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ndfrigi · 08-02-2020, 10:24 PM

Last week nstalled new front lower control arms, bushings for arm link and new tires plus alignment.

ndfrigi · 08-02-2020, 10:27 PM

more pics of work done last week

morgal48 · 08-03-2020, 08:16 AM

What about those bushings instead of rubber? Hows the ride now?

willw · 08-03-2020, 09:17 AM

ndfrigi, where did you get your bushings? Thanks.

Jgkram · 08-03-2020, 12:15 PM

Is it ok to mix bushing materials within the linkages? If it is, are there any advantages to doing so where we could improve the handling but not negatively impact the ride quality?

ndfrigi · 08-04-2020, 02:14 AM

Hi @morgal48, @willw and @jgkram,

Originally I’m only replacing the front lower control arm and also trying to find a standard bushing only for control arm link, the only thing I can find is this Polyurethane bushing for less than $40/pair.
After removing the original control arm link bushing, I noticed the Polyurethane bushing is not exactly fitted to the arm. So after doing a little research, looks like this bushing is a replacement only for EPS brand control arm link.

https://youtu.be/O57sPjCW7YQ

So what I did is to modify the control link by using a step up drill to fit the polyurethane bushing.

The ride seems okay for now since it was only installed last week and driven it only to side streets and freeway.

obthomas · 08-04-2020, 03:52 AM

When I replaced my suspension about a year ago I looked into the bushings as a cheaper rebuild of my control arms instead of replacing them. There is some history that turned me off and I replaced them because the bushings tend to turn the arm into a spring as the u-tube says and one guy had his arm actually break due to the stress.

kirkandorules · 08-04-2020, 07:37 AM

I finally got around to replacing my AOS. I ordered the parts like a year ago when I started getting the occasional puff of smoke on start, but always had the "this looks like an annoying job" block. Last week, the occasional small puff turned into a gigantic cloud. The job was not bad at all, even with the crappy hose clamp pliers they had in stock at the auto parts store. The bottom hose had a huge gash down the side, which I'm sure didn't help things.

Car is much happier now though, wow.

pilot4fn · 08-04-2020, 08:26 AM

Installed new Rein transmission mounts. Took a total of 2 hours and was very happy to find out that the plate and the diagonal braces came off and re-installed easily without a fight

Here's one 'dead' mount next to new one, old one was not even straight, but leaning to it's side all the time:

Left mount installed and another removed:

This shows how much the old mount allowed the transmission to hang down compared to when the new mount was installed:

JBauer · 08-04-2020, 05:21 PM

Cleaning day.

pilut2 · 08-07-2020, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by JBauer

Cleaning day.

Holy Moly that is shiny!! What is your process?

Jgkram · 08-07-2020, 07:53 AM

Man, that is one nice looking car! Makes me more proud to be a Boxster owner knowing that somewhere under all my scratches, dents, peelings and worn out top lurks a beauty if I can only coax it out. Well done, well done.

JBauer · 08-07-2020, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by pilut2

Holy Moly that is shiny!! What is your process?

Just normal waxing and knowing when the light is right. The guards males it easy.

tater · 08-07-2020, 12:09 PM

Looks good! @JBauer What top is that?

JBauer · 08-07-2020, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by tater

Looks good! @JBauer What top is that?

Troy.Boxster · 08-07-2020, 07:15 PM

I picked up my car from the port of Baltimore and drove it to our new place about 90 miles away. It ran great and it felt good to be behind the wheel again. We did hit a massive thunderstorm so the top stayed up the whole way, unfortunately. Oh well, I guess I'll just have to go for another drive when I can put the top down.

Racer Boy · 08-14-2020, 08:10 AM

Because they are designed by German engineers!

Rayrevolver · 08-14-2020, 09:40 AM

Original owner had passed along a wooden stick for the frunk/bonnet to hold it up. Last night I swapped out the struts... oh man, you really need to let up the frunk slowly now!

Today, based on the custom speakers mounts for sale thread, I looked at my front left dash speaker. Actually looked really good, which isn't surprising as I think this 2001 has been inside most of its life, never rained on, and possibly never looked at sideways.

I did get some 18" Cayman S II wheels from someone on the 6speed forum. Going to weigh those and maybe get that 944 website data updated!

piper6909 · 08-14-2020, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Rayrevolver

Original owner had passed along a wooden stick for the frunk/bonnet to hold it up. Last night I swapped out the struts... oh man, you really need to let up the frunk slowly now!

That shouldn't be. Where did you get the struts?

Rayrevolver · 08-14-2020, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by piper6909

That shouldn't be. Where did you get the struts?

I dropped major coin, like 30 large, for the Stabilus brand!

Just checked, they work fine from a fully closed position. I guess right after installation I pulled the hood down a foot and it seemed to want to pull pretty hard.

Easy job for sure, no reason to live with bad struts.