might give me a shout sometime as I'd need a lot more information to offer specific recommendations,....

There are a lot of options and many can be done incrementally, if needed.
Thanks Steve! I will try to give you a call either tomorrow or Monday.



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