Going rate for suspension components

[sawood12]

Anyone got a feel for the current market rate for 2nd hand 944 turbo (non-M030) suspension components including front hubs and brakes? (all in good nick)
I've been given first refusal on a full M030 kit (excluding torsion bars) which is a bit pricy as you might imagine, but with up and coming holidays and home improvements it's bad timing to say the least. However I want to assess how much it will actually cost me by the time i've offset the cost against what I might get for my current turbo suspension (a good upgrade for a 944 lux?). I've also got 2nd hand M030 ARB's which i've bought but not yet fitted that I could sell.

Plan B would be to keep the current suspension (but fit my 2nd hand M030 ARB's) and just replace the front hubs and brakes and sell on the M030 suspension as it's primarily the brake upgrade I would get most benefit out of at the moment since i'm not tracking the car - then go for the suspension at a later stage.

 

[John Sims]

Aside the callipers, I would suggest that (assuming the hub assemblies are the later radial bolt type, for medium blacks) these are the most valuable item - being as common as rocking horse poo.

I would respectfully suggest that any of the other components (struts, shocks etc) are disposable items and may, or may not, be any good subject to their service life. It is a difficult call when considering such things as, if worn, they may be no better than your current set up. The only way to be sure is to replace with new, however......

Nick Fearn purchased a pair of new shocks (I believe from his OPC) which proved to be faulty; as did several subsequent replacements. This only came to the fore as Nicks suspension specialist tested the shocks before putting them on the car to ensure they were a matched pair. How many of us do that, or have the facilities?