Long story short: hit a massive pothole. dented up my front right wheel badly. the shop said i also had torn LCA bushings. i opted for polyurethane bushings cuz i've had some good luck with polyurethane parts lasting a while.
ordered from crossoverauto.com, bushings were as described. part numbers, EP6519 and EP6518, these are for the front control arms only. matched the pictures on the site. cross referenced with Pedders AU website just to be sure. also included was a packet of grease which was nice but i bought some Prothane grease as backup incase.
the bushings were pressed in by the shop with no problems. they replaced the wheel and remounted the old tire, did a 4 wheel alignment.
initial thoughts: very noticable difference in ride comfort. about 500 miles on it so far, it felt like i was driving on a dirt or fine gravel road on the front of the car, but the rear of the car is normal. i'm driving on the same roads i drive everyday to work. not all of it is in the best of shape but the rubber bushings do a phenominal job cushioning the tarmac. as i expected the urethane bushings had a rougher ride due to the stiffer nature of the material, but by all accounts it was supposed to be negligible.
in another post i described that as soon as i got the car back the alignment was still off and the wheel that was replaced would lose grip, like a hydroplane, even on dry road. so i'm still troubleshooting that. i don't believe its a side effect of the bushings, but perhaps of the tires. swapped the tires and now im getting a different torque steer effect. i'll report back any changes after 4 new tires and let the bushings break in a little further.
ordered from crossoverauto.com, bushings were as described. part numbers, EP6519 and EP6518, these are for the front control arms only. matched the pictures on the site. cross referenced with Pedders AU website just to be sure. also included was a packet of grease which was nice but i bought some Prothane grease as backup incase.
the bushings were pressed in by the shop with no problems. they replaced the wheel and remounted the old tire, did a 4 wheel alignment.
initial thoughts: very noticable difference in ride comfort. about 500 miles on it so far, it felt like i was driving on a dirt or fine gravel road on the front of the car, but the rear of the car is normal. i'm driving on the same roads i drive everyday to work. not all of it is in the best of shape but the rubber bushings do a phenominal job cushioning the tarmac. as i expected the urethane bushings had a rougher ride due to the stiffer nature of the material, but by all accounts it was supposed to be negligible.
in another post i described that as soon as i got the car back the alignment was still off and the wheel that was replaced would lose grip, like a hydroplane, even on dry road. so i'm still troubleshooting that. i don't believe its a side effect of the bushings, but perhaps of the tires. swapped the tires and now im getting a different torque steer effect. i'll report back any changes after 4 new tires and let the bushings break in a little further.
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