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Old Jan 22, 2012 | 10:11 PM
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As many of you already know, the bushings on the Front Lower Control Arm and the Radius Arm are prone to go bad. This is due to age, exposure, abuse, and especially from lowering your vehicle. But many of you may not already know that changing out bushings can be a real drag and quite time consuming, even for those that are experienced. Plus alot of you DIY'ers don't already have a press or the proper sized dyes to tackle this project.

So we at L-Fab came up with the idea of rebuilding these arms with aftermarket bushings along with powdercoating them. We also came up with the idea of selling these arms with a core exchange, this way you guys can buy our arms, swap them with your blown arms, then send us your old arms back. This way you guys can save time, money, and headaches.

We recently posted up a FEELER thread, and alot of you guys wanted the option of different brands of bushings, so we went ahead and sourced these bushings for you.

Lower Control Arm


Radius Arm




All of our arms come powdercoated [gloss black, gloss silver, or gloss red] and come with new bushings pre-installed
Below is our current Shipped Pricing for the US continent.


Front Lower Control Arms
Energy Suspension: $160 shipped
Whiteline: $195 shipped
SPL: $340 shipped
+$125 core charge

Radius Arms

Energy Suspension: $155 shipped
Whiteline: $210 shipped
SPL: $255 shipped
+$125 core charge

Radius Arms and Lower Control Arms
Energy Suspension: $250 shipped
Whiteline: $375 shipped
SPL: $560 shipped
+$175 core charge

-core charge will be refunded when we receive your cores





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Old Jan 23, 2012 | 02:39 PM
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Here's a thread that may help you decide which bushings would be best for your application

https://my350z.com/forum/brakes-and-...hing-data.html


Here's a DIY on removing / installing the Lower Control Arm and the Radius Arm

https://my350z.com/forum/brakes-and-...ml#post9586430

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looks like quality work! from all your threads, i'm pretty impressed and hope you keep thinking of good ideas like this, cuz bushings are a pita to diy!
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Now offering the option of machining the spacers when purchasing SPL Compression Rod Bushings.
-This allows a greater amount of articulation which will greatly reduce the chance of knocking noises while turning.

Also offering rubber washers to help reduce road noise.




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Got arms in stock, ready for swap
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Any pics of what the gloss red arms look like?
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Originally Posted by jarrodh77
Any pics of what the gloss red arms look like?
Unfortunately we do not have any sample pieces of the gloss red right now
Its pretty much a cardinal red color with Ultra Durable high gloss clear.

if it helps, we use the following powdercoat product companies: Cardinal, Tiger, and Prismatic.
I believe they have color swatches online
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Made a DIY to help you guys remove and install our arms
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https://my350z.com/forum/brakes-and-...l-install.html
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PM sent. please let me know.
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