track oriented suspension

[edc]

Eibach do the adjustable lower arms too.

[Quadcammer]

I did not see any eibach arms for the 986.

I appreciate your input gents, but if I can get 2.5 degrees negative camber up front with slotted towers, then thats the route I will be going.

I know gt3 arms are a better solution, but for right now that won't happen.

[edc]

You probably won't quite get -2.5 unless you lower the car. I understand US cars are higher than UK/Europe ones so I can get it reasonably easily on old saggy M030 suspension and lowered suspension.

[Quadcammer]

Originally Posted by edc

You probably won't quite get -2.5 unless you lower the car. I understand US cars are higher than UK/Europe ones so I can get it reasonably easily on old saggy M030 suspension and lowered suspension.

the car will be lowered on h&R springs

[JayG]

I get 2.2 deg front with Tarrett camber plates and a M030 ROW setup.
IIRC, there may be other camber plates that can give you a smidgen more

[Brad Roberts]

Holy S_T why did they drill holes in the top?? I understand it has an adjustable camber plate, but max it out negative and use the factory slots to fine tune!!

[jsceash]

Originally Posted by Brad Roberts

Holy S_T why did they drill holes in the top?? I understand it has an adjustable camber plate, but max it out negative and use the factory slots to fine tune!!

Before I got GT3 arms on the front I had to slide the chamber plate adjustment to go back and forth between Street and track. I could not tighten the screw through the top openning. Now all I do is switch two shims. and adjust the tow.

[Quadcammer]

ok all, I ordered my parts, everything should be in in the next week or two and I'll probably start in early jan.

What are people doing for front track arms? Seems the only option is porsche @ $350+ each

[steved0x]

Originally Posted by Quadcammer

What are people doing for front track arms? Seems the only option is porsche @ $350+ each

The 997 rear track arm is the same as the 996 all four corners track arm and the 986 Boxster front track arm, you can get it as a TRW or Meyle part for way cheaper than the Porsche branded part and much better than the various off brand parts that show up from time to time, part # 99733104301, on the Meyle website they make this and show it as a cross for 99634104306 and a couple of other part numbers (earlier revisions maybe?)

I am running these on my car now in the front, ordered Meyle brand from FCP Euro and they sent TRW by mistake which was OK with me so I kept them and installed them. They are an exact match.

[911monty]

Originally Posted by steved0x

The 997 rear track arm is the same as the 996 all four corners track arm and the 986 Boxster front track arm, you can get it as a TRW or Meyle part for way cheaper than the Porsche branded part and much better than the various off brand parts that show up from time to time, part # 99733104301, on the Meyle website they make this and show it as a cross for 99634104306 and a couple of other part numbers (earlier revisions maybe?)

I am running these on my car now in the front, ordered Meyle brand from FCP Euro and they sent TRW by mistake which was OK with me so I kept them and installed them. They are an exact match.

What is going on with TRW? Are they getting out of aftermarket or is Porsche cracking down? I cannot find TRW anywhere. Sites that show them don't stock them and when called find they are NLA. Lower control arms have ben unavailable forever and now uppers also gone????

[Brad Roberts]

Quadcammer.. I have seen another arm out there. Guy in Texas. I have not touched them.. but he is starting to run ads in magazines for the arms and outher pieces he makes.

[Quadcammer]

dammit, wish I would have seen this sooner. Got a very low mile used set on ebay for cheap, but would have preferred new. Oh well.

This place Topspeed Pro1 sells steel versions of this with what look like heim joints, but i didn't really trust it.

[edc]

There was some sort of dispute with Porsche so for the past 4 years or so it has been increasingly hard to find the aftermarket TRW version with the Porsche logo ground off.

[steved0x]

Originally Posted by edc

There was some sort of dispute with Porsche so for the past 4 years or so it has been increasingly hard to find the aftermarket TRW version with the Porsche logo ground off.

Dang that sux as TRW makes good stuff (I guess including the original Porsche stuff )

[911monty]

Did a little research. ZF Friedrichshafen purchased TRW in May 2015. Apparently selling cheap aftermarket in direct competition with their own expensive Porsche parts does not fit ZF's marketing strategy in their quest for world domination. Bummer.

[steved0x]

Maybe Meyle will step up and start making the rear track arm, they already make the front ones, coffin arms, rear toe arms, front tie rod ends, and drop links now. (Also brake rotors, some brake pads, and even an HD water pump now...)

[Quadcammer]

Ok all done. Need to get alignment done but it looks good

[steved0x]

Looking good and you have probably said it on other threads, what front bumper lip is that?

[Quadcammer]

its actually a universal front lip from All-fit automotive. Its kinda cheesy in person but i'm trying it out.

[steved0x]

Originally Posted by Quadcammer

its actually a universal front lip from All-fit automotive. Its kinda cheesy in person but i'm trying it out.

Let us know how it goes, looks good to me and if it helps when driving, even better!