TOO MUCH TORQUE

Has anyone used moog front control arms ? From what i hear, moog is a pretty good brand. Just curious if anyone has experience with this particular product.

My rubber bushings are starting to show its age with some cracks

GagnarTheUnruly

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It looks like an OEM arm with aftermarket bushings pressed in. I guess the question is, how good are the bushings? If they are rubber they are probably OK. If they are poly I might pass.

B_Swapped93

That's VERY cheap.... so much so I'd be scared of it hardrace sells them for like 140$.

TOO MUCH TORQUE

im going to bet it is Rubber as it seems like an oem replacement part. Does anyone know???

1998GsRIntegra

That's cheap enough that I'd be worried about it's longevity. You'd have more than $100 just in OEM bushings to replace your worn out ones. Also figure on buying new sway bar end links for the front if you're going to change the whole lca. You'll never get them loose with out destroying them.

B serious

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Aftermarket rubber bushings are almost always garbage. Clocking them is important. Most people just tighten the bolts while the car is still jacked up.

TOO MUCH TORQUE

Im thinking of just buying the two OEM bushings per arm and have a shop press them in.


Only the trailing arm bushings need clocking right? I always hand tighten the bolts in the air, use the floor jack to up the suspension and torque it to spec. Is this the proper way to relief stress off the bushings?

B_Swapped93

lol they ALL need to be clocked unless you're using spherical's

B serious

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All the pivoting bushings need clocking with respect to where they are fastened.

If your method involves hand tightening (as in by hand....no tools), then yes, you're doing it right.

The bolts need to be loose (Or tightened by hand without tools) before jacking up on the arm.

B serious

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2pc poly bushings like energy or prothane do not need to be clocked. They're a floating design.

B_Swapped93

we're talking about rubber ITT doe, but yes forgot about that I installed some on my FIT for fun and wasn't sure so I just tightened the **** out of them with it up. No defection at all unlike the rubber ones the spherical's act funny and like to be really stiff some times.

TOO MUCH TORQUE

I think i know what you're saying but could you clarify?