Fishey

I really just wonder were people replace there's. I am just now doing it at 110,000 miles and havent pulled old ones but I can only imagine there not going to be to tight. (then again its a porsche we are dealing with! so I don't know)I purchased some koni yellows! so eather way it will be an improvment.

Jay W

225,000 miles and doing my front struts because all the fluid leaked out of the passenger side one and now it is practically locked solid. When I hit bumps its like there is no suspension and the whole car gets jarred. Got out and sat on the fender and the car didnt even push down! I am doing it before I hit a decent size pothole and put the strut through the hood. Corners like a dream on left hand turns though!

Fishey

Laugh, so 225,000 is alittle to far (noted)

Scootin159

how far should the front go down when a 140lb person sits on the fender (roughly)? I don't know that mine does much at all, and it is real rough on bumps. I always figured it was just a stiff suspension, but does that mean it's bad?

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by Scootin159:
<strong>how far should the front go down when a 140lb person sits on the fender (roughly)? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Roughly 1"... the front springs are rated at ~140 pounds-per-inch... it should take two 140# people to get it down another inch. Bouncing changes the effective weight.

However, this has little to do with suspension problems - the springs are relatively static when it comes to wear. Shocks/struts control the speed and reliability of bouncing. A very general rule of shock life is to gauge the amount of comfort the car sees over uneven pavement or even bumps. If it shakes violently or does not recover from bumps quickly, then there's cause for replacement. You can test for completely useless shocks by pressing on a corner of the car to check for bouncing... if the corner bounces more than once to return to normal state, then there's cause for replacement.

Good Luck!

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by Fishey:
<strong>I really just wonder were people replace there's.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">80-100k miles seems to be common among all makes (info gathered from SAE reports). Depends largely on use (e.g. highway, rural, city), quality from manufacturer (e.g. Kia shocks sucked so bad on the early Sportage that they're under class action), and climate (e.g. sand, salt)

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Sean

My 944 suspension needs some major TLC. It is the one mechanical element of the car that (apparently) did not receive any restoration.

My guess is that new shocks (at the very least) are needed. What are the best shocks available for a NA 1986 944? Are Koni yellows still available for the NA? How about OEM 030 equipment?

Fishey

good price on the koni yellow's are here at <a href="http://www.fast44.com" target="_blank">www.fast44.com</a>

Tom R.

thats the same price as paragon.

Tom R.

When I asked a similar question about shocks, Tom Pultz replied with something along the lines of when the car left the factory.

after driving with the konis (and i historicaly prefer bilsteins to konis, and was very happy with tokicos on my 86 rx7 gxl) i have to agree with Tom. The konis are just plain better than the boges. i would recommend new shocks over toys that make the car accellerate faster. twisties are what the 944 was made for, and are more fun to me.