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AZ986S · 12-20-2017, 05:45 AM

I loaned the Boxster to my GF last week and she enjoyed it immensely until... well let's just say I need a new rear suspension, wheels and tires

Thankfully she is fine and there doesn't appear to be any body damage or anything to the front wheels (so far).

So I'm having the car done at my usual trusted Indie (McIlvain Motors) here in Tempe, AZ. Will need the following:

On both rears:
*Lower control arms
*Trailing arms
*Toe control arms
*New wheels

On right rear:
*New axle

On all 4:
*New tires

I am wondering if the wheel bearings or sub-frame could be affected by those impacts to the rear wheels... The transaxle appears to be OK. I will have Wheel Specialists in Tempe look at all 4 wheels and tell me which ones are bent, but I already know both rears are. Then I have to figure out what I want to do for wheels. Do I just replace the 2 rear with the 18in Turbo Twists that I have? These are for street only as I have a set of dedicated track wheels.

I've always liked the Cayman 987.1 wheels... (courtesy of a fellow forum member)

Or the Carrera lights...

Are these true OEM?
Porsche Cayman 2007 18" OEM Front Wheel Rim

12-20-2017, 05:45 AM	#1
AZ986S Registered User Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Arizona Posts: 379	New wheels I loaned the Boxster to my GF last week and she enjoyed it immensely until... well let's just say I need a new rear suspension, wheels and tires Thankfully she is fine and there doesn't appear to be any body damage or anything to the front wheels (so far). So I'm having the car done at my usual trusted Indie (McIlvain Motors) here in Tempe, AZ. Will need the following: On both rears: Lower control arms Trailing arms Toe control arms New wheels On right rear: New axle On all 4: New tires I am wondering if the wheel bearings or sub-frame could be affected by those impacts to the rear wheels... The transaxle appears to be OK. I will have Wheel Specialists in Tempe look at all 4 wheels and tell me which ones are bent, but I already know both rears are. Then I have to figure out what I want to do for wheels. Do I just replace the 2 rear with the 18in Turbo Twists that I have? These are for street only as I have a set of dedicated track wheels. I've always liked the Cayman 987.1 wheels... (courtesy of a fellow forum member) Or the Carrera lights... Are these true OEM? Porsche Cayman 2007 18" OEM Front Wheel Rim __________________ 2002 Boxster S - NHP 200 Cell Headers,test pipes,Borla CatBack,Competition Plenum,74 mm TB, EVOMS Tune,Tarett UDP,Eibach Swaybars,BIlstein PSS9s,TuneRS rear toe links,wheel studs,15 mm wheel spacers on all 4,EBC yellow stuff pads,Sebro rotors, EBS oil baffles,160 deg Thermostat,2 quart Accusump,full filtration remote oil filter,rad fan switch,custom gauge/switch plate, Race Capture data logging, 90K miles Last edited by AZ986S; 12-20-2017 at 05:49 AM.