jdmsir4dr

Ive had them on my eg for about 1 1/2 month and bushings are damaged already .... Im wondering is there any bushings can i use to replace them besides the blox ones that u can buy in jhp.com that wont get damaged so fast..thanks

ejprimo

that seems to be a problem with blox lcas.

boxeocampeon

u can get the energy replacement bushings. but let me ask you this...when you installed the control arms did you torque all the bolts down when the car was in the air? to do it properly the car must be sitting on the ground at ride stance and then the bolts should be tightened

thumper64

Blox LCAs are just garbage. I had the same problem. I put them on, clocked them, torqued them to spec, and after like 2 months they were trash. Energy Suspension bushings won't fit unless you got access to a lathe or something to trim them down.

I even emailed Blox and they acted like they never heard of it happening before.

jdmsir4dr

so i might as well get skunk2 or function 7 and not waist my time replacing the bushings

Black Diamond

Yeah Blox LCA are ****..You arent the first person an im sure you wont be the last..I would check the Marketplace for some there is always some one selling GOOD lca's..

Best of luck to you!

D Griff

Damn... I just installed some yesterday, should have done more research.

boxeocampeon

yes but did you preload it by lowering the car onto jackstands that were under the control arms? and did you torque all the bolts down when it was on the ground or in the air?

Ruben19

had my blox lca for a while now & never had a problem

Red_Army

well that sucks. it happens. i haven't heard much in the way of good things for blox LCAs. some people get lucky.

ive had F7s on my del sol for a little over a year now and they still look brand new. plus now they have a rear brace.

98civdx

you can use energy bushings but they need to be trimed to fit, just get different lca's it isnt worth it.

chinochanginc

yea.. just get some skunk2's or f7's ive had my s2's for a over a year now, and they are still pristine

thumper64

Just get stock LCAs with ES bushings. You're only trimming a couple pounds and the ES bushings are cheap and available if you somehow manage to wear yours out.

Right behind that, I'd say Skunk2, F7, whatever.

mortificationrock

**** im about to install mine.Please explain how the hell can u torque down the lca's on ground level. Atleast me im too big to fit under the car without lifting it up.

98civdx

^^I would also like to know that, seems impossible for us bigger guys.

D Griff

I'm a pretty big guy, I just lowered it down and stuck my arm under the car with my ratchet and socket, worked just fine.

mortificationrock

So does this apply to all the bolts on the rear lca. Or is it one in particular.

boxeocampeon

well you should torque down all of them once the car is on the ground. just try and stick your arms under there. important to put jack stands under the control arms and then lower the weight of the car onto the stands. this will preload it and help take stress off the bushings

chinochanginc

ive seen ppl back the car up on oil change ramps and do it

ej1bmx

I took 4 big cinder blocks... 1 for each wheel and lowered the car onto those so I could move around freely underneath. (I also did a complete bushing swap, so I had a lot more than 6 bolts to tighten).

thumper64

I set my LCAs on top of jack stands. As long as it's compressed as if it were on the ground, it should do the job, right?

98civdx

I would assume yes, its pretty much the same thing as puting blocks under wheels.

snake_eyes

dude blox lcas suck i seen a bunch of my buds run them and the bushings all fall apart hella quick just get skunk2 or F7'S

Bob Dole!

I've had blox lca's for almost three years now and finally one bushing started deteriorating. If you clock your bushings you wont have problems. Even still, obviously the blox bushings aren't near oem quality. So why not stick with oem lca's?

SHG_Claudio

I have some waiting to go on. They look good but the bushings seem to go out quick. Ill just put it on regardless, then I'll just get ES bushings.