Newbie Looking For Input For a Great Handling GL

[VWCoupet]

EvilC - thanks. I had not yet considered a 924S or 944 as a source. I will look into that suggestion. My garage is not that well equiped nor is my mind or hands. I do have a couple of shops and friends who can assist with the fabrication. My intial thoughts were to limit this type of work and to buy good quality bolt on parts. I will have to study your response in depth as I can't visualise everything you indicate. I am happy enough to pursue your suggestion especially as you seem to indicate that the quality of P parts sourced in this manner might be just as cost effective as, say, Kerscher parts on balance. What must be factored in though is the cost of having someone fabricate on my behalf.

I think that I could use a good primer on "suspensions". As I say I shall have to review your post in depth and google many of the terms and words that I don't yet know.

Cheers!

[wrenchnride247]

This may help with Porsche interchange parts.

http://www.vdubengineering.com/technical.htm

Lanner is very good to work with and is in CA.

[VWCoupet]

Wrenchride247 - thanks. That is a great link. I had not been to the site before following your link. At first blush it does then seem that the P parts are something for me to seriously consider.

I just had a look through Wayne Dempsey's "101 Projects for your Porsche 911". I now am thinking that I should replace the ball joints and tie rods (and ends).

Dempsey mentions installing a "bump steer kit" to alleviate the bump steer problem that is apparent after one lowers a car.("The tie rods are no longer at the proper elevation".) I don't recall seeing anything of this on any forum.

How do I check and make certain that the torsion bars don't need replacing? Or should I just automatically replace them?

Cheers,

[wrenchnride247]

Torsion bars are usally changed if you want a stiffer spring rate. They rarely "go bad".