Is it worth upgrading toTurbo tie rod's?

[eddiethedog]

I'm considering upgrading my 1988 3.2 to these - is the difference worth the hassle & expense ? The car has had 4 wheel alignment but is at the standard ride height at present. Will in notice more bumpsteer if I lower the car & will the tierods help at all ?

[clubsport]

i fitted these to an '89 carrera sport a few years ago.
I really didn't notice much difference to be honest.
I have felt more difference on the car between fitting different tyres and correct pressures.
Still probably worth doing at some point,maybe if you have the front end apart or have £100 burning a hole in your pocket,just don't expect it to be a revelation.
I would suggest decent stainless brake lines as a more worthwhile modification,if you have not already done this.

[iguana]

Never felt its worth it to be honest, ther is a sligh improvement but its prob only noticeable if you are after thet elusive 1/1oth of a sec on track.
Turbos handle terribly in comparison to a non turb narrow body 911 anyway, so they need all the help they can get

[ninemeister]

I would say yes, provided that either the stock tre's are worn out (in which case it costs the same to change) or you have already spent your money on new Bilsteins, lowering & alignment and a good set of tyres; and you are pushing the car hard. I had them on my SC and had no regrets about fitting them and noticed that with 17" wheels with 215/40 tyres the steering was much more precise.

[FLAT 6]

Ninemeister - would you recommend bilsteins automatically over, for example, Konis? I ask since I have an SC which needs stiffened up for track days. However, I like the ride as it is for road use and thought adjustable Konis would allow both.

I believe the bilsteins cannot be adjusted on the car. Also, I have been recommended Bilsteins all round but that they should be revalved to a harder setting.

On a similar post few weeks ago Clubsport suggested I try to recreate the CS settings. What might this involve?

Thoughts?

[ninemeister]

Forget the Koni's they are just not up to the job on the track, the bump setting is inadequate. For all cars fitted with Boge, just buy a complete set of new Bilstein struts & dampers, whereas for cars with Bilsteins from new fit race inserts into the front with new dampers on the back. We can offer sport, CS or race dampers, depending on what you prefer.

[FLAT 6]

Thanks for the advice Ninemeister. It's a non-sport SC, standard Boge on the front but previous owner has put green bilsteins on the back.

I'll be doing fairly regular trackdays once I get the car set up. I presume the standard green Bilstein settings are the 'sport' setting so I would need to replace complete assembly at the front with bilsteins that have been revalved (harder) and either replace or revalve the rear bilsteins to achieve CS settings?

Cheers

[clubsport]

I didn't think that the Bilsteins on a CS were any different to those fitted to a 3.2 sport.
The difference in feel is probably down to the fact that a CS normally weighs about 100kg less than a specced up 3.2 sport.

[ninemeister]

It's a bind but I can supply a pair of Billy struts with the correct track spec inserts. For the rears do not mess about with a revalve, just buy a new pair of CS spec. You should budget for around £700+VAT for the lot (provided the prices have not changed recently).