832ark Posted September 19, 2023 Report Share Posted September 19, 2023 Has anyone had a go at pressing out and replacing the ball joint in the coffin arm? If so, where did you source the replacement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Daniel Posted September 19, 2023 Report Share Posted September 19, 2023 Hartech used to refurb these but not any more as its probably not cost effective. The Spyder performance ones are your best bet. Link Front and rear arms are different on a 987 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
832ark Posted September 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2023 15 hours ago, Tony Daniel said: Hartech used to refurb these but not any more as its probably not cost effective. The Spyder performance ones are your best bet. Link Front and rear arms are different on a 987 Cheers, yeah my other option is the polybushed Spyder bundle. Waiting for their next 15% off sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philc Posted September 20, 2023 Report Share Posted September 20, 2023 23 hours ago, Tony Daniel said: Hartech used to refurb these but not any more as its probably not cost effective. The Spyder performance ones are your best bet. Link Front and rear arms are different on a 987 I think Darren at Unique Porsche has taken over the hartech contract on the coffin arms ( he probably fitted more than hartech themselves😂) I recently went there for some plates for my new to me 996, i asked about the creaking my car makes when its been driven for a few hours when hot, he put it up on a ramp and pointed at the “cheap chinese made” spyder arms. Whilst they work, it is believed the grease fitted to the ball joints is insufficient/low quality and is less effective over time, as he has replaced spyder arms before prematurely compared to OE, as we all know spyder are considerably cheaper than OE though. My car has a lot of non standard suspension parts fitted, so pinning down the creaks will take me some time, it may be a combination of components, not just the spyder arms. I know i sing the praises of Unique Porsche before, but they really do a great service, i only went for plates but he was happy to get my new car on the lift, mainly to look at brake lines to check it was safe, and let me have a good look underneath, all for free! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV8 Posted September 20, 2023 Report Share Posted September 20, 2023 7 minutes ago, Philc said: I recently went there for some plates for my new to me 996, i asked about the creaking my car makes when its been driven for a few hours when hot, he put it up on a ramp and pointed at the “cheap chinese made” spyder arms. Whilst they work, it is believed the grease fitted to the ball joints is insufficient/low quality and is less effective over time, as he has replaced spyder arms before prematurely compared to OE, as we all know spyder are considerably cheaper than OE though. My car has a lot of non standard suspension parts fitted, so pinning down the creaks will take me some time, it may be a combination of components, not just the spyder arms There do not seem to be a lot of choices available for tuning forks and coffin arms other than Spyder ones. Happy to be corrected here if anyone can direct me to Trw or myle parts being available? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T911UK Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 We list the Meyle coffin arms front and back and front tuning forks for the 987 Rear tuning forks seem to be Porsche only at present Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
½cwt Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 11 hours ago, Philc said: I think Darren at Unique Porsche has taken over the hartech contract on the coffin arms ( he probably fitted more than hartech themselves😂) I recently went there for some plates for my new to me 996, i asked about the creaking my car makes when its been driven for a few hours when hot, he put it up on a ramp and pointed at the “cheap chinese made” spyder arms. Whilst they work, it is believed the grease fitted to the ball joints is insufficient/low quality and is less effective over time, as he has replaced spyder arms before prematurely compared to OE, as we all know spyder are considerably cheaper than OE though. My car has a lot of non standard suspension parts fitted, so pinning down the creaks will take me some time, it may be a combination of components, not just the spyder arms. I know i sing the praises of Unique Porsche before, but they really do a great service, i only went for plates but he was happy to get my new car on the lift, mainly to look at brake lines to check it was safe, and let me have a good look underneath, all for free! Interesting this, as I am talking to Spyder about an early failure on a 986 ball joint (3 yrs 15k miles). Dean claims to only be aware of 3 failures in all the time they've supplied coffin arms. He's offering an out of warranty replacement with no quibble. Is Darren telling Spyder about these? If no one gives feed back how can they improve them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philc Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 Darren fitted a pair of then Hartech arms to my old boxster a few years back, my memory isn’t great but i seem to recall the surcharge only applied if the arms replaced weren’t original porsche. I’m sure the same still applies, only original porsche arms get remanufactured, anything else is just scrapped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV8 Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 7 hours ago, T911UK said: We list the Meyle coffin arms front and back and front tuning forks for the 987 Rear tuning forks seem to be Porsche only at present Does this apply to 986 as well or are they the same 986/987? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
½cwt Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 57 minutes ago, TV8 said: Does this apply to 986 as well or are they the same 986/987? 986 rear tuning fork from TRW (Porsche OE supplier) JTC1186. Should be able to get them for about £100 each if you shop around but make sure they have stock. Can't get their coffin arms any more and front tuning forks are rare. It seems Spyder are about half the price of most other options, and they have stock.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV8 Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 2 hours ago, ½cwt said: 986 rear tuning fork from TRW (Porsche OE supplier) JTC1186. Should be able to get them for about £100 each if you shop around but make sure they have stock. Can't get their coffin arms any more and front tuning forks are rare. It seems Spyder are about half the price of most other options, and they have stock.... Doesn’t seem to be a lot of stock around that’s for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T911UK Posted September 22, 2023 Report Share Posted September 22, 2023 14 hours ago, TV8 said: Does this apply to 986 as well or are they the same 986/987? My comments are specifically about the 987 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T911UK Posted September 22, 2023 Report Share Posted September 22, 2023 13 hours ago, ½cwt said: 986 rear tuning fork from TRW (Porsche OE supplier) JTC1186. Should be able to get them for about £100 each if you shop around but make sure they have stock. Can't get their coffin arms any more and front tuning forks are rare. It seems Spyder are about half the price of most other options, and they have stock.... I cant see any supply of TRW ones other than in USA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
½cwt Posted September 22, 2023 Report Share Posted September 22, 2023 47 minutes ago, T911UK said: I cant see any supply of TRW ones other than in USA. Yep, they are getting scarce. Perhaps waiting for another batch of production to come through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T911UK Posted September 22, 2023 Report Share Posted September 22, 2023 TRW got the sack from Porsche for selling to the aftermarket, not sure who supply Porsche now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
½cwt Posted September 22, 2023 Report Share Posted September 22, 2023 1 minute ago, T911UK said: TRW got the sack from Porsche for selling to the aftermarket, not sure who supply Porsche now. Ah, so may be not waiting on a new batch of production. Could be interesting Sachs do as well, as I had a set of front top mounts that clearly had the Porsche details ground off but still with factory plating over the grinding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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