Adjustable 944 front struts on 1303 !!

[Wally]

Originally posted by Richie
Hello Walter,

I won't go into how to adapt these struts to your 1302/03. But you were also wondering what springs to use as the 944's are too stiff.
A friend of mine has used Citroen Saxo rear springs (used in the Saxo-cup) in his 1302 which he used mainly at the track but sometimes also on the street. These springs were the right length and diameter for his use. Don't know though if they fit the 944 struts.
He could fit 7x16" under his standard width fenders with this setup
I may be able to help you find a pair of these springs.

Hope to have helped.

Cheers,

Richard

Thanks Richard, but the Saxo springs will probably not fit the smaller diameter 944 T (250hp) adjustable, i.e. coil-over (sorry Superman, English is not my native language..) struts. At the moment I use the rear springs of an old VW Passat from 1978, which are 4 cm lower and just the right amount stiffer.

Also thanks for your experience with the adjustable yellow Koni's Yetibone! Good point, even at the softest position, they are probably a bit too stiff. Hmmm, maybe its earier to go another way to get coil-overs for 944 turbo spindels/axles.
Now, the only advantages of the struts, I described seem to be the adjustability of the ride heigth and the fact they fit at the bottom side of my supention...

Brian,
You must work for the Porsche organisation or are a complete porsche tech-geek (sort of a Dave Darling, lol) to know so much about these parts/history. Thanks for the input.

Walter