Order of operations: front suspension Options

[rjames]

Double post

[burton73]

I had to post this here as well.

Shown is the front end for Mark. Sonners 2170 RAT Blue car at PMB that was going to be my V8 car, but I changed directions on it. Sent it all to PMB to finish the car. 914-4 a-arms with new rubber bushings, 911 Carrera hubs, 911 Carrera steering rack, turbo tie rods and new bearings and ball joints. Eric set it up with his Alpha calipers on 3 inch.

It is as clean as any I have seen and Eric says it is going to stop big time.

Bob B Burton

[rjames]

I had to post this here as well.

Shown is the front end for Mark. Sonners 2170 RAT Blue car at PMB that was going to be my V8 car, but I changed directions on it. Sent it all to PMB to finish the car. 914-4 a-arms with new rubber bushings, 911 Carrera hubs, 911 Carrera steering rack, turbo tie rods and new bearings and ball joints. Eric set it up with his Alpha calipers on 3 inch.

It is as clean as any I have seen and Eric says it is going to stop big time.

Bob B Burton

That pic makes me want to drop everything. Seems like it would be easier to get at all the parts. Is that true, or from a leverage standpoint, is it easier to do some of the work I'm planning without removing the entire thing? Does the gas tank have to come out to get at what you need to drop it all?

How to do you know if the rack needs to be rebuilt?

[SirAndy]

That pic makes me want to drop everything. Seems like it would be easier to get at all the parts. Is that true, or from a leverage standpoint, is it easier to do some of the work I'm planning without removing the entire thing? Does the gas tank have to come out to drop it all?

Dropping the whole front end is easy and straight forward and makes working on things a *lot* easier.

There's only one problem, you will have to lift or remove the gas tank to get to the clamp that holds the steering rack coupler to the chassis.
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[rjames]

That pic makes me want to drop everything. Seems like it would be easier to get at all the parts. Is that true, or from a leverage standpoint, is it easier to do some of the work I'm planning without removing the entire thing? Does the gas tank have to come out to drop it all?

Dropping the whole front end is easy and straight forward and makes working on things a *lot* easier.

There's only one problem, you will have to lift or remove the gas tank to get to the clamp that holds the steering rack coupler to the chassis.
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ahh right. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) Well, I've done that before, I can do it again I suppose.

After looking at the above picture again, it looks like I could leave the struts and rotor and brake stuff in place but still drop the rack, A-arms and tie rods as a unit. No?