slalom noise

[thstone]

Glad that you finally found it!

[itsnotanova]

If you have the money, I'd replace more than just the LCA's.

[CrisZenithBlue]

Originally Posted by itsnotanova

If you have the money, I'd replace more than just the LCA's.

What else should I be replacing?
I do have fairly new shocks and springs, sway bars and drop links.
I checked the tie rods and no play there.

I think I'm pretty covered right?

[steved0x]

Originally Posted by CrisZenithBlue

What else should I be replacing?
I do have fairly new shocks and springs, sway bars and drop links.
I checked the tie rods and no play there.

I think I'm pretty covered right?

Other than the parts you list, the front caster control arm (the front axle equivalent of the trailing arm or track arm from the back that often makes noise) has a bushing that can wear out.

The 986 part number is hard to find outside of cheaper parts of indeterminate origin, but the 997 rear trailing arm is an exact match for the 986 front arms, the part number is 99733104301. I'm running these on my car right now, both Meyle and TRW make this part.

However this can be replaced without having to take off the front LCA so you can always do it later. And to remove the old LCA you will have to take off the fork end of that arm, so at that time you can move it around and see if it rattles or moves around outside of the intended range of motion.

Here is a video that supposedly shows how to test the ball joint in these types of arms to see if they are bad:

MAINTENANCE - Porsche 996

[CrisZenithBlue]

neat trick there for checking those parts! thanks Steve!

mine dont make noise so I'll skip on these for now and check them when I work on the LCA.

I do have a question about not needing to do an alignment after swapping LCAs. considering one is torn I imagine with the weight of the car it's sitting a bit off due to the bushing. with new LCAs and new "straight" bushings wouldnt the caster be a bit off? or is that difference negligible?