My drivers side lca bushing is completely wasted.. However, my funds are tight and I need to get the car running first, lcas aren't really a concern. how important is the bushing, and can run it for a bit before replacing the bushings? id like to do them all at once..

its this one

 

It'll make a lot of noise/clunk if you leave it too long, but it can wait imo. Within reason.

 

You can, if you wanted to. My friend just replaced his bushings, which were so shot we pushed the bushing out of the arm by hand. The car wasn't behaving anywhere near the way it should.

Are you on OEM arms? How tight is tight?

You could always just find some used EG/DC arms and throw them in. Shouldn't cost much more then 50-60 for both. I sold mine for 25. Just to give an idea for price.

 

Any bushing that is ruined needs to really be replaced. It can dramatically effect handling, alignment, and therefore tire wear.

 

if its just a DD type car, leave it for a little while, youll never get the alignment dead on, and it could make some noise.

but if your going to autox the car or track it, it should be taken care of ASAP!

 

What are you smoking? A ruined bushing will make the car nearly undrivable and will shred his tires. Why not get a replacement bushing from autozone for cheap and at least have a plain rubber bushing in there?

Or better year, get an NEW oem arm from the dealership for the ~$64 they cost.

The only reason the alignment will never be spot on is because of the bushing. Barring anything else replacing that bushing will keep his alignment in spec.