Porsche 911 DIY Rear Spring Plates Pt. 2

Picking up the second half of the project showing you how to set the rear ride height of your Porsche 911 by re-indexing the torsion bars and adjusting the spring plates!

[@allenfaass2025]

Awesome, help me a lot when replacing my rear suspension on my outlaw 911

[@WiksGarage]

Well done sir! I laughed when the video cut to the 2nd new part and you were like "10 times adjusting LATER" because that is the reality of re-indexing.

[@BennyObscene]

Every. Freaking. Time.

[@antonyweisstock7167]

Great Video!
The number of splines on the inside of the torsion bar are different from the number of splines on the outside of the torsion bar, this is so that different combinations of torsion bar assembly will give you slightly different angles of spring plate, and different ride heights. Adjustable spring plates are awesome for fine tuning the ride height and adjusting corner weights of your car. On some Porsche modles, you might even find that the front torsion bars may even have the factory adjusters built in! For what it's worth.

[@Gretz911]

Great video, as always!

[@gonojo]

Great video!

[@isairamirez1]

Great work Benny! This will help me a ton as I try to lower my 1988 targa!

[@BennyObscene]

Good luck and have fun!

[@schuttrostig5729]

To get a consistent reading on the angle plate you need to lvl out the car first, because you want a reading corresponting with the car and if its just at "any" angle the measure of the plate is gona change from one try to the next....

[@AutomotiveAnatomy]

I love the content man! Keep it up!

[@BennyObscene]

Thanks!

[@jimf5160]

useful info!...but use silicone grease instead of dish soap. it will not attack rubber

[@BennyObscene]

Lots of debate on that topic! Seems the porsche community is split on whether or not the bushing should be free to rotate within the torsion tube.

[@jimf5160]

@@BennyObscene one would think that would be settled by now...

[@jakek8576]

awesome video ! do you recall what was the degree you set the portion bar at ? was is 16?? it would help as I wanna lore my car just don't wanna do it ten times , Thank again!!

[@JeffKlein-nd6jb]

Benny, what was the spring plate angle you ended up with after bolting up the torsion bar before the final tweak with the spring plate adjustment bolts? 20, 22, 24 etc?

[@LuckyX2]

So what was the final angle of the spring plate that you ended on? You mentioned 20 degrees, then 17 degrees, then said both were wrong. Thanks.

[@johnnydeutschemark3620]

Did you re-do the bushings on the banana arms? I would like to watch that video. I am doing that job now.
Thanks for posting this and the others, I will watch them all with pleasure. Your car looks amazing.

[@BennyObscene]

Thanks! I bailed on the trailing arm bushings. Gonna save that job for a day when I have access to a lift.

[@milesmcdermott3487]

Did you have any rubbing with that height? Or have to take out the strut bump stop?

[@BennyObscene]

nope, but my fenders are rolled and the wheels have some negative camber

[@milesmcdermott3487]

@@BennyObscene nice, looks great ! I want those same rims and look on my 1969 912

[@RossJTobin]

What’s the wrench full name, I can’t find it anywhere!!

[@BennyObscene]

www.pelicanparts.com/More_Info/PWE2436RHW.htm?pn=PWE-2436RHW

[@RossJTobin]

Benny Obscene thank you mate, and love your porsche.

[@jakek8576]

or did you go up to 25-30??

[@BennyObscene]

To be honest I don't recall what the final setting was. Also, so many variables play into it that there's no magic number for ride height.

[@diplomacy2000]

Nice video. Are those 16s or 17s?

[@BennyObscene]

16

[@diplomacy2000]

@@BennyObscene Thanks. Who refinished them?

[@BennyObscene]

@@diplomacy2000 @wiksgarage did the work

[@andrerodriguez7603]

Hi Benny, good work on that beautiful 911. Being an old backyard mechanic, I can see allot of mistakes I use to do watching you work. Sorry to knit pick on your mechanical abilities, but it’s good you are making mistakes, it’s the only way to become a decent mechanic. Just a few basics for your viewers. Never use a ratchet and socket to undo your oil drain plug. 9 out of 10 you will turn it the wrong way and strip the drain hole threads. I noticed this on your introduction video. Using a box end wrench with a rubber mallet will loosen it up nicely, just make sure you are loosening it in the right direction (righty tightly, lefty loose). Using a box end wrench when tightening up the drain plug insures not to over tighten, also. As they say “use the right tool for the job”. Never use “Red Loctite” either. Unless you never want to take it apart again. Blue loctite 242 is the one to use. 👍🏻