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[Parptarf]

So I might get a 924S and I want to really spice up the suspension of it.
Natrually, I look at coilovers and 968 M030 sway bars.

From what I can gather, the coilovers that fits the 951,944 and 968 will also fit an '86 924S. Buy my question is what else besides the coilovers themself will I need to make it work properly?
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ex 968 owner

[Grenadiers]

One of the best 924S write-ups for track cars. See Installment 8.
http://www.944spec.org/car_build/genikz/
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'83 944 Track car.
'88 924S Track car.
'89 944 Turbo
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[Parptarf]

Thanks!
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ex 968 owner

[Rasta Monsta]

It's a mistake to go too far too soon on these cars. A fully refreshed suspension with quality shocks, big sway bars and sticky tires will outhandle almost anything and maintain a nice ride.

Don't install a super stiff coil over setup on day one...it's a Porsche, not a Honda.
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Toofah King Bad

• WeiBe (1987 924S 2.5t) - 931 S3

[Parptarf]

I did own a 968 with quality shocks, big sway bars and sticky tires which I sold this month. I always wanted to get it stiffer, and get more adjustability out of the suspension. That's where the coilovers idea comes from. If I were to go for that, it would most likely be a H&R ClubSport kit. So I'm not gonna buy some cheap set just because I can.



That being said, 968 M030 swaybars, new bushings, H&R lowering springs and koni or bilstein shocks is what I realisticly would go for first.
Braided brake lines, slotted discs and quality brake pads would also be a first. Maybe even the Willwood 4-pot upgrade kit for the front brakes.
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ex 968 owner

[fiat22turbo]

There was an optional 88 944S rear sway bar that was actually bigger than the 968 bar and it is still available from the dealer.

I'm not a fan of huge bars as they tend to cause inside wheel lift and actually reduce overall available traction if they are too large. They are a more comfortable solution on the street though since you can run less spring to soak up the bumps.

Something to keep in mind though: The 924 is lighter than the 968, so it won't need quite as much effective spring rate compared to a 944 or a 968.

Case in point: my lightweight 79 924 runs 350lb front springs and it was miserable to drive on the street with low-speed understeer prevalent. My 88 951S uses 400lbs front springs and 18" wheels and it is pretty comfy to drive on the street and it handles pretty well. More or less same chassis (my 924 uses 944 aluminum rear trailing arms and fiberlgass 944 quarters)

So before you go and buy a bunch of "ZOMG Imma go so fast" parts, weigh the car with a good set of corner scales and determine if there is weight that needs to be moved, etc. and you can figure out some decent spring and damper rates from there. If I had I would have chosen differently on the suspension setup for my car. Needless to say, I get to do so and re-buy some parts to fix that.

As for suspension pieces I'd look at Ground Control adjustable coil overs on Koni's up front using maybe 250-300lb/in springs (on a standard weight 931/924S) with a set of 26 or 27mm rear torsion bars from CIP1.com and whatever sway bars you want to use.
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Stefan
1979 924 Carrera GTS (clone-ish)
1988 944 Turbo S (Silver Rose)

[Parptarf]

The only problem with springs is that I need to get springs that are Tüv-certified. There's no way around it if I'm gonna have the car street legal, which I am. From what I hear the H&R ones I'm looking at work just fine, and they lower the car 30mm which is nice.

Struts are a bit different, never heard anyone get in trouble for running non Tüv struts, but I'm pretty sure Bilstein and yellow Koni both have Tüv papers for the 924/944/968 cars. So it's nice to be on the safe side.

What I'm sure of is that I want M030 bars, especially the 19mm rear one. But if the 30mm front bar is too stiff I'd settle for a 26mm stock 968 bar.

I'm by all means open for suggestions on struts and springs(They need to be Tüv-certified) And I'll look into a bigger torsion bar. My car is primarily gonna be driven on the street, used for trackdays and autoslalom.
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ex 968 owner