Wishbones!
- Thread starter dann944
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If there isn't anything in the FAQs do a quick search of the 944 folder - you should find the various options for purchase, new or refurbished, or refurbish yourself, together with indications of quality, expected life-span etc.
Steel wishbones on early cars are cheap, alloy wishbones on later cars expensive.
Steel wishbones on early cars are cheap, alloy wishbones on later cars expensive.
]woodymcnab
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i bought a repair kit for the wishbonealljoint of my 1986 lux
but could not get a mechanic to do the work, not even my local porsche specialist.
he said the repair kits are no good and have a high rate of failure after a short time span.
best bet would either to buy a brand new one and swallow the cost or go to a porsche breaker and get a good second hand one. make sure the bushes are ok though or they will cost you another 45 quid (ish)
the second hand one will cost anywhere from £50 to £150 depending on the breaker.
hope this helps
woodymcnab
but could not get a mechanic to do the work, not even my local porsche specialist.
he said the repair kits are no good and have a high rate of failure after a short time span.
best bet would either to buy a brand new one and swallow the cost or go to a porsche breaker and get a good second hand one. make sure the bushes are ok though or they will cost you another 45 quid (ish)
the second hand one will cost anywhere from £50 to £150 depending on the breaker.
hope this helps
woodymcnab
944 man
Active member
924s and early 944s use Volkswagen K70 wishbones, which are made out of pressed steel (also used by Golf, Scirocco, Audi 80 etc). The 1986 Series two 944s used a similarly dimensioned part made out of cast alloy, but they can use the cheaper steel part. 1987-onwards series two cars use a cast alloy part. The two prices werent for the same part and, 1986 model year aside, they arent interchangable.
ChasR
New member
Didn't Porscheshop make steel arms that could be used on later cars that were around £130 a side with the balljoints included, but you could change the balljoint if you wished?
One known specialist on here (south of the country compared to me) said to me in his opinion there are two options when it comes to balljoints (on later cars). You can rebuild them yourself, but it depends on the kit. He said that he'd only trust the kits from www.rennbay.com (I know some people here have used the geometry correcting balljoints on lowered cars). The other option he suggested were the Hartech arms which are built using metal top parts as opposed to plastic, hence less likely to fail (I think the the design is more akin to the 968 wishbone).
Regarding the bushes, if you are on 17" wheels, it is said to be a good idea to go to 968 rear castor mounts.
One known specialist on here (south of the country compared to me) said to me in his opinion there are two options when it comes to balljoints (on later cars). You can rebuild them yourself, but it depends on the kit. He said that he'd only trust the kits from www.rennbay.com (I know some people here have used the geometry correcting balljoints on lowered cars). The other option he suggested were the Hartech arms which are built using metal top parts as opposed to plastic, hence less likely to fail (I think the the design is more akin to the 968 wishbone).
Regarding the bushes, if you are on 17" wheels, it is said to be a good idea to go to 968 rear castor mounts.
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