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Harm
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 Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2021 8:33 am Post subject: |
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| Juho wrote: | but my 944s sway bar has a different type of mounting to controll arm
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Old vs new.
Your style is pre~1981 |
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Juho
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| Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2021 8:37 am Post subject: Re: 1 stud build |
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| Harm wrote: | ^Those won't fit.
You need the common VW Golf Mk1 part (McPherson suspension)
Make sure it includes holes to connect the sway bar.
The other parts you'll need shown here…
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my car is 85 and the control arms look like that |
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safe
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| Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2021 8:41 am Post subject: |
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| Juho wrote: | but my 944s sway bar has a different type of mounting to controll arm
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The bar and body mounts are the same, you need the early 944 outer mounts to the steel arms.
1986, I think, the 944 got aluminum arms and in 87 the changed them again to a higher offset.
You have to check the PET for part numbers to se what changed during the years and models and compare them to figure out what you need and what will fit together.
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Juho
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| Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2021 8:55 am Post subject: Re: 1 stud build |
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| Harm wrote: | ^Those won't fit.
You need the common VW Golf Mk1 part (McPherson suspension)
Make sure it includes holes to connect the sway bar.
The other parts you'll need shown here…
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i dont think i need new arms or mounts because my looks exactly like this atm |
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Harm
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| Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2021 9:19 am Post subject: Re: 1 stud build |
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1985 and drop links doesn't compute in my book.
If your chassis has the old style sway bar that uses the drop links,
I wouldn't recommend switching to the 944 style (1982+)
It could damage the chassis when it is not put together decent. |
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Juho
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| Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2021 9:41 am Post subject: |
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Im sorry if im missing something but there arent drop links right? This is how my old sway bar looks llike |
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Harm
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| Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2021 8:09 pm Post subject: Re: 1 stud build |
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| The only drop links or sway bar links you'll have are connected to the rear sway bar. |
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Juho
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| Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2021 10:08 pm Post subject: |
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llooks like i dont have rear sway bar at allll, explains why the car handles like it does
i thought all euro cars came with one |
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Juho
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| Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2021 7:46 am Post subject: |
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Parts for 5 bolt conversion. I plan on sandbllasting these parts and restoring them.
missing rear wheel hubs and some other bits |
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Juho
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| Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 7:21 am Post subject: |
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| Looking at the conversion i dont know if i should get 944 trailing arms or only hubs and how thus changes my suspension, what kind of wheels i should get for perfect fitment. |
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safe
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| Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2021 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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Not sure what they are, but you need a set of rear calipers that match them.
The ratio between the "front caliper piston area" and "rear caliper piston area" needs to stay roughly the same as stock.
Otherwise the brake bias will change and the brake performance will be worse (best case, worst case dangerous).
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safe
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| Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2021 11:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Juho wrote: | | Looking at the conversion i dont know if i should get 944 trailing arms or only hubs and how thus changes my suspension, what kind of wheels i should get for perfect fitment. |
I don't think you need the 944 trailing arms, you just need the hubs and backing plate.
I know that the actual triling arm of the 924 and 931 are the same and the 931 and early 944 are also the same.
But its probably easier to find a complete trailing arm with hubs etc from a 944.
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Juho
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| Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2021 12:14 am Post subject: |
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| safe wrote: | Not sure what they are, but you need a set of rear calipers that match them.
The ratio between the "front caliper piston area" and "rear caliper piston area" needs to stay roughly the same as stock.
Otherwise the brake bias will change and the brake performance will be worse (best case, worst case dangerous). |
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MikeJinCO
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Need to be careful here. The 4 bolt wheel uses a different front upright/spindle than the early 5 bolt wheel. I believe most 951 brakes fit the later 5 bolt upright that take the later strut. The 951 caliper probably won' t bolt to the early 5 bolt upright. Look in the performance modifications thread there is a fairly complete explanation of all the various brake combinations. The standard early 5 bolt setup on a 924 works amazingly well, it was designed for a 3400lb 928 then got put on a 2600lb 924.
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