Early 944-- Ideas for raising front ride height.
03-14-2019, 07:24 PM
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Early 944-- Ideas for raising front ride height.
The question first!
So what's the most cost-effective way to go about lifting the front end for a little more ground clearance? Much has been written about the pivot bolt to lower the rear trailing arm thereby raising the car) but what are my options for lifting the front end to match? Can I use spring spacers?
Right now I have a set 3-position Koni Yellow shocks in the back, and OEM-style KYB struts up front. Thanks!
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Backstory: So I have a dog-eared 1984 944 NA. Generously I'd call it a 6/10 for looks, which is to say it needs a bit of body work. Also, the interior was pretty disgusting and moldy, so I stripped out the carpet and padding. I initially just kinda freshened it up a little bit for some autocross and HPDE, but very quickly the engine went pop, and it's been sitting for 4 years in my garage.
Now that I'm finally getting around to putting a replacement engine in, and inspired by safari and rally-style style 911's, I'm giving in to the silly impulse to dress it up a bit, and hopefully do some rallycross events in the coming year.
So what's the most cost-effective way to go about lifting the front end for a little more ground clearance? Much has been written about the pivot bolt to lower the rear trailing arm thereby raising the car) but what are my options for lifting the front end to match? Can I use spring spacers?
Right now I have a set 3-position Koni Yellow shocks in the back, and OEM-style KYB struts up front. Thanks!
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Backstory: So I have a dog-eared 1984 944 NA. Generously I'd call it a 6/10 for looks, which is to say it needs a bit of body work. Also, the interior was pretty disgusting and moldy, so I stripped out the carpet and padding. I initially just kinda freshened it up a little bit for some autocross and HPDE, but very quickly the engine went pop, and it's been sitting for 4 years in my garage.
Now that I'm finally getting around to putting a replacement engine in, and inspired by safari and rally-style style 911's, I'm giving in to the silly impulse to dress it up a bit, and hopefully do some rallycross events in the coming year.
03-16-2019, 10:34 AM
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I’d suggest spring spacers/shims added between perch and spring or use a system like this:
https://www.paragon-products.com/kb_results.asp?ID=16
which essentially is an adjustable spacer:
[img]blob:https://rennlist.com/2aa2fc09-7674-4ae0-8c65-34ceb9e78f1a[/img]
https://www.paragon-products.com/kb_results.asp?ID=16
which essentially is an adjustable spacer:
[img]blob:https://rennlist.com/2aa2fc09-7674-4ae0-8c65-34ceb9e78f1a[/img]
03-17-2019, 08:00 AM
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Drifting
Check some of user name Noah 's posts ... he's done all kinds of unconventional things to his 944's , i believe one
had something to do with some sort of rally car !
had something to do with some sort of rally car !
