Front Suspension Reassembly

Putting everything back in place should have been fairly easy as all the parts and bolts had been cleaned up. The wishbones, the new caster eccentrics and rear mounts were the first items to be fitted.

 

 

The steering hubs, shocks and springs were next, These went on with no issues 

The last thing to bolt up was the ARB, I find it easier to do this last as with the ARB connected the wishbones are a little loaded and less compliant, so getting the shock absorbers on is difficult. 

The ARB mounting points are a little flimsy so fitted some braces to stiffen them up. The 944 uses a set of single drop brackets to secure the front ARB. During cornering these brackets flex, and by doing so they reduce the effect of the 944 front sway bar.

The  braces reinforce the weak factory sway bar mounting bracket by triangulating it to the front cross member. This prevents flexing that can lead to fatigue failure of the factory bracket, mine was “Shafted” and I spun the car coming off a round about at slow speed in the wet (see post “Oversteer” 19th April 2023) 

 The  bracket also improves ARB  response by stiffening up its flexible mounting bracket. Hopefully they will eliminate the bracket flex and and keep the cars stance level when pushing through the corners.

The tracking will be wildly out, because the engine beam had come out and two of the suspension parts have been replaced with the newer Porsche 968 items as per instruction from Porsche tech bulletin in September 93 👍 I plan to just set the thing up by eye and some feeling in my buttocks and left ankle, (but only if its not raining) then get it to a shop sharpish to get the steering aligned.