Spring plate bushings...Sway me
07-30-2021, 07:21 PM
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Spring plate bushings...Sway me
No pun intended!
So, I have a 931, and a 951.... and ONE set of PolyBronze spring plate bushings, so Im trying to decide where to put them, and thus where/what to put in the other..
The 931 is the tinker toy, messaround, backroads, race car-ish (even though I dont plan on either really seeing the track (much), Stripped interior, its already kinda noisy, but I expect it to have better handling and less weight than the 951.
The 951 is more civilized (but more power and bigger brakes and wheels/tires)
Im putting koni coilovers on all 4 on the 931, 300lbs F 450lb R (no torsion bars)
the 951 im going to try Dual rate 275-300 fr and 28mm rear torsions.
right now I have been driving/tinkering with the 931 and it is getting more attention right now, so thats kind of a factor, in fact the 931 will probably get more use 70/30. BUT the 931 is the "cheaper" car, Ill used ebay/DIY/make it work stuff on it, VS the 951 will get more original/Proper parts. (example 951= 966 hard back seats/ 931= Fiberglass Ebay race seats)
Im very cheap (got the Poly bronze for a smoking deal, never would have bought them other wise) so the other car will have to get either straight Poly or Delrin. (and what would you recommend?)
What would you do?
So, I have a 931, and a 951.... and ONE set of PolyBronze spring plate bushings, so Im trying to decide where to put them, and thus where/what to put in the other..
The 931 is the tinker toy, messaround, backroads, race car-ish (even though I dont plan on either really seeing the track (much), Stripped interior, its already kinda noisy, but I expect it to have better handling and less weight than the 951.
The 951 is more civilized (but more power and bigger brakes and wheels/tires)
Im putting koni coilovers on all 4 on the 931, 300lbs F 450lb R (no torsion bars)
the 951 im going to try Dual rate 275-300 fr and 28mm rear torsions.
right now I have been driving/tinkering with the 931 and it is getting more attention right now, so thats kind of a factor, in fact the 931 will probably get more use 70/30. BUT the 931 is the "cheaper" car, Ill used ebay/DIY/make it work stuff on it, VS the 951 will get more original/Proper parts. (example 951= 966 hard back seats/ 931= Fiberglass Ebay race seats)
Im very cheap (got the Poly bronze for a smoking deal, never would have bought them other wise) so the other car will have to get either straight Poly or Delrin. (and what would you recommend?)
What would you do?
07-31-2021, 04:09 PM
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My vote is for the 951.
Reason is the 931 makes much less power and isn't likely to push the suspension around under acceleration as much.
Plus, you'll probably drive the 951 a lot harder.
Reason is the 931 makes much less power and isn't likely to push the suspension around under acceleration as much.
Plus, you'll probably drive the 951 a lot harder.
08-01-2021, 05:41 PM
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actually this 931 makes as much as a stock 951, and will have the stiffer suspension, and Actually will drive it harder, will be more momentum driving through the corners. So I guess it depends on how much of a performance difference there is between the Poly-bronze and delrin? and if one or the other gives a 20% better performance, Ill put that in the 931.
08-02-2021, 01:48 PM
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If interested for one of your cars... I have a brand new set of spring plates (NLA from Porsche) with stock rubber bushings installed I purchased from a German supplier. I actually purchased them just for the spring plate parts, then decided they were too nice to rip apart to use with my Elephant Racing QuickChange spring plate splined hubs.