Best way to lower a 944
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Best way to lower a 944
Hi rennlist,
I have a 1984 Porsche 944 Base I picked up recently, I a interested in lowering it. I currently run 15in wheels with 215/60R15 tires. I have heard weltmeister 200lb springs but I cant seem to find any in stock. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Looking to lower both front and back around an inch or just front, if cheaper, not looking to spend too much.
-- 944.ct
I have a 1984 Porsche 944 Base I picked up recently, I a interested in lowering it. I currently run 15in wheels with 215/60R15 tires. I have heard weltmeister 200lb springs but I cant seem to find any in stock. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Looking to lower both front and back around an inch or just front, if cheaper, not looking to spend too much.
-- 944.ct
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From: Central MD & Southern WI - 89 S2 Megasquirt
It really depends on your budget.
-lowest budget would be lowering springs and re-indexing the rear torsion bars using the stock bars.
-up from there would be coilovers on the front with re-indexing the rears and adding a thicker torsion bar (if you go stiffer front springs you should also stiffen the rear torsion)
In terms of rear coil overs there are two main schools: torsion bar delete and keeping the torsion bars and adding coil overs in parallel to the torsions
-its extremely important that if you do a torsion bar delete that you have the CORRECT coil over system with the needed structural reinforcements built into them. This would include upgraded/reinforced lower strut bolts (see: Racers edge) and spherical bushings on the shock itself. These mods are extremely important for safety. The two systems I have seen that include these reinforcements are the Koni Cup Kit from Paragon (google paragon products) and the kit from Ground Control.
-if you want to run coilovers in parallel to the torsions, you will still need to reindex the torsions but youll gain a bit of height adjustability without having to constantly re-index the torsions everytime.
Conclusion: to me the best bang for the buck is to get front coilovers and run a thicker torsion bar in the back. Reindex the torsion bar to get the height you want and pair the thickness with an appropriate front coil over spring. Paragon has a nice front coilover and torsion bar package.
There is also an option to adjust the rear spring plates, but there is not much adjustment there (maybe 1/2 inch?) and that wont allow you to adjust the fronts in this manner.
Lots of info if you search the forums on pros/cons of rear torsion delete if you go the rear coilover route.
-lowest budget would be lowering springs and re-indexing the rear torsion bars using the stock bars.
-up from there would be coilovers on the front with re-indexing the rears and adding a thicker torsion bar (if you go stiffer front springs you should also stiffen the rear torsion)
In terms of rear coil overs there are two main schools: torsion bar delete and keeping the torsion bars and adding coil overs in parallel to the torsions
-its extremely important that if you do a torsion bar delete that you have the CORRECT coil over system with the needed structural reinforcements built into them. This would include upgraded/reinforced lower strut bolts (see: Racers edge) and spherical bushings on the shock itself. These mods are extremely important for safety. The two systems I have seen that include these reinforcements are the Koni Cup Kit from Paragon (google paragon products) and the kit from Ground Control.
-if you want to run coilovers in parallel to the torsions, you will still need to reindex the torsions but youll gain a bit of height adjustability without having to constantly re-index the torsions everytime.
Conclusion: to me the best bang for the buck is to get front coilovers and run a thicker torsion bar in the back. Reindex the torsion bar to get the height you want and pair the thickness with an appropriate front coil over spring. Paragon has a nice front coilover and torsion bar package.
There is also an option to adjust the rear spring plates, but there is not much adjustment there (maybe 1/2 inch?) and that wont allow you to adjust the fronts in this manner.
Lots of info if you search the forums on pros/cons of rear torsion delete if you go the rear coilover route.
Last edited by walfreyydo; Jun 30, 2022 at 03:53 PM.
