The original lower control arm attachments are a mount, not a bushing. And they are a poor design and installation requires some tricks. However, if you need those I guarantee that you also need the radius rod mounts and you may be in for a surprise that the strut rods are damaged and you may even need some welding repair on the chassis. Time to do it all. The T3 radius rod mounts and LCA bushings are the "bomb". Simply great stuff and worth every penny. Get the extra grease, you will need it to do this right. Consider the sway bar mounts and if needed go for the upper control arm bushings. To save some coin you could consider the GoWesty units for these. Dennis
-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Spragge Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2016 3:51 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Lower control arm bushing r&r on 89 westy I replaced my 14" rims and 185r tires with 16" and 215s and doing that revealed that I need new lower control arm bushings. I'm not sure I'm up for doing this myself because of the springs. Does anyone have any experience changing these out? Can they be done without removing the arm from the vehicle? How would a shop do this? I will probably replace them with the poly bushings from T3 since they would go in much easier than the 1 piece rubber ones. Patrick Spragge > On Feb 2, 2016, at 12:31 PM, BenT <syncro@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Let's not forget the value of labor. > Bostig, DIY. SC in question, turnkey. > > BenT > sent from my electronic leash > >> On Feb 2, 2016, at 10:58 AM, Mike Saint-Amour <mikesaintamour@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: >> >> For that kind of money you could do two bostig conversions, or one new zetec motor with the turbo, know everything about your rig and have money to go travel. That's some serious cash. |
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