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I lubed up the nuts with PB Blaster this morning, and will be taking the Control Arms off tomorrow morning over at the bro-in-law's house. Pep Boys should be able to press out the old, and in with the new, back to reinstall, then return to align. Should save some money.
Don't know if it's an upgrade so much, as it is a replacement for a broken part, lol! I went with polyurethane because, as you know, I'm beating it up on a track now and then, and the OEM rubber bushings wouldn't last, nor would they provide the support for the crazy G's I'm putting on the car.
Would these bushings last the life of the car or just much longer than the other OEM-like stuff?
This is my first rodeo with Polyurethane too, so that's yet to be determined. Speaking of PU, the filling that you provided to me to fill my rear motor mount, is rock solid so far as I can tell. I've inspected it with a mirror a few times and it appears to be staying in the mount and not breaking apart, and it's been a good while since I did that!
Gary, could you contact whiteline and let them know...cause I'm pretty sure the usdm 2.0L lancers have the same control arms.
I inadvertently ordered a control arm with those bushings and it should arrive soon. Im going to retake measurements and then contact them. I was told they would fit both inner and outer, but from what I'm getting, the inner bushing is too big. I'll let you know...
Last edited by truthdweller; Oct 4, 2016 at 12:33 PM.
I inadvertently ordered a control arm with those bushings and it should arrive soon. Im going to retake measurements and then contact them. I was told they would fit both inner and outer, but from what I'm getting, the inner bushing is too big. I'll let you know...
Change of plans...I "refused delivery"on the Control Arm to avoid having to pay shipping to return it on an RMA. So, I didn't get repeat measurements on the inner bushing. I'll call Whiteline and let them know what I found.
Garrett, just confirming that the 2004-2006 Lancer Ralliart Sedan uses the same control arm configuration as the same year Sportback/Wagon?
Change of plans...I "refused delivery"on the Control Arm to avoid having to pay shipping to return it on an RMA. So, I didn't get repeat measurements on the inner bushing. I'll call Whiteline and let them know what I found.
Garrett, just confirming that the 2004-2006 Lancer Ralliart Sedan uses the same control arm configuration as the same year Sportback/Wagon?
I'm deployed at the moment, so I don't have my computer.
I inadvertently ordered a control arm with those bushings and it should arrive soon. Im going to retake measurements and then contact them. I was told they would fit both inner and outer, but from what I'm getting, the inner bushing is too big. I'll let you know...
Been communicating with Whiteline and after looking at their bushing sizing chart (below), I hope I've found a match. The dimensions for my inner bushing, for the rear lower control arm are ~, OD = 35.50 mm x ID = 19mm x L = 50.8 mm. A Whiteline USA distributor will be sending the bushings (W62535) FOC, Free Of Charge, by the end of the month:
