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Rear Suspension refresh - upper links source?

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Paul Ricard
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Since my front suspension refresh I've had an MOT advisory about play in the rear most arm of the rear suspension, I figured I may as well replace the lot since they are mostly 113k miles old.

I've sourced the forked arms (TRW £33 misterauto), rear arms (TRW £43 misterauto) and coffin arms (meyle £74 incar) pretty cheaply.

However the top arms (2 per side) are evading me at similar cost.

Cheapest I can see is genuine £92 each for these. Anyone know a cheaper source? Surprised I can't find TRW branded ones since they make all the others....
 
996.331.147.05

superceeded by 997.331.047.01

Still not found a lower cost replacement for these.

Hartech have them refurbed for £70+vat each
http://www.hartech.org/porsche_996_997_Boxster_reconditioned_parts_for_sale.html

Bushings can be had for $476 (£288 + import duty / vat) here:
http://www.elephantracing.com/suspe...996-997-rubber-suspension-bushings.htm#prod_3


Neither of those is really worth it when new genuine arms at £92.

Low mileage used arms are from about £25 on ebay.


Looks like I'll be getting them from Porsche.
 
If the arms themselves are still true and the play is just in the bushings (from your description and links I assume these are the upper rear tie rods i.e. no ball joints) you could just poly bush them...?
- that said, this option could still cost the same as full replacement once fitted....

I recently replaced everything with a ball joint and then polybushed everything else (even to the slightly nuts extent of having bushes cut from a couple of new arms in order to poly bush them)
-fair to say it wasn't especially cheap, but it has genuinely transformed the car
 
Thanks for the suggestion.

This is a road car and I enjoy it as such. I find polybushed cars a bit harsh.

Also all those small vibrations that the OE bushes would absorb have to go somewhere- perhaps fatigue other components.

If I could find OE spec bushings at a reasonable price I may fit em, however as you say by the time labour is paid for you may as well get the complete arm.
 

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