I want to change all bushing and other rubber parts in all my suspension.

I've done some reading on bushings and have decided to get the OEM bushings. What I can't find is, will I need an alignment after changing these parts?

Thanks!

 

Whether or not you need one is debatable (assuming you mark the settings of the adjustment points before you loosen anything), but it's a good idea to get one. It's not that expensive and you can potentially save yourself some unnecessary tire wear.

 

The problem is where to get an alignment. Where I'm probably going to do the work is out in the middle of nowhere...little town I work in, and I wouldn't trust ANY mechanic of any sort within 2-3 hundred miles.

Even in San Antonio, who do I trust to do a good job?

Last time I trusted someone else to do any work on one of my vehicles, was just a dumb tire fix, and they broke an aluminum wheel on my F350....with an impactor.



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fwiw:

San Antonio » Automotive » Wheel & Rim Repair - Yelp

 

Do they do alignments?

...or are you suggesting something for the rim I lost. I would never repair a rim, especially on a 1 ton dually with a 7.3L, that from time to time pulls 5 tons. I wouldn't even use a repaired rim on my Teg. I bought 2 news ones for the front.


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Some of these take more then one....maybe some of the hard part too, depending on what I find.

RUBBER, STABILIZER END
BUSH, FR. RADIUS ROD (RR)
BUSH, FR. RADIUS ROD (FR)
BUSH, SHOCK ABSORBER
BUSH, FR. ARM (LOWER)
BOOT, BALL DUST (LOWER) (MUSASHI)
BUSH, STABILIZER END
BUSH, STABILIZER LINKAGE
COLLAR, STABILIZER BUSH END (INNER)
BOOT, TIE ROD END (TECHNICAL AUTO PARTS)
DUST SEAL, TIE ROD
CUSHION B, POWER STEERING RACK
END, L. TIE ROD
END, R. TIE ROD
BUSH, FR. ARM (UPPER)
BUSH, RR. SHOCK ABSORBER (LOWER) (YAMASHITA)
BUSH, RR. ARM (UPPER) (YUSA)
BUSH, ARM (UPPER) (INNER) (YUSA)
BUSH, RR. ARM (LOWER) (HOKUSHIN)
BUSH, COMPENSATOR (YAMASHITA)
ARM, RR. COMPENSATOR


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