Ijustwntit

Just a notice to anyone considering the more economical BLOX lower control arms to the many other, slightly more expensive options in the market...DON'T GET BLOX!

For $60-$70 more, I could have purchased Skunk2 or OmniPower LCA's, but I didn't and, after less than 8 months and 6,000 miles of average street driving, nearly every "hard rubber" bushing in my Blox control arms has deteriorated and is breaking out.

For those who would question the mechanical circumstances surrounding this part failure, my car is only 1" lower than stock, has never been in an accident and maintains alignment figures that would make the factory jealous!

The BLOX LCAs are great looking arms, but suffer absolutely horrible quality where it matters most. Learn from my experience and spend a few bucks extra for a better quality brand...Do <U>NOT</U> get BLOX lower control arms for your Civic or DelSol!

By the way...My BLOX front uppers are great! Go figure...


Modified by Ijustwntit at 11:11 PM 10/18/2008

ke98248

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Megan Racing do the same.. I'm looking at those sweet-*** spherical bearing M-FACTORY Rear LCA's... Those are baller status right there lol..

fatpride111

did it come with the bushing?

i dont see why you cant swap it out for like an energy suspension bushing or something...

ke98248

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those inferior bushings no thanks lol.. i've had plenty of experience with poly urethane bushings -- they mostly suck

BlueIntegraBoy

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My 2nd gen Omnis were the same way. One bushing came out of its sleeve, and another one cracking. Omni did an exchange (plus price difference) for the new 3rd gen since mine were out of warranty. The new bushings were better and the fitment between the mounting points were way tighter preventing unnecessary movement that would cause premature failure. Never had my car too long after installation to see how well they stood up to time.

batallic

i've been saying there crap to everyone who ask if there good, ima guna use this thread to show them

fatpride111

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fatpride111 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">did it come with the bushing?

i dont see why you cant swap it out for like an energy suspension bushing or something...</TD></TR></TABLE>
then use oem...

i have ES bushings in my front suspension and theyve lasted me quite a bit.

ke98248

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You have to buy the whole arm or nothing.

baller status

So you're going to run spherical bearings on the street?

OK! Let us know how that turns out!

(Have your camera ready.)

Frickr

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ke98248 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Megan Racing do the same.. I'm looking at those sweet-*** spherical bearing M-FACTORY Rear LCA's... Those are baller status right there lol..

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how would these hold up for street use? ive been intrested in getting most of the mfactory suspention components.

Historyg

yea i had blox and replaced them with skunk after like 2 k, That's what happens when you go cheap, send them back to blox, you might as well get a new pair they should exhange them if you tell them what happen, and then sell the new ones on ebay or something to try and get your money back.

cycopath

Anyone could of told you that, Blox everything is garbage.

sintype

so much for getting blox lca's.

Eran

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ke98248 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Megan Racing do the same.. I'm looking at those sweet-*** spherical bearing M-FACTORY Rear LCA's... Those are baller status right there lol..</TD></TR></TABLE>

I want to know how it is baller to rock:

A) M-Factory (a company who makes knockoffs)

and

B) Spherical bushings that make you ride like you're suspension is made of bricks.

EJ1 guy in LBC

i got the BLOX LCA's also for my 93 civic coupe n the same **** is happening to mine! the bushings are getting all messed up!
is it bad to drive with the bushings messed up? cause if it is... imma put my stock LCA's back on.

BryanM.

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EJ1 guy in LBC &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">is it bad to drive with the bushings messed up?</TD></TR></TABLE>

It sure is, especially for a long time.

For me stock LCAs and OE replacement bushings work fine for street duty. Then again, I'm not one to hard park.

shifty35

Please say that you properly preloaded the suspension before you torqued those bolts down.

If not, it's no surprise that they got torn up.

redcoats1976

my stock suspension works just fine...

boudz

i've been running mfactory Lca's for over 4 months and I love them.

kcjohnnyboy

i've been running blox lcas for about five months and they work fine to me. just make sure you clock the bushings before you tighten them and it should be good

yoffer

Ive had the same problem with my lca's that i ordered from them. Ive had them a little over a year and after about six months, i notice all the bushings took a ****. So i emailed blox and explained my problem, they told me to ship my lca's to them and they would either replace the bushings or give me a new pair. So i mailed them back and they had new bushings installed and mailed back within about a week. But hear it is again, 6 months down the road and they're doing the same thing again. Im not sure to send them back again and get another set of bushings installed or just order a set of skunk2's or omni.

yengo

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by shifty35 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Please say that you properly preloaded the suspension before you torqued those bolts down.

If not, it's no surprise that they got torn up.</TD></TR></TABLE>

x2... those bushings are "torsilastic" meaning they arnt suppose to be tightend until u lower ur car down to ride height, otherwise they are ruined. Same goes with stock LCA, bushings.

BoostedK20A

BLOX engine parts are good, BLOX susp parts are crap.

EJ1 guy in LBC

LOL... foe show! GOOD LOOKING. most likely imma install my stock lca's back on.

raidacaipo

true.. I started realizing that after I installed it.. I started hearing screeching noises.. but now its gone. I dont know why..