My 78' is to high in front. Want to lower it. Will just new springs do the job - if yes what springs. The current ones are original. I think I've read something about cutting one "ring" of the spring, but find it a little or.....

 

High?? Time works to lower it. My '85 had stock boges which were adjustable, at the top of shock I still couldn't get it up to spec. People have found that spec is the way it was designed to ride and handle and they recommend against lowering the car. Some still do, but you'll have to check alignment or your tires will suffer, at least the is what I've read here. I put new springs and Bilsteins on b/c I had less than 160 mm clearance. YMMV.

 

Check with Rixter. His 78 is high in the front. He mentioned using CS springs.

 

Just cut them it will lower and stiffen increase spring rate both good things in my opinion...

 

many of the 78s sit HIGH, they don't have adjustable perches... couple possibilites to lower it
do as Jim said and cut them, course you have to be VERY careful or the car may end up lopsided
after speaking to everyone I could think of regarding this issue, I came to the conclusion that CS setup is the easiest solution, call DR and discuss it with him, they offer a good price on the CS package
I will be going with this during the reassembly of the 77

on a side note: the 77 is officially off the road as of yesterday for COMPLETE disassembly of the body for paint, suspension and final interior touches.. she won't be seen in public until next SITM (I hope)

 

the 78-79 ALL were higher than even the 1980 which also did not have adjustable height front lower spring perches.

 

cut'em, its an easy solution, and works well!

one loop of the spring off the bottome should do it. you can use a couple of clamps on the upper rings to compress the springs so the cut, isnt violent when you cut through.

MK

 

Any specific reason the 78-79 sit's higher or.. ? Cut'em seems brutal but I'll give it a try on monday when it's in the shop.

 

Only Porsche knows WHY the 78- 79 was higher...

 

I'd have Jim at 928INTL send me the S-type upper spring seat and the kit with the threaded "thingy" to make the lower seat adjustable. Top it off with the Eibach springs and you're good to go......the "right way." Cutting springs seems to me just a cheap alternative. The springs were manufactured with a certain # of coils with a specific ride quality in mind I'd guess. I know the Eibachs were designed with performance and a lowered ride height in mind. Of course with the cost of keeping these cars running right nobody here would blame you if you went the less expensive route of cutting the springs!

 

p.s. Mine's an '80 and has 18's on it. Its from a bit of a distance, but here's a shot of mine at the lowest possible ride height setting.....and it sits evenly since there wasn't any possibility of cutting the springs unevenly.

 

Yes on my own very brown 1980 I use Eibach springs and adjustable perches for several reasons. Cutting the spring is a bit of rodent engineering (Mickey Mouse) but is quick (done on the car) and cheap.

 

Not to hijack, but hey Jim, speaking of Mickey Mouse, regarding out converstion the other day: I looked at the lifters at the shop and saw they were in fact pretty bad. I decided to have all the lifters on the side that was opened up replaced since the shop owner didn't want to only do some of them and put other old ones back in (wants to keep his reputation and I want to keep some of my hard earned money!) If I'm lucky.......real lucky.......the bad lifters making the majority of the noise will have been on the side being fixed. If not.....well then......I'm screwed!