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During the tech it became apparent that I need to replace all my shocks on the 944. My goal for this car is DD/AutoX with light track duty, but while I'm in there I figure I've got a chance to fiddle around with the entire setup. I'm no suspension expert, but I figure I've got four main options

1) Stick with stock everything and koni hack my structs. The advantage here is low cost and less chance of upsetting the delicate balance of rust and age. The disadvantage is the fear of death that comes from worth with the springs.

2) Go for a spec 944 setup with a new torsion bar and strut assembly. The advantage here is that I pretty much know the setup is going to work and feel good. The disadvantage being the labor of re-indexing the T-bar and cost.

3) Go for coil overs all around and remove the torsion bar. The advantage is the suspension is going to be more modern and fully adjustable. Disadvantage being cost and not being able to run spec 944 (not that I'm near that point in my life anyway). Initial removal of the T-bar will be a pain, but once it's out, it's out.

4) Stay close to OEM and just get paragon to build me front strut assemblies with 200lb spring rate and replace just the rear shocks. The advantage here is ease of labor; the job should be unbolt and bolt back in. The disadvantage being it's still not that much cheaper than a "better" setup.

Personally I'm leaning towards 3 or 4 due to ease, but maybe I'm overestimating the difficulty of cutting the stock strut and working with the spring. What do you real suspension experts think?