FinallyReplaced the Whole Front End
02-03-14, 10:17 AM
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Great post! As far as the #2 caster arm bushings go your options s are a full set of OEM arms Or The Press In Poly Bushings From Sewell I Believe PSB 537 are the ones. Oh and there's also the Rocas that are also a press in bushing. But NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER buy the daizens!!!
Good luck and post some pics once you get your coils on.
hope this helps you out that is if you haven't already pulled the trigger on a decision.
Good luck and post some pics once you get your coils on. hope this helps you out that is if you haven't already pulled the trigger on a decision.
02-03-14, 08:14 PM
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Great post! As far as the #2 caster arm bushings go your options s are a full set of OEM arms Or The Press In Poly Bushings From Sewell I Believe PSB 537 are the ones. Oh and there's also the Rocas that are also a press in bushing. But NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER buy the daizens!!! Good luck and post some pics once you get your coils on. hope this helps you out that is if you haven't already pulled the trigger on a decision.
Good luck and post some pics once you get your coils on. hope this helps you out that is if you haven't already pulled the trigger on a decision.
06-20-14, 01:23 AM
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Finally Replaced the Whole Front End (Too!)
It appears we did the same 'Whole Front End' replacement w/ all MOOG parts (except for the Raytheon UCA's) and ALL of my clunks and bangs are GONE! We only replaced the #2 LCA (L&R) bushings, instead of the entire arms. Also replaced the brake caliper shim clips. That eliminated the forward/back, at less than 2mph, clicks I had EVERY TIME that I pulled in/out of parking spaces. One loud clunk I had remained, AFTER the new front end and alignment was completed. It was FINALLY found by my Glendale mechanic while checking my wheel bearings, and it appears that my left front rotor had worked loose just enough to oblong the bolt holes ever so slightly, but apparently enough to make a LOUD CLANK, every time I stopped. Forward AND backwards. It took 3 different mechanics looking for this sound over 6 months, before anyone found it! Couldn't find it just doing visuals, as the movement wasn't enough to see a gap behind the Bolt heads. Needless to say, My front end feels/SOUNDS brand new again. My mechanic said I would have probably had a lower suspension failure if I had hit anything significant in the near future. Coulda' been another 'Ball Joint Mishap Member' had it not been for all the good info in this forum. So, Thanx to All!
06-22-14, 09:06 AM
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They are great. Excellent quality. I just put my Megan Coilovers on last week, and I double checked the upper ball joints, and they are still as tight as when I bought them. Same for the tie rods, they are still hard to move with your bare hand. That's a good sign. The boots are still good on all of the parts as well. I do need to regrease them. Not because I am having problems, but because I think it's time to refill them with grease. All in all I'm satisfied with all the parts that I replaced.
06-22-14, 05:44 PM
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They are great. Excellent quality. I just put my Megan Coilovers on last week, and I double checked the upper ball joints, and they are still as tight as when I bought them. Same for the tie rods, they are still hard to move with your bare hand. That's a good sign. The boots are still good on all of the parts as well. I do need to regrease them. Not because I am having problems, but because I think it's time to refill them with grease. All in all I'm satisfied with all the parts that I replaced.
07-13-14, 06:14 PM
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Don't really know, but when I bought the car it was lowered improperly on trash springs and stock shocks. So I'm sure the excessive bouncing along with the poor ride quality had something to do with it.