Tit Posted 25June, 2017 Report Share Posted 25June, 2017 @Pork Chops here we are with 40mm on rear and 24mm on front Holy sexy wheels, Batman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlitzKonig Posted 26June, 2017 Report Share Posted 26June, 2017 Have your lips been rolled yet? Is it something youd consider? Do you have Koni adjustable shocks? Can they be adjusted to the hardest setting? Might help with the squatting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilburforce Posted 26June, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 26June, 2017 Have your lips been rolled yet? Is it something youd consider? Do you have Koni adjustable shocks? Can they be adjusted to the hardest setting? Might help with the squatting. Mechanic worried about rolling them because of strucural integrity. The lip left is quite shallow so not enough meat on them. Running torsion bars, not coilovers - so a more mechanical adjustment to get right. I was surprised how much it squats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlitzKonig Posted 26June, 2017 Report Share Posted 26June, 2017 Mechanic worried about rolling them because of strucural integrity. The lip left is quite shallow so not enough meat on them. Running torsion bars, not coilovers - so a more mechanical adjustment to get right. I was surprised how much it squats.I figured you had considered it with such an aggressive fitment. Ohh I was more so referring to the dampening adjustment on the Koni Shocks, but if they are the factory Bodge ones, then I dont believe they can be increased easily. Yeah swapping the torsion bars out would be the next step... but then youd probably want to consider a set of bilstein/koni shocks to match the higher "spring" rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilburforce Posted 21September, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 21September, 2017 After much ado and a lot of mucking around here we are.Got ride height right after replacing the suspension - which was shot. Bilstein HD's with 21/28 torsion bars, bushes, springplates, etc. Happy with spacers and height, but still need to take a few mil off the back left spacer and/or inside of rear guard as there is a hint of rubbing at the limit.Thanks to whoever took these photos from the SMT guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 21September, 2017 Report Share Posted 21September, 2017 It's changed a bit from this! Looks great mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilburforce Posted 21September, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 21September, 2017 jeepers - get a load of those wheels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlitzKonig Posted 21September, 2017 Report Share Posted 21September, 2017 Man! That looks excellent now! Much more period correct.This might be a silly question, but how did you determine your shocks were shot? Ive always wondered this, aside from the obvious leaking... how does one tell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 22September, 2017 Report Share Posted 22September, 2017 jeepers - get a load of those wheels!Not the prettiest things I've seen on a 911 that's for sure ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilburforce Posted 22September, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 22September, 2017 Man! That looks excellent now! Much more period correct.This might be a silly question, but how did you determine your shocks were shot? Ive always wondered this, aside from the obvious leaking... how does one tell?I was surprised how much the car was squatting under acceleration, and when you leant on the over-riders the car was very very soft. I suggest that's the easiest way to check. My mechanic showed me after how he could compress the shocks by hand - they were 38 years old! I'm only 36 and pretty soft already.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutch-monkey Posted 22September, 2017 Report Share Posted 22September, 2017 loving the 15"s. i too have also jumped on the fat sidewall bandwagon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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