Front Bushing Failure??
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And mine are trash, Z1 will be called in the morning. I looked at mine while changing my car back from track setting and ............ck . Well time to check out canadians car , may order a few sets at once.
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From what I have learned from this whole experience is that it depends on which "arm" it is. The "front radius rod" also known as the "front compression rod" is not supported by the aftermarket for bushing swaps alone, which is why you need to buy the whole arm which comes with the bushing in place. I recently had to buy two of these also since those bushings (one per arm) turned out to be shot when I went in for an alignment. The "front lower transverse link" also known as the "front lower arm" or "front lower control arm" is the one of the two lower "control arms" that has the bushings (2 bushings per arm) that can be replaced (i.e. aftermarket companies like Whiteline Plus and Nismo make them). I have also talked to enough people to notice that people also call both of these (the front lower transverse link/front lower arm/front lower control arm and the front radius rod/compression rod) "control arms". It gets a little confusing, which is why I have tried to be specific in my responses as to what was what. I believe the "front radius rod/front compression rod" has a vertical bushing and only one per arm, while the "front lower transverse link" or "front lower arm" or "front lower control arm" has horizontal bushings (2 per arm) one that connects towards the center of the vehicle (inner bushing) and the other which connects to the lower portion of the shock absorber (outer bushing). See my original picture which shows both arms. The front radius/compression rod is on the left (kind of bends back towards the driver side compartment with the nipple looking piece on it) and the transverse link/lower front arm/lower front control arm is on the right with the worn out bushing. I hope this helps....
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From what I have learned from this whole experience is that it depends on which "arm" it is. The "front radius rod" also known as the "front compression rod" is not supported by the aftermarket for bushing swaps alone, which is why you need to buy the whole arm which comes with the bushing in place. I recently had to buy two of these also since those bushings (one per arm) turned out to be shot when I went in for an alignment.
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New and better bushings are now available. My whitelines will get to me tomorrow, and very tempted to off them and get these.
http://www.splparts.com/main4/index.htm
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