Front control arms

928mac;711 wrote: 928 MS have a ball joint rebuild kit for the upper A-arm

Application for 78-86 only. I do appreciate the help but end up buying a rebuilt unit.

A arms have been on for 3months now and am very pleased with the handling and ride. I did have an issue with a creak comming from the left front that was not present with the old control arms. I allowed the car to settle in but the creak would not go away. After talking to many different sources I was told repeatedly that it sounds like a bushing problem. The new control arms eliminate the upper bushings. The car was to tight after the install. A can of wd40 and sprayed all remaining bushings and all is as it should be.I would recommend the steel arms as a cost effective alternative to the original control arms.

87 Shark;1040 wrote: A arms have been on for 3months now and am very pleased with the handling and ride. I did have an issue with a creak comming from the left front that was not present with the old control arms. I allowed the car to settle in but the creak would not go away. After talking to many different sources I was told repeatedly that it sounds like a bushing problem. The new control arms eliminate the upper bushings. The car was to tight after the install. A can of wd40 and sprayed all remaining bushings and all is as it should be.I would recommend the steel arms as a cost effective alternative to the original control arms.

Great, thanks for the feedback

rluvsporsche;504 wrote: sorry I meant 5/8 shorter than OEM from center on ball joint to the mount towards inside of the car. The are not reversed, the can only mount one direction.

I wonder if there is a diff in years and they sent you the wrong ones

928mac;1062 wrote: I wonder if there is a diff in years and they sent you the wrong ones

You’re probably right. The vendor finally agreed to send me OEM rebuilt. I've installed the OEM back. I'm waiting for the suspension to settle before getting it aligned. I also drop the car to my liking. It's approximately 1.5-2 inches top of the tire to fender lip.