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09-27-2006, 12:22 AM
#46
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Originally Posted by Crunky
What about torsion bars? Lemme tell you that in the thirties T-bars were pretty technologically advacned, they allowed for the most light weight suspension the world has seen. And quite frankly, I think that its amazing that the same general set-up has lasted for 60+ years. 
09-27-2006, 12:47 AM
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Originally Posted by sh944
Gawd, that was way overdue! Thanks, tifo!
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Originally Posted by 944 Fanatic
Ahhh, You must have meant "immaculate" - And it certainly is!
09-27-2006, 01:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Porschefile
They were out-dated in the 80's, period. The typical coil spring/coil over setup is much more simplistic, lighter, and is an overall technically superior setup than TB's. TB's work just fine, though just because Porsche used it doesn't mean it's the best. Porsche, in the past at least, seems to raid the left-over parts bins, design a component/car using these pieces and then stick with it a little too long. I'm sure financial concerns were one of the reasons. Case and point, while the rest of the world's sports cars moved out of the stoneage in the early 90's, Porsche was still using MECHANICAL FUEL INJECTION on the 911 Turbo up to '94? WTF?! Oh, it worked just fine and amazingly they managed to still keep it competitive but that's pretty ridiculous IMO. Even the 3.2 Carrera and 964 had EFI.
Despite of other advances, I still think that its amazing that this archaic setup was used so effectively. Like I said:
Originally Posted by Crunky
...in the thirties T-bars were...
