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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 12:53 AM
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Control Arm Bushings

Well my bushings r shot and idk what to go with the ones from summit or my buddy recommended polyurethane bushings i just want bushings that i guess r either the oem's or something a step up

and idk if these r the replacements here
Mevotech 689-MK6698 - Mevotech Control Arm Bushings - Overview - SummitRacing.com

Open to suggestions
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 01:03 AM
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I believe the poly ones will make it feel more solid, but this is also gonna make you feel vibrations and bumps more
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 01:03 AM
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powell raceshop spherical control arm bushings, and derlin bushings. thats all youll want/need

i have the sphericals and my oh my what a nice upgrade.

next question is where to get them?

hes a vendor on here. pm him
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 01:06 AM
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powell raceshop spherical control arm bushings, and derlin bushings. thats all youll want/need

i have the sphericals and my oh my what a nice upgrade.

next question is where to get them?

hes a vendor on here. pm him
and if u dont mind me asking how much did a set of those cost ya?
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 01:12 AM
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200 for the trailing, maybe 175 for the leading
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 01:16 AM
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are the ones in my first post from summit the oem replacements?
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 02:51 AM
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if you have the chance to upgrade, id go with powell units. night/day difference
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 02:51 AM
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price i think was right around 175
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 08:01 PM
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are the ones in my first post from summit the oem replacements?
Probably FE1/FE3. Thing is with OEM is they just keep wearing out
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 08:11 PM
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200 for the trailing, maybe 175 for the leading
So for $500 you might be better off getting the ZZP LCA's?
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 08:45 PM
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A set of spherical CAB's from ottp/powell is under $200 and the only way to go. The urethane ones crap out in months and the OEM ones are ok but will break down eventually. I made my own set of spherical ones way back in '08 and 50K miles later on the car after two more owners and they are still perfect.
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 09:46 PM
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So for $500 you might be better off getting the ZZP LCA's?
They took those off the market temporarily because they broke on someones car. That's the last i heard
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Old Mar 2, 2012 | 10:18 AM
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no one knows the suspension on these cars better than powell.

zzp might sell some nice stuff motor wise, but suspension powell is where its at
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