Im so pissed at myself - need suspension advice
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If the usual LA sources can not help for used parts, you may try Parts Heaven up in Hayward (San Francisco area), I sourced one of the arms for a friend not to long ago. Price was reasonable when compared to new, and I would agree the bushings are designed to last a very long time.
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Here is a outline on which control arm does what. Which one did you bend?(sorry I dont have my PET installed on my computer here at work)
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The forward arm of #24. Exactly where the "24" callout is pointing. Chris Im disappointed that the PET is not installed at work - how can you possibly function?
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Sorry to hear about your mishap, tj. Sounds like something I would have done.
Interesting info on the '95 993 suspension. My track car has the stock rear parts and no squirreliness in the rear, but I do have a late model build '95.
Interesting info on the '95 993 suspension. My track car has the stock rear parts and no squirreliness in the rear, but I do have a late model build '95.
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Originally Posted by Mark in Baltimore
Interesting info on the '95 993 suspension. My track car has the stock rear parts and no squirreliness in the rear, but I do have a late model build '95.
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Originally Posted by tj90
Chris Im disappointed that the PET is not installed at work - how can you possibly function?
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"My track car has the stock rear parts and no squirreliness in the rear,"
You must not be driving it fast enough then...
In all seriousness though, I have experienced this personally and the updated parts cured the problem.
You must not be driving it fast enough then...
In all seriousness though, I have experienced this personally and the updated parts cured the problem.
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Does the 95/96 suspension difference also apply to turbo's? I've got a German model 1995 turbo (supposedly a 1996 Model year). How do you tell which suspension you have?
Thanks for the help
Thanks for the help
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Originally Posted by Geoffrey
"My track car has the stock rear parts and no squirreliness in the rear,"
You must not be driving it fast enough then...
In all seriousness though, I have experienced this personally and the updated parts cured the problem.
You must not be driving it fast enough then...
In all seriousness though, I have experienced this personally and the updated parts cured the problem.
After over four years of tracking this car, the only squirreliness I have felt was when I spent a year fine-tuning my Motons, chasing after a horrid power-on, exit oversteer. The car wasn't jumpy but was set-up with too much brittleness and rear bar.
Do you think my late model build has something to do with it?
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That sucks.
I just got a new Audiovox D1020 10.2 DVD portable, MP3, TV all in one for the SUV yesterday and put a 1.5 scratch in the screen dead center within 10 minutes. End of the world, no but just spent $300 on it and scratch the fing screen.
I blame my stupidity and eager to get things done without paying attention.
What caused me to do this?
I just got a new Audiovox D1020 10.2 DVD portable, MP3, TV all in one for the SUV yesterday and put a 1.5 scratch in the screen dead center within 10 minutes. End of the world, no but just spent $300 on it and scratch the fing screen.
I blame my stupidity and eager to get things done without paying attention.
What caused me to do this?
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"Never driven a car so stable! It was RARE that the rear would step-out on me --"
The issue is not whether or not you can slide the rear end of the car. It is a stability issue because the rear suspension is "steering" the rear of the car as it moves and changes over a bumpy or uneven surface, whether or not you can identify it is another issue.
The issue is not whether or not you can slide the rear end of the car. It is a stability issue because the rear suspension is "steering" the rear of the car as it moves and changes over a bumpy or uneven surface, whether or not you can identify it is another issue.
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Originally Posted by Geoffrey
"Never driven a car so stable! It was RARE that the rear would step-out on me --"
The issue is not whether or not you can slide the rear end of the car. It is a stability issue because the rear suspension is "steering" the rear of the car as it moves and changes over a bumpy or uneven surface, whether or not you can identify it is another issue.
The issue is not whether or not you can slide the rear end of the car. It is a stability issue because the rear suspension is "steering" the rear of the car as it moves and changes over a bumpy or uneven surface, whether or not you can identify it is another issue.
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Originally Posted by Geoffrey
The issue is not whether or not you can slide the rear end of the car. It is a stability issue because the rear suspension is "steering" the rear of the car as it moves and changes over a bumpy or uneven surface, whether or not you can identify it is another issue.
Certainly both premises are possible, but the other plausibility is that no instability exists at all.
Chris, why don't you get one of your Champ car buddies to drive your car and see how it feels? Naaaah, they all suck since they're not in F1 and lack the ability to really test it properly, right?
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Originally Posted by Mark in Baltimore
Chris, why don't you get one of your Champ car buddies to drive your car and see how it feels?