2000 Boxster S suspension Qs

[timurbin]

Got the new track arms in. Really nice aftermarket product (on sale and free shipping- thanks, theitalianflip for pointing them out!) The noisy one on the passenger side was difficult to get in. I bought the Boxster when it came off a 5 yr. lease and there was some subtle damage to the suspension on that side. Replaced the wheel bearing, the cv joint, and the track arm. The track arm must have been making the clunking noise already as it appears the dealership mechanic really cranked down the bolt resulting in a slight bend in the chassis brackets that hold it. After figuring that out by putting the driver's side arm in first, I had to slightly bend the bracket back into shape (using the old track arm for sizing and as a lever. ) The new arm then went in easily.

Everything is fitting together great and the rear end is like new! Thanks for the tips!

[theitalianflip]

Originally Posted by timurbin

Got the new track arms in. Really nice aftermarket product (on sale and free shipping- thanks, theitalianflip for pointing them out!) The noisy one on the passenger side was difficult to get in. I bought the Boxster when it came off a 5 yr. lease and there was some subtle damage to the suspension on that side. Replaced the wheel bearing, the cv joint, and the track arm. The track arm must have been making the clunking noise already as it appears the dealership mechanic really cranked down the bolt resulting in a slight bend in the chassis brackets that hold it. After figuring that out by putting the driver's side arm in first, I had to slightly bend the bracket back into shape (using the old track arm for sizing and as a lever. ) The new arm then went in easily.

Everything is fitting together great and the rear end is like new! Thanks for the tips!

No more noise??????

Ya hope all is well now. Its always great news that we can help out our Boxster buddies.

[timurbin]

Yep- took it out for a spin tonight on some curvy Smokie Mountain roads and not one clunk sound from the rear. Also noticed that there is less bounce/hop in the rear when going over a series of close bumps!

Greatly appreciated your pointing out those arms!

Now to get an alignment, put on the front strut tower bar, and then new tires in a month or so! Great board to get help on a great car!
Tim

[theitalianflip]

Originally Posted by timurbin

Yep- took it out for a spin tonight on some curvy Smokie Mountain roads and not one clunk sound from the rear. Also noticed that there is less bounce/hop in the rear when going over a series of close bumps!

Greatly appreciated your pointing out those arms!

Now to get an alignment, put on the front strut tower bar, and then new tires in a month or so! Great board to get help on a great car!
Tim

Thats awesome to hear.
If you ever in California with your car for some random reason, I know some good Cruz spots

[porschedreamin]

Does anyone have any long term reports on those vertex remanufactured tracking arms? I just bought an '03 base with 78k mi (car used to belong to member bobd21) and found the same R rear clunk mentioned earlier in the thread. Local indie shop found problem in minutes but dealer wants $800 for a pair of new arms. (funny thing, that same dealership didn't find anything to comment on about the suspension when they did the PPI and test drive, but they wanted to charge me almost $100 to change a bulb in the taillight that took me all of 5minutes to do)