Andre

I have an 86 944 NA body, the 951 control arms look a good amount longer than mine so i'm guesssing they dont fit. What about 968 control arms, is it possible?

thanks

tifosiman

Short answer....................Nope. You have what is known as "early" offset, which necessitates the shorter arms. The 87 and later cars (including the 968) all had "late" offset with the longer arms.

Andre

And to convert would be pretty impossible right?

Jakerx

not impossible. it's just a matter of sourcing the appropriate late offset spindles and hubs, as well as the tie rod assemblies and control arms.

tifosiman

Along with the brake rotors, struts (different bolt pattern for the spindle interface), and late-offset wheels.

Too much work and money, when you could just source early offset arms or rebuild the ones you have.

Jakerx

yeah converting to late offset is pretty much not worth your time and money unless you are trying to convert to the turbo brake setup and it's impossible for you to find 86 brakes.

haha thanks for the add tifo. i forgot about the rotors and struts

thesmokingman

Struts too? Really?

tifosiman

Yep. The holes are spaced differently and the spindle is a different width where the strut connects to it.

Andre

that sucks. I have no problem rebuilding my control arms, but i dont want to order the rebuild kit because i think my actual arm is probably crapped out, Its been making noise for a LONG time. Does it happen a lot that they are not rebuildable?

tifosiman

Have you checked to ensure that they are bad? Often times a noise is a result of something else, like a sway bar bushing.

If they are bad, usually they are just rebuildable, unless one of two things has happened:

1. They were driven on so long in that state that the a-arm is ruined (cracked or worn out inside).
2. Someone "rebuilt" them in the past with a press-in Febi socket. This entails honeing out the inside of the a-arm for the press-fit and is a one time deal. Fairly common before the advent of the Rennbay/SSI/KLA kits.