New 944 S2 Owner & suspension advice

[Buster4.2]

After some valuable advice on a previous thread I have purchased a 944 S2 as my everyday car.

Quite pleased with the spec which is as follows:

'89 registered with 93000 miles
Guards Red with full grey leather
Genuine cup alloys with crests
Later bridge spoiler
Ex-main dealer demo so has air-con
Recent cambelt, sprocket, chain, tensioner etc with JZ Machtech

Only glitch so far has been a waterpump failure (intially thought it was the thermostat). Whilst in bits I had all the idler tensioners replaced as the garage advised these looked well past their sell-by date.

Looking for some advice on suspension upgrades.
I want to maintain the excellent ride, but make everything a little tauter. There is a small possiblity that I may do the occasional trackday. I was thinking of Koni adjustables. Are these any good & are they available with uprated springs at the std ride height (don't want to fiddle with the torsion bars)??

Many thanks

[Thom]

Try the single adjustable Koni shocks with base 968 CS springs. That combination is an excellent compromise, IMO.

More info here

[steve 944t]

For the rear the original M030 option Konis are still readily available via OPCs. Recently replaced mine at a cost of approx £65 each. A noticeable improvement over the original 90000 mile items which were completely knackered. I happen to have the part number to hand in case you want to check - 951 333 032 04.
I have also replaced all the anti-rollbar bushes front and back which has tightened things up a little, with no impact on ride quality. You could go a stage further and source 968CS rollbars, which apparently make a big difference, again without sacrificing ride quality.

Steve

[williamp]

Second hand anti-roll bars would be my first choice: the 944 had them in many different diameters, and a slightly thicker one would help and would be a staright swap (new bushes also necessary, however)