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Steve Tinker · 03-27-2014, 01:32 AM

No - the droplinks (which rattle when worn) connect from the bottom of the shock lower mount to the roll bar. Cheap to buy (try Design 911 in Henault, Essex) and easy to fit.

The creaking from the control arms (what you call coffin arms in the UK) is the bushes which wear with mileage or rough roads. A temp fix is to pull back the rubber boots and inject some silicon grease (not normal grease) from a pressurised can.
Again, log onto Design 911 and check out their TRW coffin arms and pricing. I had them send out the front "kit" to me here in Australia and they fitted well and are of good OEM quality.

A good wheel alignment by a Porsche independent garage is well worth the cost - Boxster's can feel very loose with worn suspension and iffy alignment specs.

03-27-2014, 01:32 AM	#6
Steve Tinker Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 1,522	No - the droplinks (which rattle when worn) connect from the bottom of the shock lower mount to the roll bar. Cheap to buy (try Design 911 in Henault, Essex) and easy to fit. The creaking from the control arms (what you call coffin arms in the UK) is the bushes which wear with mileage or rough roads. A temp fix is to pull back the rubber boots and inject some silicon grease (not normal grease) from a pressurised can. Again, log onto Design 911 and check out their TRW coffin arms and pricing. I had them send out the front "kit" to me here in Australia and they fitted well and are of good OEM quality. A good wheel alignment by a Porsche independent garage is well worth the cost - Boxster's can feel very loose with worn suspension and iffy alignment specs. __________________ 2001 Boxster S (triple black). Sleeping easier with LN Engineering/Flat 6 IMS upgrade, low temp thermostat & underspeed pulley. 2001 MV Agusta F4.