 RESTO on some trailing arms and brakes....Anyone in CO interested?, Have two sets, do just one? |
|
|
|
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.
This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way. Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
|
|
| stugray |
 Jan 25 2011, 11:28 PM
Post
#1
|
|
Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 3,824 Joined: 17-September 09 From: Longmont, CO Member No.: 10,819 Region Association: None  |
I took the trailing arms out of my current car for repairs to the suspension ears.
While they are out, I figure I should: Clean boxes, Reinforce with weld plates, powder coat ( or Plate? ;-), Replace rear bearings, Replace rear bushings, While I am at it, I should do the axles: strip & paint axles, replace CVs, replace boots, Get new bolts. Then the rear calipers.... Clean, rebuild kit, send to PMB performance...? Here's the rub..... I have multiple complete sets of everything mentioned above for one car. Four rear trailing arms Four rear axles SIX rear calipers.... For efficiency's sake it seems I should do all of them sets whiles I's at it. Should I do them all and keep for myself, or..... assume that I can recoup some of my costs by selling/trading the extra sets here after they are rebuilt? Group buy in NOCO area on some cleaning, & powder coating? I think I would need to buy 4 new bearings for the arms and 4 CVs to make four good axles... Stu |
   |
 
|
  |
Replies
| stugray |
Jan 26 2011, 01:17 PM
Post
#2
|
|
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,824 Joined: 17-September 09 From: Longmont, CO Member No.: 10,819 Region Association: None |
Mark,
"They're more dead weight than anything else" So the boxes sold by AA are useless? They dont look very heavy. How about what Tangerine racing does to their "upgraded trailing arms": 'Welded Internal and External Reinforcements to eliminate flex and twist'? Is that different from just welding the box on the outside? I saw on another thread around here recently, that you can reinforce these by welding addition tubes in just like the one that is already in there? ( I think for brake adjustment? ). John avidfanjpl Do you work at JPL? |
|
|
|
| SirAndy |
Jan 26 2011, 02:05 PM
Post
#3
|
|
Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,669 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(stugray @ Jan 26 2011, 11:17 AM)  How about what Tangerine racing does to their "upgraded trailing arms": 'Welded Internal and External Reinforcements to eliminate flex and twist'? Are you running sticky race rubber slicks? If the answer is no, i don't see any need for any trailing arm reinforcement. If the answer is yes, the additional tubing is the better choice over the clam shells. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) |
|
|
|
Posts in this topic
stugray RESTO on some trailing arms and brakes....Anyone in CO interested? Jan 25 2011, 11:28 PM
McMark Do them all if you have the means.
Skip welding o... Jan 26 2011, 12:08 AM
avidfanjpl On that subject of reinforcing stock 914 trailing ... Jan 26 2011, 12:13 AM Eric_Shea Do this... it's easier, lighter and stronger:
... Jan 26 2011, 01:25 PM stugray I will eventually have new Hoosiers, but the first... Jan 26 2011, 03:25 PM Loser_Cruiser Eric- So are you still doing trailing arm services... Jan 26 2011, 03:32 PM Eric_Shea I stopped doing 5-lug but I can still do the contr... Jan 26 2011, 04:07 PM McMark There is a VERY long thread on here somewhere whic... Jan 26 2011, 10:06 PM strawman Gotta agree that the trailing arm clamshells add a... Jan 26 2011, 11:46 PM |
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:
|
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 2nd June 2024 - 06:34 AM |
Invision Power Board
v9.1.4 © 2024 IPS, Inc.