Rear Camber Arm + Trailing Arm Bush

**dsp26** · 29-09-2008 03:08 PM

Originally Posted by vinnY

thats if you can back out of my back yard dude
got 3 cars in there now

just take out the arms, take your missus' car and get them changed at my place

but don't i have to align it while flat and draw a marker on the trailing arm?

mine would be wrong at the moment because i'm on dc2r springs

**vinnY** · 29-09-2008 03:16 PM

you'll be able to mark it through the gap of your wheel and wheel arch
it's more of a guestimation than science,
i used a flat piece of metal and a screw driver to mark where it was, and used veneer calipers to measure it on the other arm

**dsp26** · 29-09-2008 05:27 PM

Originally Posted by vinnY

you'll be able to mark it through the gap of your wheel and wheel arch
it's more of a guestimation than science,
i used a flat piece of metal and a screw driver to mark where it was, and used veneer calipers to measure it on the other arm

sweet... i'll keep an eye out for a cloudy weekend and plan it for then and i'll buzz ya

**bennjamin** · 29-09-2008 05:30 PM

its going to be almost impossible to accurately judge this "angle" of static load for ur exact measurements

close enough is probably better than OEM spec tho ! GL guys

**nd55** · 30-09-2008 12:48 AM

Vinny, those bushes you've got look like they've got holes in the 5, 7 and 11 and 1 o'clock position.

Do they go all the way through?

What's the flex like in those bushes using just hand pressure?

Nick.

**vinnY** · 30-09-2008 01:10 AM

you'd be right nd55, they do go all the way through
i can only assume they put those there to allow some sort of flex

hand pressure? next to none, probably 2mm by hand at the most so very stiff

**dsp26** · 30-09-2008 05:56 PM

Originally Posted by vinnY

you'd be right nd55, they do go all the way through
i can only assume they put those there to allow some sort of flex

hand pressure? next to none, probably 2mm by hand at the most so very stiff

yep.. just for flex/expansion... but they won't budge.. even my rubber ones don't budge and i stepped on them at an angle to test flex.

**vinnY** · 04-10-2008 05:17 AM

tried to replace my rear upper control arm bushings
apparently the friggin things too soft and the arm deforms when you try to press the bushing out

i think my cambers going to be whacked when i go to get a wheel alignment now

anyone have a spare set they wanna sell me?

**SPEEDCORE** · 04-10-2008 09:37 AM

Are they not tappered on the upper arms and so only come out one way and go in the same way?

Just thinking why you were bending the bloody thing without it budging given I'm sure its a steel item :S

Probably now is the time to just splurge and get an adjustable arm buddy.