Control Arms
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From: The Woodlands TX
Control Arms
Does anyone know where I can get new control arms for my 99 coupe... I did a bushing swap to poly-urethane a while back and I am starting to hate them, I am getting way to much bushing binding and I am tired of all the squeking driving down the road.... Lubercating them every 2-3 months is getting really old too...
I know how much fun I had getting the stock bushings out too replace them with the poly's, and I'd rather just put new control arms in rather then deal with getting the polys out... that would be a time saver..
I know how much fun I had getting the stock bushings out too replace them with the poly's, and I'd rather just put new control arms in rather then deal with getting the polys out... that would be a time saver..
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Joined: May 2004
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From: The Woodlands TX
I've got VBP Poly's too, I initial had what was supplied for the installation, but I have since tried several different products, right now I am finding that liquid wrench's lithium grease is lasting the longest as long as it doesn't get wet from rain......
Mine have been squeking since day 1, I even loosened up bolts to see if that would help, it helped some, but not a wise choice to run the car with loose control arm bolts.... More on the upper control arm, bottom one plays into the alignment settings..
Unless I some how installed them incorrectly, but it all went together pretty easily once I got the stock bushings out....
Any suggestions?
Mine have been squeking since day 1, I even loosened up bolts to see if that would help, it helped some, but not a wise choice to run the car with loose control arm bolts.... More on the upper control arm, bottom one plays into the alignment settings..
Unless I some how installed them incorrectly, but it all went together pretty easily once I got the stock bushings out....
Any suggestions?
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From: West Norriton PA
St. Jude Donor '08
I've got VBP Poly's too, I initial had what was supplied for the installation, but I have since tried several different products, right now I am finding that liquid wrench's lithium grease is lasting the longest as long as it doesn't get wet from rain......
Mine have been squeking since day 1, I even loosened up bolts to see if that would help, it helped some, but not a wise choice to run the car with loose control arm bolts.... More on the upper control arm, bottom one plays into the alignment settings..
Unless I some how installed them incorrectly, but it all went together pretty easily once I got the stock bushings out....
Any suggestions?
Mine have been squeking since day 1, I even loosened up bolts to see if that would help, it helped some, but not a wise choice to run the car with loose control arm bolts.... More on the upper control arm, bottom one plays into the alignment settings..
Unless I some how installed them incorrectly, but it all went together pretty easily once I got the stock bushings out....
Any suggestions?
I use the higth temp brake grease sold in the little packages from Pepboys. Mine have been on for a couple of years with no noise.
I also scrubbed and cleaned up my "A" arms after I dismantled them to make sure there was no dirt when I reassembled them.
