bad front arm bushings?
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I've recently been having rattling problems in my front suspension. I've got koni's and ground control coilovers, which are still good. When I have the car jacked up, I'm able to freely shake the wheel and rattle it around. Is this the sign of bad bushings or something else? I'm planning to get parts from a junkyard. What parts would I need to replace the bushings?Would I need just the lower control arms to replace the bushings?
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if you just want to replace the bushings you don't need the arms. Are you looking for new rubber ones? You have two options, I think. Get used control arms with the bushings in them and do a complete swap OR get poly bushings (since you are going through all the trouble) and pop the rubber ones out and put the poly's in. Now the latter isn't an easy job. It takes a hydrolic press.
I am not sure if you it is the bushings or not.
I am not sure if you it is the bushings or not.
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I think I'll go with the control arms already on them, since it would be easier to install. What else could the problem be if it isn't the rubber bushings?
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well when you pull on the wheel do you see the arm or bushing move with it? I am not sure what else it would be and I don't want to tell you to do something when you don't have to.
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ok, I finally got to check on it. There's space between my koni's and the sleeve for my ground control coilovers. It moves freely. Do I buy the adapters to stop it from moving freely?I though adapters werent needed for the front, only the rear?
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hmm i dunno, call ground control and ask them for support. They should be able to help you better than I can. I don't have any experience with GCs
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