Control Arm Bushings

Control arm bushings are not available from Porsche separately; the whole control arm must be replaced at quite the expense. There are numerous aftermarket control arm bushings available. For owners who want OEM style control arm bushings, those from Elephant Racing are as identical as can be. Both the bushings that came with the car from Porsche and the Elephant Racing bushings are rubber with no moving parts...they are silent (do not squeak), maintenance-free and proven in everyday vehicles.

Poly-urethane or Urethane bushings are slightly cheaper, and being so, I have to wonder why Porsche didn't choose to use them. They pivot about a bolt and need to be greased.

A local 993 owner that I know quite well installed a set of red poly-urethane bushings. His comments: "despite the high mileage, there was nothing wrong with the OEM Porsche control arm bushings that I removed. What a waste of time that was. And when it gets cold out, my bushings squeak".

An original Porsche 993 control arm bushing. Supposedly, it is not available separately from Porsche; instead, it is fitted to new control arms only.
A control arm bushing from Elephant Racing installed in a Porsche 993 control arm. They are available in "stock" and "sport" hardness. http://www.elephantracing.com/suspension/rubberbushings/993rubberbushings.htm
A Porsche 993 control arm bushing from Elephant Racing. http://www.elephantracing.com/suspension/rubberbushings/993rubberbushings.htm
A Porsche 993 control arm bushings from Elephant Racing. http://www.elephantracing.com/suspension/rubberbushings/993rubberbushings.htm

A Porsche 993 control arm with Elephant Racing control arm bushings installed. http://www.elephantracing.com/suspension/rubberbushings/993rubberbushings.htm
My friend and owner of a Porsche 997 sent me this photo of my old 1999 Honda CR-V which I bought new and owned for 15 years and that he recently bought off me when it had ~245,000 kilometers. Months later, it now has 250,000 kilometers (155,376 miles) and he sent me a pic of this momentous event...and still on the original control arm bushings. A week prior I sent him and other local Porsche owners something to chuckle about... Folks, this is an enormous help to those not sure about what they are doing. That would be me, I guess. There is a 993 owner in the US who (for starters) can diagnose whether your control arm bushings need replacing or not. And this without even needing to see or drive your car. Simply incredible, ain't it! Wow! Apparently the control arm bushings in my 993 are done and need to be replaced according to him. This even though my 993 handles great, does not shake the steering wheel at all, does not shimy, or do anything else. I mean I know I have a whopping 77,902 kms (48,416 miles) on my 993 and my old 1999 Honda had 245,000 kms on the original control arm bushings when I sold it. It handled perfectly as well as passing the safety inspection (they especially check the suspension). I wonder why the Formula One guys don't use his expertise. Place roll eyes icon here. Every forum has an idiot (aka clown) on board, I guess. Like a lemming, I better replace what isn't worn. I hope you had a good chuckle. _____________________________________________________________________ To which the owner of my old Honda CR-V responded... "Dunno, this CRV seems to be wandering from ditch to ditch and I'm getting pretty big biceps wrestling this machine around...lol." Yes, that 250,000 kilometer CR-V is still rock stable on the road with its original control arm bushings. Simply amazing, isn't it.