TheFamilySign

you help me pick kyb excel G shocks with my stock springs total installed was 320.
got some castrol synblend high milage 5w30 oil 23$

now i want to flush my coolant, its super dirty in the revisor.
how can i go about this?
also my rear lower control arm bushing needs to be replaced. should i get an aftermarket arm, or look for the bushing only?
im tight on money and tired of hearing it squeak.


thanks to everyone who has and will help me

Green_EJ8

B_Swapped93

just cause there's a squeak doesn't meant it's the LCA but lots of ppl change them out so meh why not there's ones like blox for 90$ but they're absolute trash. Then you have the higher end stuff like function 7 and similar I went with the F7's with spherical bearings for 378$ but most ok one are sub 200$.

TomCat39

I thought the lower grade aluminum of all the others (other than function 7) was considered unsafe?

I was always told stick to stock, upgrade to integra LCA's or save up for Function 7's. Just for piece of mind on the safety side of things.

Why is this guy driving around to cycle the coolant? Why doesn't he pull the block drain bolt then flush through the thermostat, then plug up the block, refill through the thermostat to fill up the block, then do up the radiator and burp it? That's the process I'd use.

TheFamilySign

Well the mechanic showed me the bushing on the arm.
im thinking of just replacing the bushing
i want to keep the car stock im not speed racer or anything.

B_Swapped93

everyone else uses 6061-T6 while F7 uses 7075 imo it's overkill even on track cars, heck even PCI/KPM(track stuff) use 6061 so I'd say it's safe.

Green_EJ8

Honestly I didn't even watch most the video. If you read though he said that the 19mm drain plug was too tight to get too and listed this as an "alternative way"

TheFamilySign

flushed the coolant today, used green coolant and did my oil change. feel it running smoothly

TomCat39

Ahhh yeah, only watched a bit of the video and said, what?!? Didn't read any of it at all.

Makes sense. Also he's a 96-00. A bit more room on the 92-95 especially without AC or Power Steering, in my case.