shock tower clearancing for 944 spring plates

[zen]

here are pics (one of inboard, one of outboard) of the 944 spring plate up against a stock shock tower. now to decide how to cut the least amount to allow fit and clearance.

thoughts? (because i bet this has been done many different ways)

doing this safely is my biggest concern since there will be some stress on there with this car.

You have to clearance about 2mm from the Beetle's chassis frame in the area behind the Porsche's eccentric bolt back. Unfortuately, the only way to do this is with the spring plates off the car.

[LOAF]

Zen, I am most curious too..

I am doing 78 vert, and have to wait for the weather to heat up a little.. but once it does I am sending my torsion bar housing to get dismantled by a local porshe guy, so that I a can transplant.. I figure I can do the ones on the car with the right tools..

When I do the swap I know I will encounter the same.. BTW are you using early or late rear trailing arms.. on yours. I can't remember but I have been following you build up..
Sincerely
Alex

Originally Posted by Superman

You have to clearance about 2mm from the Beetle's chassis frame in the area behind the Porsche's eccentric bolt back. Unfortuately, the only way to do this is with the spring plates off the car.

[boygenius]

Here's what I did.

There is enough room to turn the eccentric nut so I can raise and lower my suspension. I welded the front bolt to the inner plate so I don't have to hold the backside of the spring plate to adjust my suspension. Any possible weakening of the shock tower should be compensated by the kafer cup brace and the roll cage.

[zen]

super, is the 2mm you recommend just surfacing on the shock tower? seems like that is the way to go with the e-bolt. the forward bolt looks like it will go through the webbing as genius did. i was hoping to only follow the bolt path, but that is pretty surgical cutting.

loaf, they are early arms.

genius, thanks for the pics again. i have the tools to do it now and was hoping for last minute reassurance on what cuts everyone has done. tomorrow i start cutting.

btw, what has everyone done for the bump stop? i was thinking of hunting down a stop that has the bolt molded in and drilling the top stop for it and bolting it from the top.

[boygenius]

I'm going to cut the stock bump stop off my original trailing arms and drill a hole through it. Then I'm going to thread the top of my aluminum trailing arm and bolt it on. I'll take some pics when I get to that. Still have to put another coat of POR-15 on the bottom of my chassis.

Originally Posted by zen

super, is the 2mm you recommend just surfacing on the shock tower?

Yes.

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