Hugh Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 I'd like to stiffen up my front suspension for street driving. I'm not into circuit/autocross or anything like that. It seems like the major draw to the lower arm replacements is all the adjustability. I'm not so concerned about that... I just want to tighten the front end up for daily driving. I've also been looking at bushing kits, but for the price of the kit plus installation of the bushings... I could pretty much just replace the lower arms altogether. (and bolt them on myself) Would these be too abusive for street driving? Am I crazy here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 Poly bushings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Posted November 18, 2004 Author Share Posted November 18, 2004 That is how I'm leaning... I wish I could get arms that would reduce the weight of the front end. Seems like they're all about the same weight as stock, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karay240 Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 The harsh ride will depend greatly on the shocks and springs you have on your car now. For example, I have a 240SX w/ Tein HEs and urethane tention rod bushings--the ride is bearable but harsh. On the other hand, we have a shop car that we're toying around w/ at snail speed. . . we have all of the control arms (except for the f&r lower arms) replaced w/ pillow-ball arms. The ride is comfortable, and complies to the road. The shop car thing was kind of an experimant to see if the car could ride good and handle like a champ. . . well. . . actually, it rides waaay too soft. A little more responsive than factory, but soft. I'm also used to the hard coilovers. . . but this isn't just my opinion. My suggestion is to get the urethane master bushing kit and an adjustable upper mount if you NEED the added adjustability. True, for the $ you could just get that one set and get on w/ your life, but then you still have to worry about the rest of the bushings that are 20-30yrs old. The initial investment may be more w/ the route I'm talking about, but you'll get much more from your ride w/ a complete set of urethane bushings. On a a side note, urethane bushings allows for compliance to bumps that will affect the integrity of the chassis; whereas the spherical bearing won't. For a street car, just go w/ the urethane. Kenny http://www.rbmotoring.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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