About to dive into a suspension job...
10-22-2008, 01:06 PM
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Burning Brakes
Some sort of impact drill seems to be a common suggestion for suspension work, as the old hardware can be a pain to remove. Replacing as many old bushings as you can is also a good idea. I took a look at the sway bar bushings on the S2 I bought a month ago, and a couple of them are in pretty bad shape.
10-22-2008, 08:05 PM
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+1 on the impact gun. I picked one up when I was doing my torsion bars. Made putting everything back together and taking it apart about x1000 faster. You will need to drop the rear susp. probably 2-3 times to get the ride height set right but once you drop/raise it once its really not that hard to do again. (45 min)
I suggest 2-3 jacks for raising the whole assembly back up into place if you go that route and drop the whole thing. You will probably need to disconnect the rear brake lines when you do it this way so have some available. Oh and as long as you are in there you might as well check all of the bearings/mounts/bushings back there and replace/upgrade as necessary. I didn't do this b/c I had already spent 2k and I regret it now after getting a $300 alignment.
I suggest 2-3 jacks for raising the whole assembly back up into place if you go that route and drop the whole thing. You will probably need to disconnect the rear brake lines when you do it this way so have some available. Oh and as long as you are in there you might as well check all of the bearings/mounts/bushings back there and replace/upgrade as necessary. I didn't do this b/c I had already spent 2k and I regret it now after getting a $300 alignment.
10-23-2008, 07:29 PM
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Mark
10-23-2008, 09:58 PM
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I went above and beyond... I lightened your car... 
Oh and just so you know your car came to me at 25 1/4 inch to the wheel arch, and is now sitting at exactly 24 inches... tire is slightly tucked into the wheel well... Just barely... Just need to knock out the alignment tomorrow...Mark
01-20-2009, 12:19 PM
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Do you still have this? If so, I'd also appreciate a copy emailed to conan at maxerboy dot net. I'm very interested in doing this since my 944 isn't a street car anymore. I need to reindex the rear ride height and I'll do anything that speeds the process up.
01-20-2009, 01:21 PM
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Likewise, I would be interested in getting a email of it to mzman888 [at] yahoo [dot] com
04-03-2009, 02:21 PM
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Also, does anyone have the specs on the stock T-bars? I need to know the mm for the Clarkes Garage Equation.
Also, whats the purpose of Indexing? What does this do? Arent we finished after the ride-height is set?
Also, whats the purpose of Indexing? What does this do? Arent we finished after the ride-height is set?