| Porsche 911 & Carrera Suspension - Page 16 |
Rear Trailing Arm |
| Thin Ride Height Wrench |
| You cannot properly adjust the ride height of a 911 without adjusting the rear spring plate eccentrics, period! You can buy a 36mm wrench and spend 15 minutes in front of a belt sander sanding $50.00 off your $75.00 wrench (Neanderthal!), or you can buy one of our custom made wrenches that has the correct thickness, offsets and has both needed sizes, 24 and 36mm. A Smart tool. |
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PEL-SR2200 | Ride Height Adjustment Wrench, 911 (1976-89) [More Info] | $22.95 |  |
Adjustable Spring Plates |
| Sway-A-Way Spring Plates |
These adjustable spring plates by Sway-A-Way are exactly what you need if you are looking to often adjust the rear height of your 911 suspension. Designed with a built-in adjustment screw, the height of your rear suspension can be changed and fine-tuned within a matter of minutes. If you've ever tried to adjust the height of your car by moving the torsion bar splines, you will quickly appreciate the time and money saved by using these plates. The kit contains brand new rear suspension bushings already installed. These spring plates allow for increased adjustability beyond the amounts that can be adjusted with the stock components on those 911s equipped with stock rear height adjustment screws.
Manufacturer - Sway-A-Way |
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SAW-5501 | Rear Adjustable Spring Plate, 911 (1974-86), 911 Turbo (1976-88), pair [More Info] | $310.00 | |
SAW-5505 | Rear Adjustable Spring Plate, 911 (1987-89), 911 Turbo (1989), pair [More Info] | No Longer Available | |
| PEL-ASB-001 | Inner Replacement Bushing for Sway-A-Way Adj. Spring Plate, Each [More Info] | $9.95 | |
| PEL-ASB-002 | Outer Replacement Bushing for Sway-A-Way Adj. Spring Plate, Each [More Info] | $9.95 | |
ERMP-2061501 | Elephant Racing, Rear Spring Plate Poly Bronze Suspension Bushing Kit For Weltmeister/Sway-A-Way Adjustable Spring Plates ONLY, Set Of 4, 912/911/911 Turbo (1968-89) [More Info] | $335.00 | |
| Elephant Racing Adjustable Spring Plates |
The ASP Adjustable Spring Plate kit corrects the rear suspension camber curve to maintain an optimal tire contact patch. What this yields is superior grip in turns, superior grip in straight-line braking, reduced tire wear - excellent benefits for both street and track. Porsche recognized these same benefits when they designed aggressive camber curves into all road cars beginning with the 1990 964 and continuing through the new 911 models. With the ASP early 911s can now achieve modern suspension performance.- Improved contact patch for both outside and inside tires on turns
- Improved contact patch for straight-line braking
- Go street-to-track without running "compromise" camber setting
- Run less static camber for superior tire wear, reduced camber thrust/lower rolling resistance on straights
Setup is fast, easy, and accurate. Toe and static camber can be dialed in independently. The troublesome stock eccentric adjusters are replaced with simple double-adjusters. Unlike the stock eccentric adjusters, ASP allows adjustment with vehicle weight resting on the tires making it easy to read a camber / toe gauge while turning the adjuster. By making equal adjuster turns on both driver and passenger sides, quick changes can be made trackside even if a camber gauge is not available.- Upper and lower double-adjusters
- Rotate same direction to set toe
- Rotate opposite direction to set static camber
Replaces factory spring plate blade and spring plate cover (1968-89). Bolt on - no welding required; works with torsion bars or coilovers. Works with any standard size spring plate bushing - including PolyBronze (sold separately). |
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ERMP-2142100 | ASP Adjustable Spring Plate Kit, bushings not included, 911/911 Turbo (1969-89) [More Info] | $1200.00 | |
| QuickChange Spring Plate Kit |
QuickChange spring plates make fast work of torsion bar re-indexing and replacement. A screw-type adjuster makes corner balancing and ride height adjustment a breeze. These plates pair the high quality of the factory design with ease of servicing. - 5 minute torsion bar changes
- Fast and easy ride-height adjustment
- Accepts standard bushings
- Quiet operation, no noises
Elephant Racing's QuickChange Torsion Bars can be extracted through the QuickChange Spring Plate without removing any bolts. Alignment settings are maintained, and you don't even need to remove the wheels from the car. Changing the rear torsion bars is now a 5 minute per side operation!
Unlike other aftermarket spring plates, QuickChange Spring Plates bolt the plates together. This prevents the plates "halves" from sliding against each other and eliminates failures and metallic clicking noises common with competing products.
NOTE: Use with any standard size bushing - not included - PolyBronze Bearings recommended. QuickChange can also be added to cars with Elephant Racing's ASP when installing the splined hub option. |
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ERMP-2080902 | QuickChange Spring Plate Kit, pair, 911/912/911 Turbo (1969-86) [More Info] | $454.00 | |
ERMP-2080903 | QuickChange Splined Hub Kit, for cars with ER ASP, pair, 911/912/911 Turbo (1969-86) [More Info] | $371.88 | |
Suspension Tools |
| You can never perform a good job on repairing your Porsche if you don't have the right tool. A lot of people try to cut corners because they either don't have the tool they need, or they don't even know that it exists! Having the right tool for the job saves time, money, and wasted effort. A job that can take 4 hours without the right tool, can take a mere few minutes with the right tool. You're already saving lots of money by doing the work yourself, spend some money and get the tool that you need. Once it's in your collection, you will not know how you got along without it! |
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| Tie Rod End Puller |
| This tie rod end puller is an absolute must for removing your tie rods. It clamps down on the tie rod and pushes it out of the tapered fitting that is on the end of the strut. Make sure that you use a tool when removing the tie rod end - smacking it repeatedly with a hammer probably will not work, and most certainly will damage your strut. |
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PEL-TOL-P1014 | Tie Rod End Puller, 911 (1965-89), 914 All, 912 [More Info] | $71.40 | |
| Ball Joint Tools |
| The large castellated nut that secures the ball joint to the A-arm (901-341-425-00) should be removed either with a chisel or an impact hammer due to the incredible amount of force necessary to budge it free. This will normally render the old nut useless, and require it to be replaced along with the ball joint. This nut also requires a special tool for installation since it needs to be properly torqued to a whopping 184 ft-lbs. This specially made socket uses a 1/2" drive and is the only tool for the job. |
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PEL-TOL-P210 | Ball Joint Pin Wrench Socket, 1/2 Drive, NOTE: For INSTALLATION ONLY, 911 (1965-89), 914 All, 912 [More Info] | $52.90 | |
PEL-OTC-6535 | Ball Joint Removal Tool, all, except 356 [More Info] | $28.00 | |
