alright this **** is getting serious now. i went to a shop to get all of these damn problems taken care of, and im pricing out all of the neccesary hadware to get the job done. ive got everything done cept the friggin sway bar bushings. i have a leak in the steering rack so my bushings are most likely coated in atf. i went to pelican, and it gives me 5 sizes of bushings. anywhere from 20mm to 26.8mm and these are the inside bushings so my question is what size is my front sway bar. i tried doing a forum search but my computer is being stuipid. and this part is going on a 1986 944 n/a. oh and anyone know where i could get a cheaper belt tensioner for this car pelican has one for 227$
please and thank you btw

 

depends on what suspension options you have on your car, for example, if you have option code M456 - FRONT SWAY BAR 23.5 MM / REAR 14 MM - FRONT/REAR SPORT SHOCKS...

to be sure, take a pair of calipers to it, or get the part number off your sway bar, i believe it is near the bends, couldnt tell you for sure if it is on driver side or passenger side though

 

Isn't the belt tensioner for your car just a bearing on an eccentric? I could see the S2 ones being $227 as its 2 cast peices both machined, with hardware, spring and a little shock. What did the guys at Pelican tell you when you called them?

 

i didnt call them but i perhaps i will

 

Talk to 44andmoreparts.com for the rack leak issue and....well more
He also can help you with the belt tension issue/ tool.

 

Your current bushings have a part number on them. The part number is on the outer edge of the bushing so it's pretty easy to see once the bushing is clean. Clean one enough to get the part number and call it in to 944online.com. They'll then be able to tell you the correct bushings to order. While you're at it you may want to inspect the end links and replace those as well. Hope this helped.

 

the minute i get done with this damn car im gonna burn the **** outa the tires. im tryin to get all of this b.s. done b4 my surgery hits and tryin to order parts, and all the other shyte is making me freaking nuts

 

Uh, thats going to break more stuff (like a trans-axle. yay!), and you'll be even more upset then Hope it goes well though!

 

nah i aint that dumb and she doesnt like to turn the tires anyways, cant even drift.

 

The point of the 944 is to stay in control, so it's hard to burn out and drift. Of course, in the hands of a complete novice and bufoon like myself I can still manage to crash one a couple times...

The stock front sway bar for the '86 NA is 20mm. If you have option M030, then your car could either have the solid 21.5mm bar or the hollow 23mm. Check your option sticker. If you do have M030, then a) be happy, and b) measure your bar manually to see if you have the solid or the hollow version.

You can either use a caliper, or if you're poor like me and have to make tools out of nothing, you can try this MacGyver method. Wrap a string or whatever around the sway bar so that you measure the length around it in millimeters (circumference). Then divide by 3.14 and you have the diameter (21.5 or 23).

 

The first step of salvation is penince for you stupidity.

jk

 

ill have to do that one a these days, or something

 

Couldn't you just try to fit an open-end metric wrench on the bar? The sway bar is measured in diameter, I would think it would work. It wouldn't take fractions of a mm, but I tried it. Can't beat the price, too.

I love using my math, but simplicity trumps all. Which is why I own a 944 in the first place.

 

That's a great idea Joel - didn't think of that.

Touche, and I'd have to agree!