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posted by  Lance760T on  Fri Mar 4 06:19 CST 2005
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Anyone have any preference with regard to replacement springs? Now that Vicki (my '92 965) has turned over 200K I'm trying to get her back in good working order. One of the items on my list is to replace all four coil springs. Brake dive has gotten pretty bad and it doesn't sit level any more (even with relatively new Nivomats) so I think it's time. FCPGroton has Scantech replacement springs for a reasonable price, are these a good replacement? Are OEM any better and/or worth the extra cost?

Also, not to beat a dead horse, but I'm looking for some more people to chime in regarding the Nivo or not to Nivo debate. I find the Nivos to be a little soft for my taste (even when new) but I'm also used to the back end always being level. I don't haul a lot of weight in the back very often. Anyone have any experience with the heavy-duty rear springs peddled by IPD and FCPGroton? Are they a decent compromise between the (soft) Nivos and standard springs? If I replaced the Nivos with conventional shocks and springs I would go with Bilsteins all around. If I stayed with the Nivos I would keep my current Turbogas front and Nivo back setup (the Bilstein front, Nivo back setup produces weird handling characteristics as I found on my 760T b/c the front is so much more stiff than the back = severe understeer).

TIA
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Lance '92 965 w/ 200K miles






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