From: R Collino [karlidog@peoplepc.com]
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 12:07 PM
To: 928
Subject: [928] Re: Springs Installing

It isn't difficult to change the springs on a 928.  You can do the whole car
in an afternoon.  You will need two complete sets of spring compressors with
a wide double hook on one end to change the springs over.  Rear removal is
pretty easy.  Just shove out the lower mounting bolt.  Springs all the way
around are decompressed when the car is in the air but use caution anyway.
I take the lower control arm off up front.  I think it's easier than
removing the upper control arm nuts in the engine bay.  Run the nut on the
ball joint between the upper arm and spindle carrier to the end of the
thread and tap on it wth a brass hammer. It'll take a few minutes of tapping
but it will come off.  Then fish the shock through the upper A arm.  It'll
just fit.  Be careful to put the lower arm back on the rubber bushings how
you found it and don't torque it down till after the car is on the ground.




From: Don Hanson [mailto:dhanson@gorge.net]
Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2002 10:42 AM
To: 928
Subject: [928] Something easy found on my 928. What's the catch?
(Limited general interest)


	For all you racers, DE trackheads, and wanna bees,

	I found it very very easy to change the rear springs on my
Koni 28-series shocks.  After a few previous spring changes
where I removed the whole unit from the car, I discovered
this to be unnecessary.
	This time, I had two weeks between races, so I had time to
work slowly through the whole car and actually try different
ways of doing things.  I needed to address an understeer
handling issue after changing some of the aerodynamics for
my last race.  The usual gross fixes for understeer are to
soften the front sway bar(which I already did at the track
last race) to stiffen the rear sway bar( which I did with my
Louis-links) and to up the spring rates in the rear or
soften the rate in front(or whatever combo of all of these
you choose to try).
`	I run my rear shocks inverted, so that the  dampening
adjuster collars are accesable while on the car. (oh yeah, I
already used-up all the shock adjustments I have with
inadequate effect on the understeer)  So, I discovered that
if you remove the bottom shock mount bolt and push the
spring up when the wheels are unweighted, the spring perch
can be moved and the snap ring that holds it on can be
removed.  Then the spring just comes right off the whole
shock.  You slip the replacement spring(I went 100lbs
stiffer) and replace the snap ring and the spring perch,
re-bolt the shock, and done.  About 15 mins, total.
	Of course, you have to guess what ride height adjustments
to use for the new spring rate.
	But for anyone that has dismantled a stock spring/shock
combo. you know 15 mins. is pretty dang quick for a spring
replacement.
	Like I said,  Something easy?  We shall see..
	Don Hanson