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Suspension renewal. What to buy? 900 1994

My wife's '94 945T (145,000 miles) is making terrible groaning and clunking noises from the front end when going over bumps, driveway aprons, speedbumps, etc. Mostly the passenger side front. Even with the IPD swaybars it's starting to feel very mushy and loose.

It's time for new struts (inserts?), and possibly spring seats. What else while I'm in there? Strut bearings? Control arm bushings?

I'll be replacing the rear shocks also and maybe the springs all the way around as the car is sagging a little to the left. Not going after hi-performance stuff here, just a return to the factory ride.

So, any recommendations on what hardware to replace at this time and opinions on Sachs, Boge, Bilstien touring etc, would be appreciated.

Also time for new tires and I'll stay with the 195/65 x 15 Kumho that have serverd well.

An observation about alignment on these cars, both the 745T and 945T we've owned were fantastic for alignment. No pull, tires wore evenly from new to wear-bars. I've never had to align either and they keep right on tracking.

Not the same with my 855T which needs an alignment tweak every 6 months.

Thanks,

Erwin






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