DIY - Lower Control Arm Bushing Replacement - Translink
#221
Can you post a photo, even though it sounds straight forward but you might be worrying about nothing.
If you have the SPL bushings, they are monoball (obv), so will pivot as long as the bushing is pressed in
(having SPL or rubber/nismo is the only thing I'd put here btw, poly - definitely not)
If you have the SPL bushings, they are monoball (obv), so will pivot as long as the bushing is pressed in
(having SPL or rubber/nismo is the only thing I'd put here btw, poly - definitely not)
#223
If so, maybe it's best to just press it in via the other end, or buy a new arm ?
#227
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Hey, sorry for the confusion, I bought a set of Mevotech compression rods as my OEM replacement. They have been holding fine. Mevotech claims that they use a more heavy duty bushing and ball joint on all of their control arms, so I decided to give them a try. On my lowered G35, they have been performing fine for the past couple of years. Best of all, they only cost me $45 a piece, and come with a lifetime warranty.
#229
Hey, sorry for the confusion, I bought a set of Mevotech compression rods as my OEM replacement. They have been holding fine. Mevotech claims that they use a more heavy duty bushing and ball joint on all of their control arms, so I decided to give them a try. On my lowered G35, they have been performing fine for the past couple of years. Best of all, they only cost me $45 a piece, and come with a lifetime warranty.
#230
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They sell the Mevotech compression rods for the G35 and 350Z. I am pleased with the quality of the ball joints and the updated liquid filled bushings. I would consider the bushings on the Mevotech arms as durable and stiff as the Nismo bushings.
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#231
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used a 27mm impact socket to remove both translink bushings. I then used an old sleeve from the busted bushing to press in the whiteline bushing.
27mm impact socket used to press out old bushing.
busted oem bushing
use old sleeve and file down a chamfer to allow the sleeve to slip over the end of the whiteline bushing. will not harm the new bushing.
old sleeve being used to press in the new bushing
27mm impact socket used to press out old bushing.
busted oem bushing
use old sleeve and file down a chamfer to allow the sleeve to slip over the end of the whiteline bushing. will not harm the new bushing.
old sleeve being used to press in the new bushing
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