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| DickSteinkamp |
 May 25 2018, 09:03 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 500 Joined: 27-February 17 From: Bellingham, WA Member No.: 20,876 Region Association: None  |
I know..."If it's too low...I'm too old". But maybe not in this case.
1976 with a SBC conversion using Renegade and Kennedy parts. Stock rear springs. I'd like it to sit 1 1/2" higher in the rear (I don't want the front any lower). What's the solution? New stock rear springs? 914-6 rear springs? Some after market springs? Adjustable spring plates? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/farm2.staticflickr.com-20876-1527303802.1.jpg) Thanks! |
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| barefoot |
May 26 2018, 04:32 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,326 Joined: 19-March 13 From: Charleston SC Member No.: 15,673 Region Association: South East States 
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El-cheapo mod is to use some short pipe couplers placed over the top spring mount.
(That's how mine was configured when i got it) |
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| bdstone914 |
May 26 2018, 08:31 AM
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bdstone914 Group: Members Posts: 4,696 Joined: 8-November 03 From: Riverside CA Member No.: 1,319 |
QUOTE(barefoot @ May 26 2018, 03:32 AM)  El-cheapo mod is to use some short pipe couplers placed over the top spring mount. (That's how mine was configured when i got it) I can see how that could work on the bottom perch as long as they are not Boge shocks. They are special and locate the lower perches on three nubs. Putting it on top spring mount will compress the spring. Adding it to the bottom will also compress the spring too. Better to get adjustable perch shocks that others suggested. |
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DickSteinkamp Rear too low - V8 conversion May 25 2018, 09:03 PM
mepstein Probably 180lb springs. Place a WTB in the classif... May 25 2018, 09:09 PM toolguy Bilstein shocks for height adjustment and 180-200 ... May 25 2018, 09:47 PM Steve Buy a set of Rebel Racing adjustable coil overs. ... May 25 2018, 10:00 PM
JRust Second the 180lb springs. Coil overs are great as ... May 26 2018, 11:57 AM My 914 :agree:
If you go to all the trouble, it will be... May 26 2018, 12:27 PM Chris914n6 Stock springs are 100lbs and no good for the weigh... May 26 2018, 02:45 PM DickSteinkamp Thanks for the help!
I totally agree that an ... May 26 2018, 06:05 PM My 914 It sure looks a lot better than when you started b... May 26 2018, 06:43 PM
Andyrew Rennegade hybrids sells the springs that go on the... May 27 2018, 04:14 PM |
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