ETW

Are the Porsche OEM GT2/RS tie rods available anywhere anymore? Tarett and ERP have outer tie rods that work with these uprights but no inners. Is it ok to use standard 993 inners with those?

FD Motorsports

GT2 tie rods are NLA, as far as we can tell

RS tie rod assemblies (inner+outer) are available

Yes, the Tarret outers are used with the 993 inners
You can simulate the GT2 inners by pinning the standard versions

Martin S.

Nobody seems to have the GT2 tie rods, truly NLA. The ERP GT2 style tie rods I recently received from Tarrett Engineering, and had installed, were a complete assembly, inners and outers. Off course there is always the possibility that I didn't know what I was looking at. The appear so "meaty" compared to the RS tie rods, since removed and sold to a Rennlister, of course.

I am trying them out this weekend at Buttonwillow Raceway with Northern California Racing Club. A few weeks ago, I ran the car with 993RS tie rods and the RS uprights integrated into a Motion Control Suspension (MCS). Damn, it's like a new car...especially with 600/800 springs, a far cry from the replaced PSS9s. As you would expect, the suspension and springs came from Steve Weiner, along with some good advice about the install and initial set up.

Tarrett Engineering is a ERP distributor. Great products, great service! Tarrett Engineering has some great products of their own, for those that don't know, most 993 track rats do!

jscott82

Just a wild *** guess...... But anyone looked at the GT3 inner tie rod end....

I guess I bought the last two 993 GT2 tie rods in existence last year..... In my case I only used the inners (must keep stock outers per class rule), but the inner is nothing more than an encapsulated ball.. pretty common part, I would hazard a guess it hasn't changed in the newer cars. Its the rest of rod that is model specific, but you already have that.

Bill Verburg

Porsche being Porsche changed the inner outer sexual orientation
993 outer is male inner is female
996 outer is female inner is male

for a street car the RS outer inner is fine, for a track car if you can't get the pure mono-ball inner pin the inner

What a bummer these parts are nla

jscott82

Geezus Bill...... Is there anything you don't know? :-)

Bill Verburg

Lots of stuff, like how did 993 n/b Cups use the outer position for the front longitudinals w/o changing wheel o/s?

Mike J

By using the grofully pivot with the flux convertor?



cheers,

Mike

PS - Bill you are amazing!

Bill Verburg

Not according to a little birdie I know, but at this point I dunno

993KT

I have spent a few hours trying to remove the inner end from the rack but with no luck. I counterheld the rack end and squeezed the two wrenches as hard as I could. Is there any trick? Might try a long breaker bar next, but not sure how to hold both wrenches.

Plan B is to just swap out the outer end with the RS parts so I can at least drive it to my mechanic.