Van

I thought only the late cars had fender liners. What tires/wheels are you running?

Glad you had a good time!

doolittle

Van - You know, it wasn't liners the tires were making contact with, but the inner fender. I am running 16x7 et23 fuch replicas with 205/55-16 RE71-R tires up front.

Van

If you're going to stick with the 16" rims, I'd recommend the 205/45 tires. It's nearly 2" shorter, which lowers your CG, gives you a stiffer sidewall, reduces the rotating mass, more closely matches the original size, and probably won't rub under compression.

doolittle

Thanks for the tip!

Dan

doolittle

Van -

What size tire would you recommend for the rear (16x8) to go with that 205/45 front tire?

Dan

doolittle

Van -

Also, if I went with a shorter tire, wouldn't that lower the car as well? Combined with the already 1" lower stance from the Welt springs, wouldn't the control arm angle be getting too much off horizontal and place pressure on the ball joint?

Dan

Van

"Lowering" the car with tire size doesn't change the control arm angle.

For a street tire in a NA car, I'd go with a square tire setup (same size all around).

Jllewan

Need some advise on how I should adjust the following for regular everyday driving and 6 or so track days. I have the following upgrades:

rear Koni 8040 1035SPORT shocks
front Koni 8641-1414S Sport Struts

:944ARHK-NR-XDO Coil over kit
275 lbs front springs
968 front and rear sway bars

thank you!

Jllewan

Sway bars - 30mm front & 19mm 3-way adjustable rear.

doolittle

Assuming stock torsion bars (which tended to be soft regardless of year), I would start with 50% firm in the rear and 1.5 turns towards firm for the front. I may try what Van suggested earlier in the thread (full firm f/r) for my next track day and see how the car feels.

Dan

Jllewan

thanks