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October 12th 2006, 11:45
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Ok so what are the advantages of going to coil overs on the rear? Is this more for racing? Porsche kept using a torsion / shock combo on the 944s so it couldnt be all that bad. One would think that a combo of soft torsion bars and a coil over set up may yeild good results.
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October 12th 2006, 23:54
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Man am I a thread killer or what? LOL
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October 13th 2006, 12:12
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Coil overs are faster to make changes to than torsion bar set-ups. So, when racing... this is the easiest and fastest to deal with track side Pirate
 . 944's are the low budget Porsche IMO, since they used exsiting parts from the Audi and VW line (not to mention they are water cooled). Although there is nothing wrong with that for the street, or econo race classes. Once again this is just my opinion.
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October 13th 2006, 15:10
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Well your opinion makes sense. I am building a street/ show car so either straight torsion bars or a torsion bar/ coil over combo may work for my ride requirements. If my thinking is right if I use my original torsion bars then get a really soft coilover on the back I should get about what I want for springyness. Plus by adjusting the coil overs I could also soften or stiffen the ride. The ride heigth adjustment would still need to be done at the torsion bar though. Hmnmmmmm.
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October 16th 2006, 03:13
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The other thing to note is that unless you do replace the torsion bars you're looking at re-using 30 year old bars. Even the Porsches are now 15 odd years old at least. I don't think Porsche were really that bothered about their cars when they reach that age.
So that's a lot of wear they've got on them, and for the price of a proper coilover conversion suddenly you're into more predictable territory and to me it all made sense. I'm not building a racer but I want my car to handle right. My eventual plan is to get it on a trackday and spend the time setting it up, which will be a lot easier with coilovers.
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October 16th 2006, 11:53
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Yeah But I wouldnt do a straigt coil over conversion without reienfocing the shock mount back to the frame. More on that later though when I have a diagram finished.
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