front suspension fixes and facts
The best advise I found,on this forum, from skperformance I believe,Was to change out the caster bushings...99 GS 400...to Daizen. I have a 54,000 mile,stock 17s,never abused or winter driven. It always had that stupid little shake...65mph bla, bla. New tires, hunter road force, all the so called fixes. Made me not like my car, I changed out the caster bushings only, shake is gone, rides like a new car. Flawless! Not that hard to do,my local shop pressed in the bushings for me..$32. Thankyou! The stock bushings are low quality to say the least. It should be mandatory to change these before doing anything to the suspension. Factory bushings should be recalled! Thanks again
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A petition will not make a difference as it is now out of warr .
Upgrading to 01 and up arms and ball joints is not a bad thing but you have to buy a matching set.
GS4 fiend ,(Other thread aside ) look at the sway bar bushings as problem . The top hats usually only make noise under cold conditions when driving slowly over bumps. Also you can look at the top of the shock tower to see if the new ones where installed.
Also you can spray some silicone lube or rust proofing spray at the top hats to soften them and check to see if it improves the noise.
Upgrading to 01 and up arms and ball joints is not a bad thing but you have to buy a matching set.
GS4 fiend ,(Other thread aside ) look at the sway bar bushings as problem . The top hats usually only make noise under cold conditions when driving slowly over bumps. Also you can look at the top of the shock tower to see if the new ones where installed.
Also you can spray some silicone lube or rust proofing spray at the top hats to soften them and check to see if it improves the noise.
Forgot to mention. After installing the new lower ball joints and the No. 2 lower control arm. I do feel like the car is slightly lowered when I sit inside and the rides feels solid but a little harsher or stiff. Is that normal?
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It only feels harsher because the wheels are staying in correct position so the rest of the suspension will transfer the forces back to the wheel since before it was sloppy and any pressure was absorbed.
Is it OEM parts and what wheel size do you have as that will change it also.
Is it OEM parts and what wheel size do you have as that will change it also.
It only feels harsher because the wheels are staying in correct position so the rest of the suspension will transfer the forces back to the wheel since before it was sloppy and any pressure was absorbed.
Is it OEM parts and what wheel size do you have as that will change it also.
Is it OEM parts and what wheel size do you have as that will change it also.
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One other thing to note , the front tires will make a horrendous howling noise when it is really bad . It sounds like the bearings are dead but does not stop when going left and right like a bad bearing.
Why do you want a part number so badly , only one place has any in stock to sell you.
Why do you want a part number so badly , only one place has any in stock to sell you.
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Sak you have been on this site for more than a day , does daizen make any other kit that has the caster bushing?
So why would there be any separate kit for it.
You know what you need.
So why would there be any separate kit for it.
You know what you need.
only daizen kits i know of (i checked daizen's website and now know of the others) are the steering rack bushing which i have bought but not installed and their sway bar bushings which again i have bought but not installedi wasnt sure which kit the caster bushing came in but after looking at the below list of all the kits im assuming......
Front Control Arm Bushing Kit (98-99)
Front Control Arm Bushing Kit (00-05)
Upgraded Sway Bar Set
OEM Sway Bar Bushing Kit
Steering Rack Bushing Kit
Rear Camber Correction Kit
......u talking bout the front control arm bushing kit?? did this change your ride quality? i heard people switching back from this kit saying it rides rough
sewell ALWAYS seems to be on backroder with daizen
Last edited by sakataj; Oct 15, 2009 at 12:10 PM.