911vet

I want to lower to Euro ride heights. Or possibly a little lower.

I'm getting conflicting info as I research how to do it. Do I have to reset the T-bars to achieve that height? Or will the eccentric lowering bolt allow me to drop it enough?

87 Carrera w/ stock suspension except for new Bilstein HDs.

Thanks,
Shannon

rbuswell

I want to do the same thing and everything I've read so far (101, Bentley, Rennlist and PP threads) seems to indicate that the rear torsion bars have to be pulled and rotated/adjusted to get to the Euro height. I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that the factory had to install them at a different setting to meet the DOT requirement and the the eccentric bolts won't get you there. I'm sure some of our resident experts will chime in soon.

GothingNC

Does this thread help?

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showt...hreadid=136886

John

Peter Zimmermann

Shannon: I'm pretty sure this is the thread that you need...

https://rennlist.com/forums/showthre...11+by+der+mond

I'll be out of town for a couple of days, so if you post I probably won't answer until Sunday or Monday.

911vet

Thanks, Pete. You are as reliable as ever. As I understand it after talking to a local Porsche mechanic... it all depends on where my current eccentric and t-bars happen to be. It's going in to be aligned, so I'm gonna have him lower it too. We're setting it up with a little neg. camber and toe-in so it will be more friendly on the track... and of course less friendly on the new Goodyears going on next week

imcarthur

imho . . .

Lowering your car/re-indexing front & back is a job that every DIYer should try. It puts you into intimate contact with your car's suspension which is a very valuable lesson in how it all works.

It also gives you an opportunity to inspect your A-arm & springplate bushings. For most older cars, you will see that they are probably toast from 20+ years of driving & sitting. Then the fun really begins.

Ian

Peter Zimmermann

"toe-in" will not make your car track friendly - it will make it sluggish on turn-in. If you don't set toe to absolute zero (F & R), then give it about 1/32" toe out (per side) on the front. This will help with turn in, making it quicker and more positive, which let's you work harder on the rest of the stuff that the car's doing!

Your eccentrics are sure to be in their factory positions, if they've been moved you will be able to see it easily because of spring plate discoloration. Looking at your ride height I'm sure everything (T-bars, etc.) is untouched from original...

Finally, are you really, really, really sure that you want Goodyear tires?

OK, gotta get ready to get out of here, talk to you next week!