Getting upper control arms done, what else?
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Getting upper control arms done, what else?
I’ve read hours and hours of information on this forum about the control arms but seem to have difficulty finding this information.
Should I have anything else suspension related done while the mechanic is down there? Tie-rod ends, stabilizer bars, anything?? I was told the bushings in the upper control arms are shot. It only has 75,000 miles and I want to keep this until 300,000. Wanting that new suspension feel, what else do you wonderful little gurus recommend?
Thanks in advance! 🙏
Should I have anything else suspension related done while the mechanic is down there? Tie-rod ends, stabilizer bars, anything?? I was told the bushings in the upper control arms are shot. It only has 75,000 miles and I want to keep this until 300,000. Wanting that new suspension feel, what else do you wonderful little gurus recommend?
Thanks in advance! 🙏
I just did mine a few months ago and decided to swap in high quality bushings rather then replace the whole arms with lower quality ones
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WILLI, please tell us what brand of bushings did you use and who buy from, you did not replace the arms but just pressed in new bushings?
I have115k on my 07 and all suspension components are original, I am going nuts trying to figure what and from whom to replace everything with, help!
I have115k on my 07 and all suspension components are original, I am going nuts trying to figure what and from whom to replace everything with, help!
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WILLI, please tell us what brand of bushings did you use and who buy from, you did not replace the arms but just pressed in new bushings?
I have115k on my 07 and all suspension components are original, I am going nuts trying to figure what and from whom to replace everything with, help!
I have115k on my 07 and all suspension components are original, I am going nuts trying to figure what and from whom to replace everything with, help!
Also if you look closely you will see that some of the name brand control arms, just slapped their name on the cheap Chinese ebay ones u can get from china , I think this is common place in the automotive market.
the bushings I went with were called PSB bushings (problem solving bushings ) and they can be purchased from "Armstrong bushings" they are out of California I think
They are urethane bushings designed for road use, not track, so they are comparable to an OEM feel with much more durability
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the bushings I went with were called PSB bushings (problem solving bushings ) and they can be purchased from "Armstrong bushings" they are out of California I think
They are urethane bushings designed for road use, not track, so they are comparable to an OEM feel with much more durability
They are urethane bushings designed for road use, not track, so they are comparable to an OEM feel with much more durability
https://www.armstrongdistributors.co...sb-460-461-463
I don’t have the capability to do this myself so how many labor hours would a shop charge me for this?
Last edited by Julez; Apr 14, 2019 at 02:29 PM.
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