Originally Posted by DK570

I pulled the car up on ramps, then crawled underneath and pushed it up and down. (Remember to leave it in gear & have the parking brake on). I was able to narrow it down to the control arm, just wasn't sure where. Sprayed all the joints with lubricant, loosened & re-torqued the bolts, and it still squeaked. After this I figured it had to be the ball joint. While having my summer tires put on, I had the dealer look at it, they came to the same conclusion.

I might be able to squeeze some grease under the boot, but figure I'll damage the boot in the process, and not get enough in to fix it right. It would be nice if Porsche used a zerk fitting, so you could actually service the joints. It surprised me the first time I did an oil change and found out there are no grease points on the chassis.

My solution is to order a rebuildable arm from Vertex, hope to put it on this weekend.
http://www.vertexauto.com/showitem.a...%20See%20Notes

Originally Posted by DK570

Form what I've read on a few threads, it seems I need a new lower control arm. The question is which one to buy. There seems to be a wide range of prices. Here are some I found:
http://www.suncoastparts.com/product...=996Suspension

http://www.paragon-products.com/Cont...-asterisk-.htm

http://www.paragon-products.com/Cont...-asterisk-.htm

Is there any reason I shouldn't buy the cheapest one? Anyone have any experience with one that's not branded Porsche? Thanks.

PS the dealer wanted ~$950...no thank you.