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Old February 15th 2007, 07:48
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Originally Posted by sbeetle73 View Post
Actually the 944 shocks are well suited for the 1303. As long as you stick with the hydraulic units. No high pressure gas.
I agree the oil dampened inserts work much better than the gas charged ones. 944 gas charged inserts barely jounce at all in a 1303. The front is almost rock-solid with them in use. Actually, though, either one has more resistance than a 75-125lb coil spring can effectively use. I found that the static height of the front end was never consistent with 944 hydraulic-only inserts. The springs couldn't push against the dampers hard enough to return to the same static ride height every time I came to a stop.
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