Suspension Help: Bilstein HDs + H&R springs + RS rear sway bar
06-29-2010, 12:21 PM
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Burning Brakes
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Suspension Help: Bilstein HDs + H&R springs + RS rear sway bar
Hi, I posted this in the 993 forum but didn't receive as many responses as hoped, so I am reposting here and in the Performance Mods forum, hoping to reach the right audience. TIA
What I have:
* Bilstein HDs (US version - not Gert's version with the extra threads)
* H&R lowering springs
* RS rear sway bar (installed "correctly" - i.e. under the toe links not above them)
* RS drop links
* ride height set a smidgeon above RS ride height
What I CANNOT do:
* set the sway bar to the stiffest setting. Even with the adjustable drop link mount on the Bilsteins set as low as it will go (sandwiched, of course between 2 lockrings), the RS drop links don't seem to be long enough to go to the innermost (i.e. stiffest) holes in the RS swaybars.
* with the car on the ground and the suspension loaded it LOOKS like there might just enough clearance for it to work, but as soon as there is any suspension droop, like when jacking the rear up, the clearance disappears. Apart from making it difficult to perform the adjustment, this lack of clearance is also alarming if the suspension travels through its normal range of motion. It would appear that the toe link would be pressing downward against the drop link if the suspension drooped.
My question
* does anyone have the same suspension setup and if so, have you been able to set the rear swaybar to full stiff?
* have you switched to other drop links? If so, which ones?
TIA
What I have:
* Bilstein HDs (US version - not Gert's version with the extra threads)
* H&R lowering springs
* RS rear sway bar (installed "correctly" - i.e. under the toe links not above them)
* RS drop links
* ride height set a smidgeon above RS ride height
What I CANNOT do:
* set the sway bar to the stiffest setting. Even with the adjustable drop link mount on the Bilsteins set as low as it will go (sandwiched, of course between 2 lockrings), the RS drop links don't seem to be long enough to go to the innermost (i.e. stiffest) holes in the RS swaybars.
* with the car on the ground and the suspension loaded it LOOKS like there might just enough clearance for it to work, but as soon as there is any suspension droop, like when jacking the rear up, the clearance disappears. Apart from making it difficult to perform the adjustment, this lack of clearance is also alarming if the suspension travels through its normal range of motion. It would appear that the toe link would be pressing downward against the drop link if the suspension drooped.
My question
* does anyone have the same suspension setup and if so, have you been able to set the rear swaybar to full stiff?
* have you switched to other drop links? If so, which ones?
TIA
