I disagree with Timo. I raced for MANY years in a 944 with the phone dials, and the only problems I had with them were caused by the driver doing something stupid.

The later suspension is better from a geometric standpoint - less camber change (that's one of the reasons it was reengineered).
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I've bent a bunch of phonies... yeah, always as a result of an impact!

VERY interesting about the suspension design - always though it was due to the desire for lighter unsprung weight...

Ah, well, camber change becomes negligible if your spring/t-bar rates are high enough!