Newbie to Aircooled, Looking for suspension info Handling!

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Originally Posted by Mysticle31

That's uhh....different. I'm going to have to buy the SB just to take it apart now What's the deal with rear suspension then? How can I beef that up? Whats the deal with these 935 spring plates I read about? Is that prety much top of the line mod I can do? (with 944 trailing arms) What are the 944 spring plates? or 911 (never heard it meantioned thought of it for curiosity)?

The 944 rear suspension fits no nice because porsche used the beetle rear suspension in the 924 with little modification. It was then upgraded in the later 944s and 968s but it will all fit with a little work. The 911 set-up is too different to make it work and the 944 parts are so much cheaper. I'm not too knowledgable about the 935 set-up but I think it is a heim joint design so the suspension has more adjustability.

I beefed mine up with a käfer cup brace and some plate steel on the inside of my shock towers to make up for the metal removed to clear the 944 spring plates. Hope this is helping...