Blox lower control arm bushing
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Blox lower control arm bushing
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
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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
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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.
I even emailed Blox and they acted like they never heard of it happening before.
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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!
Best of luck to you!
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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.
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.
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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.
Right behind that, I'd say Skunk2, F7, whatever.
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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
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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.
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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
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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).
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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?
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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.