It needs to be lower

[homesea]

I seem to be getting on top of all the little things that need fixing I thought I would treat myself by flicking through Rennlists photo post (notice a few of your cars).

But it's made me depressed, my car is too high. The car is an 86 turbo and just had new konis fitted all round on std springs. So its at std height but this sucks, so can anyone recommend lowering springs? I guess the rear will need adjusting on the torsion beams and shorter springs?

Also I had in the back of my head you could get adjustable spring platforms for the Koni shocks, but cant find them any place.

Please don't upset me more by posting photos of low 944.[][]

 

[Diver944]

Paragon in the US sell all sorts of spring/ shock kits for 944's

One that may be just up your street is to allow the fitting of adjustable spring perches to standard shocks:

http://www.paragon-products.com/Coil_Over_Kit_Front_p/944arhk-nr-xdo.htm

 

[John Sims]

ORIGINAL: homesea

...........Please don't upset me more by posting photos of low 944.[][]

As if we would [8|]

Beaky as as low as is (almost) practical on the road with -30mm springs.

The probability is your torsion bars will have sagged a bit over the years so may well be fine as they are.

 

[edh]

John - that's very cruel []

They do look much better with a little drop - I know mine had the tb's swapped & re-indexed.

 

[pauly]

ORIGINAL: Diver944

Paragon in the US sell all sorts of spring/ shock kits for 944's

One that may be just up your street is to allow the fitting of adjustable spring perches to standard shocks:

http://www.paragon-products.com/Coil_Over_Kit_Front_p/944arhk-nr-xdo.htm

Ground control in the States sells the same kit and more for less dosh, was going for their complete setup before the exchange rate went pear shaped.

 

[Neil Haughey]

ORIGINAL: edh

John - that's very cruel []

They do look much better with a little drop - I know mine had the tb's swapped & re-indexed.

Your car looks as low or lower then many race cars! Does is bottom out or scrape at all? I ask because during our build up I can set the ride height to what ever I want but was toying with keeping it similar to what it is now which is about 1" lower then stock. Your car looks like another 1" lower again.

 

[Suffolk944]

I certainly wouldn't do a thing like that either...

 

[edh]

ORIGINAL: Neil Haughey

ORIGINAL: edh

John - that's very cruel []



They do look much better with a little drop - I know mine had the tb's swapped & re-indexed.

Your car looks as low or lower then many race cars! Does is bottom out or scrape at all? I ask because during our build up I can set the ride height to what ever I want but was toying with keeping it similar to what it is now which is about 1" lower then stock. Your car looks like another 1" lower again.

Well I am very careful on speed bumps [] and I had a bit of a job getting the car on the ramps for an alignment this week, but I don't usually have a problem. I did hit the rear n/s jacking point a couple of years back & had to get that replaced - luckily that just bolts in. The lowest parts of the car are the 968 brake duct scoops, and although the lower edges are a bit chewed, they have stayed intact so far.

The car was set up by the PO who sprinted it - it's running 968 lower arms, and I hope the ball joints are still standing up []

 

[Hilux]

Me neither, guess which one was mine.

 

[Diver944]

ORIGINAL: homesea

Please don't upset me more by posting photos of low 944.[][]

Just about the lowest I have seen was Fens:

 

[sawood12]

Mine is the same as Paul Hilux's and i've had no problems as such but I do need to be concious of it at all times and go very slowly over speed bumps and navigate my way around potholed car parks. Unfortunately for a car used on the road it is a bit too low I think and an accident waiting to happen - e.g. if you came up to some debris in the middle of the lane on a motorway where you had no option to take evasive action so had to drive over it (has happened to me a few times over the years) you'd certainly be at alot more risk of sustaining very expensive damage to the underside of the car. I have also had problems at MOT time getting the car onto the ramp and the mechanic having clearance when using his sliding hydraulic jack on the ram. I'm going to raise mine 20mm or so. However dynamically it is a dramatic difference to stock ride height.

But I agree - all 944's at stock ride hieght look like Porsches version of a '944 Allroad' and would all benefit from being dropped 10mm or so.

 

[homesea]

Cheers for the links, thats just what I need. []

I am used to low cars, one of my other cars a Merc is only about 5cm off the road ats its lowest point (the sump).

I found a photo of my old Lux.

Lets off road!

 

[Pastry]

thought this was a broken suspension thread from all those photos. GL with the speed bumps and potholes []

 

[944 man]

A flat floor made out of HDPE will provide a good degree of protection, from curbs as well as speed bumps and could be an engine saver at Aremberg.....

 

[A.Wang]

I'd join in, but I haven't had the chance to take photos of my S2 since getting it back from EMC just yet. Not entirely fair though, as it's set up as a track toy and not exactly comfortable on the road! []

 

[Big Dave]

ORIGINAL: Diver944

ORIGINAL: homesea

Please don't upset me more by posting photos of low 944.[][]

Just about the lowest I have seen was Fens:

I think Fens car looks low, because hes fitted a set of 968 side skirts + they look lower set than normal...
His car wasnt any lower than my S2 was...[Hunts for some pics]....[8|]

 

[zcacogp]

Tom,

My S2 is the same suspension set-up as yours (stock springs, koni inserts), and I always think that mine rides quite high as well.

While I am sure that lower would be much more pleasing, mine is a daily driver and I need to take speedbumps and potholes gently enough as it is. Any lower and I would quite possibly have real problems.

I only notice that it looks high when I compare it (side-by-side) with other 944's, so the answer to your problem is simply to keep clear of other 944's!


Oli.

 

[PJS917]

It would be interesting to have some measurements as well as pictures to get an idea of what ride height people are running. I am in the process of actually raising my ride height a little as it was a little to low for the suspension to be working properly.

 

[appletonn]

OK, I'll go first..

Measured from the ground through the centre of each wheel to the lip of each wheel arch:

Front 62.5cm
Rear 63cm

For my dual purpose needs, wouldn't want to go any lower.

 

[944 man]

ORIGINAL: zcacogp

Tom,

My S2 is the same suspension set-up as yours (stock springs, koni inserts), and I always think that mine rides quite high as well.

While I am sure that lower would be much more pleasing, mine is a daily driver and I need to take speedbumps and potholes gently enough as it is. Any lower and I would quite possibly have real problems.

I only notice that it looks high when I compare it (side-by-side) with other 944's, so the answer to your problem is simply to keep clear of other 944's!


Oli.

They all need to go down at the back! The sill should be level; but Porsche had to jack the rears in order to meet federal bumper height requirements. This means that all 924-derived cars arent running as they were originally intended to...