Suspension Refresh

[GonzoBard]

I’m planning to remove the suspension from my ‘66 car over the coming Winter and have components powder coated / fixings plated etc. New rear dampers are needed but I wondered what upgrades / changes I might consider. What might others recommend? I’m generally happy with the ride, i.e. I’m not necessarily looking to firm it up, nor am I looking to lower it to ‘improve’ the stance. Any suggestions welcomed. Thanks.

[hot66]

best thing you caan do is have a proper alignment and corner weight set up once youve finished the build up. A nice compliant and predictable handling set up IMHO should be the aim.

I'm not upto date on swb suspension recomendations these days , but there is so much work on the swb race cars and rally cars some of this should have trickled down to a great fast roads set up.

[GonzoBard]

Funnily enough I was watching the Fordwater Trophy on YT this morning for the early 911s - their handling looked pretty good! Thanks

[Ollie]

Suggest some adjustable rear spring plates to make ride height and alignment easier.

https://www.rsrproducts.com/product-pag ... r-adjuster

[Hannibales]

Split bolts for the trailing arms if you haven't got them already make future removal and adjustments much easier as you don't have to drop the transmission. If you don't have them already then just cut through the old ones with a hacksaw and replace on reassembly.

Elephant Racing do some nice parts that can tighten up the feel without being harsh. I have their stock ride rubber bushes all round and am very happy with them. As a note, all the early 911s at Goodwood were running stock suspension so there's no need to go crazy by any means.

[GonzoBard]

Thanks gents, very useful.