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Old 12-07-10, 02:24 PM
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Does anybody have any front lower control arm bushings or know where I can get some for cheap?
Old 12-07-10, 02:25 PM
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You may want to check e-bay. They had a bit of SC stuff on there...
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http://www.jegs.com/i/Prothane/311/18-207-BL/10002/-1

or check this one they have a low price guarantee and will beat it by a dollar and its free shipping which jegs doesn't have.

http://www.streetsideauto.com/produc...7-BL&Skip=True


BTW this kit includes lower and upper for both sides
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Thanks a lot to both of you!
Old 12-07-10, 10:22 PM
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Getting the lower control arms (brand new) from a '93-'98 Toyota Supra at your Toyota dealer will be much cheaper than getting 'em at a Lexus dealership FYI.
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yea..
my opinion would be go for the new supra control arms,
that is because i have the prothane bushings on my car currently , and ride comfort changed a lot.. u feel the road a lot more.. which i did not like..
future i may change to supra arms.
Old 12-07-10, 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by portion
yea..
my opinion would be go for the new supra control arms,
that is because i have the prothane bushings on my car currently , and ride comfort changed a lot.. u feel the road a lot more.. which i did not like..
future i may change to supra arms.
dont u get that from TM Engineering or ?? im trying to replace the bushing for my caster arm.

Andy
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To Portion: So, you're sayin instead of just getting some new bushings get whole new control arms? Will they come with bushings?
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To Portion: Right now the rubber on my bushings are completley gone. So everytime I hit the breaks its metal to metal. I feel the road now more than ever. Are you saying that there won't be too much change in terms of feeling once I replace them?
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To Crazy: Thanks for the tip.
Old 12-08-10, 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Swif

... So, you're sayin instead of just getting some new bushings get whole new control arms? Will they come with bushings?
The answer is 'YES', they do come with the OEM rubber bushings installed as well as new ball joints
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Originally Posted by Swif

... Right now the rubber on my bushings are completley gone. So everytime I hit the breaks its metal to metal. I feel the road now more than ever. Are you saying that there won't be too much change in terms of feeling once I replace them?
No, that's a completely different feeling. The poly type bushings are firmer and have less flex than the stock rubber ones, so you "feel" more vibration being transmitted through them. The rubber ones are "cushier" and absorb more vibration. This is all completely separate from having NO bushings and getting the vibration transmitted through a metal-to-metal contact.
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To good2go: I was tryin to price them on the net. Didn't find them. Do you know what they're running? And are they easy to take off/ put on?
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Originally Posted by good2go
No, that's a completely different feeling. The poly type bushings are firmer and have less flex than the stock rubber ones, so you "feel" more vibration being transmitted through them. The rubber ones are "cushier" and absorb more vibration. This is all completely separate from having NO bushings and getting the vibration transmitted through a metal-to-metal contact.
Thanks for the info man!
Old 12-08-10, 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Swif
To good2go: I was tryin to price them on the net. Didn't find them. Do you know what they're running? And are they easy to take off/ put on?
Last time I looked, the supra LCA's were running about $260 each. I got them online from an out of state Toyota dealership that sells discount so there was no tax added, just shipping.

BTW, glad too see you've mastered the quote button now


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