Front suspension control arm end bracket removal question for you all here.., Do these come off? How? Options

[TINKERGINEERING]

Hi. Frances and Dan from Tinkergineering here. Do these [see photo] end mounting brackets need to get pressed out, and if so how do I do that? should I need to heat it up? We got the front and rear suspension all removed. I know Ian had talked about the turbo tie rods. Why is this upgrade important/wanted?
keep on tinkering!

[Superhawk996]

Spend some time on Elephant Racing webpage and watch their videos.

https://www.elephantracing.com/porsche/914/...for-914/rubber/

I’ve used their rubber bushings on my LCA’s. They properly grip the control arm and don’t slip per design intent. Highly recommended. You don’t want the LCA rotating inside the bushing.

Elephant racing instructions are clear and have the appropriate angles to set the bushings at so they fit the car and have proper preload in the bushing when the car is at curb height. Their PDF instructions don’t seem to display correctly on my phone but I had no issues downloading them to the computer if you want to preview them.

Highly recommend sticking with rubber LCA bushings for a car intended for street use.

A press will make removal and install much easier but you can certainly get the job done with an inexpensive pipe clamp.

Keep up the great work you’ve been doing!!