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Old 02-26-2014, 05:03 PM
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Front Strut and Tie rod end change out

New to me 1999 911 C2 Cab needs new front struts and tie rod ends. Any assistance or tips and tools that I need would be greatly appreciated. I tried a search with little luck. Would Rennlist have anything, how do I get there?

Thanks in advance, Larry
 
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bently manual would be a good start . Pelican has some real good DIY too .
 
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this one is from the boxster section but it's the same as the 996 front assembly http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarti..._-_Springs.htm
 
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Old 02-27-2014, 07:31 PM
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jacabean, WOW, thanks! These pelican articles are way better then the Bentley manual. I started the front, need to come up with thin wrenches to finish. The rear doesn't look like much fun. Thanks again, Larry
 
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jacabean, WOW, thanks! These pelican articles are way better then the Bentley manual. I started the front, need to come up with thin wrenches to finish. The rear doesn't look like much fun. Thanks again, Larry
Used the pelican info many times now the pictures help a lot . the 911 rear suspension is not to bad it is much easier than the boxster rear suspension. just remember if you loosen the lower and rear toe arms at the sub frame you will need an alignment afterwards.
 
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Glad we can assist! Fire over questions any time as well as great resources here on 6Speed.
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