chopmgw wrote:Id buy a whole new control arm.
The cost saved in doing the bushes is minimal compared to the hassle of doing them or so Im told.
For sure buy a new one! The cost to rebuild is only a couple of bucks difference to a newby
edit: incl. ball joints as well
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Amen.
Ok good point, but that did'nt answer my question about 7/16 and 9/16 OD Bushes BTW does the option of replacing the lower control arms apply to the upper control arms?
Ok I've figured it out, it should read 1and 7/16 etc which be the OD of the bushing am i right? the question remains about the best option about the upper control arms... is it best to rebuild or replace the whole arm?
Buy full kit of arms, caster bushes, spring perches etc from the US, costs the same and it's all new, and painted. With respect to the lower arm bush the differance is in the eccentric caster bolts, later Oz falcons have a larger dia bolt this why the bushes are different.
steve851 wrote:Ok I've figured it out, it should read 1and 7/16 etc which be the OD of the bushing am i right? the question remains about the best option about the upper control arms... is it best to rebuild or replace the whole arm?
I pulled a set last week, I'll check tomorrow.
cheers
Shaunp wrote:Buy full kit of arms, caster bushes, spring perches etc from the US, costs the same and it's all new, and painted. With respect to the lower arm bush the differance is in the eccentric caster bolts, later Oz falcons have a larger dia bolt this why the bushes are different.
Okay, been hunting around some of the common sites for suspension kits and not sure what to go for... Looking to take it back to stock parts but some of the kit prices vary a bit.
Any suggestions? Anyone had good / bad experiences?
Fifty Years Afloat
We can't alter the direction of the wind,
But we can adjust our sails
Mike I've been looking at a front suspension kit from CJ Pony that kit includes steering tie rods its about 400 bucks US but I'm wonder about about the quality of such a kit. Maybe we can throw the question out that to see if we can get some feed back.
Shaunp wrote:I got the one without the tie rods, because I have an XY falcon drag link and Falcon brakes, so can't use them. I think it was just less than $300.
How long ago and which site there Shaun?
Fifty Years Afloat
We can't alter the direction of the wind,
But we can adjust our sails
