Widebody 944 Project: Rear Coilover Install (Ground Control) 

Good stuff, I’m going to need it!

Thanks, it’s getting there!

Thanks! The lips are supposed to be in next week. Can't wait to get the wheels assembled and test fitted.

Thanks!

Ha, he would't go lay down! I kept telling him he was going to get a 19mm end wrench dropped on him but he just wanted to be next to us.

Boost Brothers Garage +1 for this!

Soon! Will you bring your fancy cutting tools to the shop?

Who wants a mustache ride?

The lice, they hate the sugar...

Lol, they have replaced. They were a bitch.

Sure!

an in depth video! please let us know how much it cost and the power requirement as well. keep the videos coming and give us an update on the awesome cayman too!

Consider it done!

Check to see if there are supposed to be spacers between the shock and the mounts, especially if it’s spherical at the top mount

Haha, until we are drunk and using impacts at 3am 😂

Boost Brothers Garage I would always have the beer ready 🍻😂. Flensburger Pilsener was my grandpa browing and you can buy it in the Staats. Hope you guys will try it a day.

I’ll see if I can track it down!

Boost Brothers Garage looks like that www.totalwine.com/beer/lager/german-pilsner/flensburger-pilsener/p/112378817?mobile-hit=true&userLat=38.978191863887645&userLon=-94.67638418738996

Absolutely! We love Soul, and wouldn’t tell you to go to anyone else. Reach out to John Brandenberger at Soul and tell him we sent you, he’ll take care of you! Shoot us a message on FB or IG and we’ll be happy to give you any YT pointers we have, even if they are pretty limited haha.

Jack Allen I actually think the ride height is where I want it, although the rear came down an inch or so once we cut the fenders. On the lift, Harbor Freight has one that looks IDENTICAL and it gets good reviews. We’ll be sure to do a video soon. Let me see if I can track down that forum post for the spring rate discussion.

Thanks! It’s a Titan MRL-6000. We will be doing a full review on it soon!

Ha, just in out little sitting area. We only did half the floor, the other half is bare concrete and old carpet. That first section almost killed us

Haha! I’m not an expert, but I know enough to get you a really solid setup. Free free to reach out via Facebook, Instagram or Email and I’ll be happy to offer advice

Boost Brothers Garage I will!! Thanks so much !

Boost Brothers Garage how do I find you on Facebook and what not ?

@boostbrothersgarage everywhere!

I bought them used, but Paragon Products sells them and they are really knowledgeable about setup. I have another video of the front install.

Unfortunately the car still isn’t finished so I don’t know. Based on all my research I still think it’s a great compromise for performance without being too harsh. You may want to go up another 100 lbs or so if you are running slicks. Jason from Paragon Products knows these cars well and can offer better advice.

groundcontrolstore.com/collections/944-rear-coilover-system

@@BoostBrothersGarage Love it! :D

That’s how they are mounted in there rear of the 944. The spring doesn’t have enough clearance to be at the top.

Got them used from a local PCA member. Got a great deal!

This is all GT Racing products

I bought mine used but you can buy directly from Ground Control

We DID remove the t bars. You can do it either way, all that changes is spring rate on the coilovers. Per my research, the rears (w/o t bars) should be about 100lbs heavier than the front on these cars. Since I had 450# front, i went 550# rear. I believe they came with 175# to be used in conjunction with the t bars. Some people say keep the t bars because the lower shock mount isn’t double shear and it’s dangerous. Personally, I didn’t want to have to mess with indexing the bars and am comfortable with the racers edge upgraded mounts I’m using.

Boost Brothers Garage sounds good and thanks alot, been looking into ceikas coilover kits lately so i might have to pull the plug and go for it 😁

Boost Brothers Garage do you not need the rear tension bar at all when converting to coils?

I did Ground Control. I kept the torsion setup to work in conjunction with the coilovers. Per a few of the retailers, and a shop that does 944s, the mounting point on the arm isn't really engineered to manage all the weight and stresses of just the coilover. And, the two are supposed to work fairly well together. I was initially wanting to dump all the torsion stuff too; weight, work, etc. Very interested to hear other opinions, even though this thread is old.

@@tapantera Since the torsion tube is itself a spring, how do you adjust the coilover and ride height? Meaning, will the suspension drop and raise freely with the coilovers or do you have to index the torsion bar perfectly to the right height and then follow suit on the coilovers? I too was thinking about pulling the TB entirely.

Ground Control does have options for the 924, see link below: groundcontrolstore.com/collections/924

Thanks. For the info