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[Mike924]

I am being offered the rear anti-roll/sway bar from an M30 944 Turbo.

At the moment my car does not have a rear ARB, but inspired by Chrenan's installation, I'm thinking of doing the same.

I'm just a little apprehensive about what might happen with a 22 mm rear and a stock 924 front ARB.

Can any of you guys help out?
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1985 Porsche 924 'Lux', Kalahari Beige (my ex)
1993 Porsche 968 Coupe, Midnight Blue, 6 spd

'There is no substitute for a little grease under your fingernails.' - Chrenan, 924board.org

[John Brown]

Well, you'll get rid of some understeer; that's for sure.

Personally, I can't often go fast enough on public roads to see much difference in the anti-roll setup. If you do see the difference and it does make the car unstable you can always simply disconnect the links.
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John
80 931 - #931 44Cup
99 Escalade - tows track cars
gone but not forgotten: original 924.org car - 82

[Rasta Monsta]

. . .and if you later decide you don't like the balance, you can later increase the front to 23mm (M471).

Be careful in the rain till you have a good feel for it.
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Toofah King Bad

• WeiBe (1987 924S 2.5t) - 931 S3

[Chrenan]

Is the rear bar really 22mm? Seems thick given that the 968 M030 bar is 19mm, although the 968 version is 3-way adjustable.
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1987 951 - M193 Version for Japan

[Rasta Monsta]

Per the Pasha suspension prep article, the largest factory bar was 87-88 M030 944S at 20mm.
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Toofah King Bad

• WeiBe (1987 924S 2.5t) - 931 S3

[Mike924]

Hmm Good point, Chrenan.

I haven't actually seen it yet so I don't know for sure.

It's being offered with 26 mm torsion bars from the same car (944 T M030). Is that credible?
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1985 Porsche 924 'Lux', Kalahari Beige (my ex)
1993 Porsche 968 Coupe, Midnight Blue, 6 spd

'There is no substitute for a little grease under your fingernails.' - Chrenan, 924board.org

[Chrenan]

Pretty sure the sway bars on my 944 T (1987) are 25.5mm front and 16mm rear. Mine has the yellow Koni's all round, which I think is the M030 setup. The whole 944 thing is still new to me. I've measured the sways with calipers, so I know that is correct. In the 87 and later 944 T they switched to a larger hollow 26.8mm torsion bar, so the rear sway bar actually got smaller. The earliers Turbos had an 18mm rear bar.

Mr. Pasha explains it all here:

http://website.lineone.net/~dmsims/944t/SuspensionPreparation.htm
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1987 951 - M193 Version for Japan

[Dutch924-racer]

I think the guy on Ebay made a mistake with the front one.

It is not M030 because those have three holes in it (adjustable).
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937 trackday car
Series 2 engine
951S turbo and intercooler
Fast road camshaft
Forge recirculation valve + boost controller

[Rasta Monsta]

Oh, and since you don't mention cost, you may be interested to know that factory new sway bars are pretty cheap for what you get. . .the adjustable 968/M030 unit is particularly attractive for $150.
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Toofah King Bad

• WeiBe (1987 924S 2.5t) - 931 S3

[Chrenan]

[Cedric]

[Mike924]

Woah, it's all too confusing for me.

It seems that no two P-cars out there have the same combination of front, rear ARBs, torsion bars, shocks, springs, etc, etc...

It's a moot point now as I'm not taking up the offer. I'll bide my time...
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1985 Porsche 924 'Lux', Kalahari Beige (my ex)
1993 Porsche 968 Coupe, Midnight Blue, 6 spd

'There is no substitute for a little grease under your fingernails.' - Chrenan, 924board.org