Rear Lower Shock Mount Upgrade

The 944 lower shock mount is the weak point in the coilover conversion setup, and some of those crazy Americans have posted pictures of the bolts sheering off.

I figured I best address this as the roads up North in the UK are grim with potholes everywhere.

The rear coilover also catches at the bottom of the trailing arm, so spacing them out is also required.

I got some Porsche 944 Coilover conversion lower shock upgraded mounts made. These were CNC machined in Devon from 4130 steel. Type 4130 steel is an exceptionally tough metal and is most often implemented as structural steel and used widely as aircraft steel.

I swapped the bolts for high tensile M14 x1.5 cap head bolts. The tensile strength of these bolts is 12.9 compared to the 8.8 standard ones. For some strange reason, 12.9 tensile strength hex head bolts are impossible to find in the UK. This makes no sense at all. It could have something to do with Brexit 🤣