968 castor mounts

[ronald smith]

Oli,
Go and stand on the naughty step[][].
Cheers
Ron

 

[zcacogp]

Ron,

I spend so much time on the naughty step I feel quite at home there. I sometimes wonder whether I should keep a packet of biscuits and a good book there, to while away the long hours ... []

Why should I go there this time, out of interest?


Oli.

 

[Hilux]

Guys, is there any benefit fitting these to my 21 year old S2?

Ooooohhhh yes!

1) Your old mounts are 21 years old

2) Even replacing them with the same type OEM would be better..................but

3) .............change them for 968 ones and the reduction in movement is noticeably better

 

[ronald smith]

Hi Oli,
for (beware tho' it will no longer be standard)
Suggest War and Peace might be a good choice- and plenty of biscuits.[][][].
cheers
Ron

 

[os951]

I have used 968 stuff, quite OK, but will go to these which are fabricated by my friend []
They will have Hirschmann bearings and block will be anoidzed black, blue,red,gray or titanium what ever people would like to have.

 

[u63af]

They look amazing, how much will they cost?

 

[Eldavo]

+1

 

[Super_Marv]

If you don't want to go for anything too radical like the Aluminium mounts above, go for the Hartech castor mounts. Same design as the OEM items, only the rubber covers the entire circumference of the bush and they're half the price of the OEM mounts.

 

[zcacogp]

Ronald,

Complete works of LJK Setright would be more my mark, but they are possibly a bit lengthier! And it wasn't even that much naughtiness!

Olli. Usual standards being maintained, clearly. Those look lovely.


Oli.

 

[os951]

My friend finished machine work during weekend. He will have those anoidzed during this week. Colors available are red, blue, black, natural (transparent) and titanium. He said to me this first batch is 150€ if 5 sets are ordered. Later his retail price will be over 200€. PM me if you guys are interested. We will have thes both my own 951 and my son's project 951.

Few pictures of unfinished blocks and his new "semi-solid" transmission mount.

 

[paulf968]

dem dere partz shlook mitey guud................. am drooling a bit as I type!


ps don't forget the usaul plug for Hartech on the caster mounts, they do a good value clone of the Porsche one.

 

[os951]

Friend got blocks back. Nice looking parts in red, blue,black & grey []

 

[os951]

Swedes have bought almost all of these caster blocks from my friend. If you are interested, still few pairs available.

 

[simkin911]

PM sent. Cheers.

 

[os951]

Answered []

 

[os951]

Friend have sold out these. Few pairs will come to UK.

 

[Super_Marv]

Get the Hartech bushes. I think they're made by the same manufacturer as the OEM bushes, but are half the price.

 

[Copperman05]

968 castor mounts arnt that expensive are they? I would buy a known brand like those available from Hartech or Promax if you dont want OEM, rather than risk cheap ebay stuff, often turns out to be a false economy...

Edd

 

[scam75]

Colin I think I paid £92 delivered for 2 OEM ones from Porsche-a-part about 2 years back. I think he still has them on e-bay. They were definitely OEM quality. The cheaper e-bay ones are nonsense. Al got some a while back and they don't even have rubber all the way round. [&:]

Stuart

 

[os951]

968 item is OK. I suppose there are not any aftermarket 968 style mount available ?

Here's several mounts. Original 968, friend's billet version and VW Golf which can be used with steel arms