[joeh944]

Sorry if this has been covered before, and sorry for the newbie question...



The top picture is a 92 968; the second picture is a 94. There is a semicircular "ridge" on top of the struts of the 94; it appears the 92 does not have this ridge. Why the difference?



   



   



Thanks in advance.



Joe

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[mike]

The 92 in the top picture has the Koni adjustable struts that are part of the M030 option package. The 94 has the standard struts.



mike

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[Anchorman]

I have a 95 with Koni adjustables - and the "ridge" is still on my car. I have a vague recollection of these being some kind of counterweight - but it's been along time since there was any discussion, and it was on 968.net. Maybe someone else will remember - or know.

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[mike]

I had to go out the garage to check. I was mistaken....Doh!! <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/unsure.gif" class="smilie" alt="" /> My '95 M030 also has the ridge. Could it be that the non-M030 cars don't have the ridge? Or maybe the earlier model years don't have them. Now I need to know too.



mike

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[SILVY968]

If I recall the earlier post, the weight was added in 1993 to aid in resonance/balance.



Brian

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[whakiewes]

They were on late model 944 Turbo S's and 944S2's, then went away until 1993, then back on 968's. I have seen both from various years. 1988 Turbo's (non-M030 S's) don't have them, but 88' Turbo S's do. 944 S2's all have them so far as I can find. I am unsure if it makes a difference, but when I reinstalled the stock suspension (was sold to me as the stock suspension) it had the counterweights. So my 92' that I just sold had counterweights.



Wes

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[Ryan]

Porsche's answer to any problem was to add a dampner or ballast. I had a 66 911 that had huge cast-iron weights molded into the front bumper. This was never advertised, but it was to help balance.



I think the weights on the strut bearing caps are to keep a noise problem from occuring. One of mine has fallen off and I can tell no difference though.



Lets talk about the big ass weight in the back of the cabs.



The list most likely goes on......

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[rustech]

The ones with out the weights look like they are the earlier style upper strut mounts off of a 944. They are a cheaper alternative when the originals fail.

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[Anchorman]

What "big ass weight in the back of the cabs"? Mine doesn't have one. (I removed it more than three years ago and it's sitting on a closet floor.)

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