Fun fact. Tarrett no longer has the old style GT3 street LCA's, and is now pushing you to new ones that are another ~300 bucks a set more expensive. There are of course decent alternatives like this: https://www.pelicanparts.com/More_In...iABEgJQC_D_BwE

Edit to add: link to what's available:
https://www.tarett.com/items/986-987...y-1-detail.htm

(so closer to 200 and change diff)....but still

I get it....it's a Porsche.....but man.....price increase is 18%. I could see it if it was say, monoball bushings, but this is frankly irritating. maybe I'll just WRL this thing.....

 

It does say monoball bushing ball joint, i though monball bushings were not allowed? Everything is going up in cost, its the supply chain affecting the cost of everything. Ira at Tarrett makes great products and is a great supporter of the class.

 

Don't get me wrong. It looks like Porsche has sun-setted the 1st gen LCA's, rolled a new part # out and bumped price. This not supply chain related so much as inflation / pricing power related. Tarrett is just doing what any VAR would do when upstream vendor jacks prices.....pass it along....

 

Aren't only Porsche OEM/equivalent legal for PCA SPB?

 

Yes, you are correct. tarret sells the Porsche parts. If I understand the Tarret website correctly, the Gen 1 LCA's are not available and PCA has blessed the new ones with rubber bushings....they just cost more....

 

You can still find the outer GT3 control arms on ebay for a good price (Lemforder, TRW). Last ones I bought were Ebay Germany, they were cheaper shipped than anything I could find in the states and only took one week to arrive. I could only find one side, but that isn't a problem as you can press the thrust arm bushing out and re-clock for the other side. The inner LCAs bits are harder to come by and are expensive if you want Porsche/oem. The Tarett inners are legal and cheaper https://www.tarett.com/items/986-987...are-detail.htm

Hope that helps.

 

Have you looked lately. I have not seen a TRW or Lemforder arm in stock for months - anywhere.

 

ya, i've been looking this evening and they are nowhere to be found....

 

There was a wrl car that ran elephant racing control arms at the PCA Nola race ( I think they were g class)
New arms, lost one at RA wrl race, lost the other at Nola.
they were trying to save some $$, but made up for it in body parts :-(

 

I've found a few places that indicate they have them in stock on website, but I am waiting until they call me back and tell me they have them. ECS is indicating that the TRW's are discontinued, which is weird as it would appear TRW is actually the manu for the Porsche OEM part.

 

So I think a few clarifications here:
1) The new tarret's are not Porsche OEM parts, but they are definitely better as the *do* have the monoball joint at the outer end (and it's replaceable, which is a big bonus), with the rubber for the thrust arm bushing and the inner end to keep them class legal.2) The TRW's are do appear to be discontinued.
3) I've found two places advertising the older GT3 LCA's as in stock ~the 1240 price per set. They claim they have them in stock, but nowadays, I don't believe anything I see on inventory unless its on a site I've done biz with in the past.

I'm expecting the "In Stock" to be B.S., and if that's the case then looks like the Tarret's are the only option. I just have major heartache with paying that much dough for what are supposed to be race car parts, but have rubber bushings....oh well......

 

Got two outer controls arms from these guys back in May. https://www.ebay.com/itm/353449167656

I first tried ordering from DP on ebay, they jerked me around for 6 weeks saying that they could get the parts. Will never order from them again.

This https://www.tarett.com/items/986-987...are-detail.htm is not monoball and is PCA SPB legal.

 

I stand corrected.

But the point is that the LCAs are getting harder to find. This and only having one source of new wheels jeopardizes the growth of this class.

 

This is the part I have a feeling I'm going to end up with: https://www.tarett.com/items/986-987...y-1-detail.htm

There is an update to the rules on PCA site that covers this situation: https://pcaclubracing.org/rules/inte...nges-for-2021/ I've got an email in to clarify on the statement in the interim changes vis-a-vis the specific prohibition on monoballs in the spec. do note that the monoball in the Tarret's linked above is the outer ball joint.

 

Posted today...Get'em while you can!

https://demonspeedmotorsports.com/Lo...ry-LCA-997.htm

Here at Demon Speed, we realize that the supply chain issues have hit everywhere. We have been spending quite a bit of time looking for alternate sources for the same parts or alternate parts for the same function to keep everyone supplied with parts.

One of the latest is the traditional lower control arm. It has become almost impossible to find the good old 996 based part number two piece lower control arms in the TRW box. Everyone is out (and we have looked).

So, rather than admit defeat, we have an alternative. The control arm you see above is for the 997 cup car. It has the same dimensions as the 996 part number, but is made using a different process that makes it stronger than the predecessor.

These are perfect for the 996 / 997 / 986 / 987

It comes with a pressed in, rubber centered bushing just like the 996 part number. This can be pressed out and replaced with the solid trailing arm bushing.

We currently have a limited supply of these in stock, so if you are looking for a pair, or four, for your car, act fast.

We also have the solid bushings and inner control arms from Stomski. See the link below by clicking on the pictures.