My first job out of high school was as a mechanics apprentice at a
VW/Porsche deaership and I've always been a fan of VWs - hot rod and stock.
One of the german mechanics had a 65 bug with dual carbs,etc and it was
amazingly fast. Of course, whenever a Porsche came in for service I'd try
to get the ticket - but they kept me on a short lease - plus they nicknamed
me Lassie because my hair was a little long. I'd get 356s for oil changes
and of course, a road test was needed. 18 yrs old driving a Porsche - what
could be cooler? The 356s were very fast also - they were pretty light.
This was the late 60s and the 911s were pretty popular - I remember a 67
911S Targa -in Bahama Yellow - Awesome was the only adjective that fit. ;-)
Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo)
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Zeitgeist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 8:22 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] vehicle height
IIRC, Porsche and VW (w/IRS rear suspension) share a similar rear end
design. In high school, I owned a '72 VW Fastback that I had torsion bars
at all four wheels. I re-indexed each of them, dropping at least two full
inches--it was lowwwww. Type III VWs use a similar splined torsion bar,
both front and back, which allows you to adjust your ride height
relatively
easily. I think I had to do one of the rears twice because I didn't take
careful enough note of where the splines were to begin with.
btw: A balanced and counterweighted 1641cc with dual Webers, coupled with
that suspension geometry could really scoot, and take the corners too. It
was a fun car.
On 5/29/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The front wheels *are* a simple 'turn of a bolt', as you've heard -
but
adjusting the rear means disassembling the trailing arms and re-indexing
the
torsion bars for each side. Keeping track of the number of teeth you've
turned while re-installing them can be a chore - cause things are hards
to
see - which is why I haven't tried to fix mine. Some of the later 911s
are
easier (mines a '74) and adjustible trailing arms are available for
~$400.
When racing it might be worth it but for people like me who just want to
change to a lower height it's usually a one time thing and adjustible
isn;t
worth it. It's been a couple of years & I need to refresh my memory -
but
there's a way to turn the t-bar one way and the piece it rests in the
opposite way a minute amount of change can be made. Mines about 3/8" out
(high on the drivers side) and I believe that's a one tooth change.
And of course, once the front and/or rear height is changed an alignment
is
needed.
Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo)
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Zeitgeist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 5:05 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] vehicle height
>I was under the impression that the ride height of a 911 was fairly easy
to
> adjust, as in the turn of a bolt or something like that. IIRC, the
> weld
> in
> kits for the VW type 1, which allowed you to re-index the torsion
springs
> on
> the front axle beam, used to tout their system as similar to the
> Porsche
> 911
> (which of course didn't have an axle beam, but that's what they
> claimed,
> anyway).
>
> On 5/29/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks to Zeitgeist & Marshall for their words of wisdom!
>>
>> Yeah, I should probably leave well enough alone. After all, when I
>> lowered
>> my 911, one corner ended up 3/8" higher than the other side - doesn't
>> sound
>> like much - but it's noticable when viewed from the rear. Of course,
>> when
>> I
>> put my big a$$ in the drivers seat the difference may disappear
>> completely.
>>
>
> Casey
> Olympia, WA
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