i took my car into the shop today to put the rear stock suspension back on. the guy told me that my bushings are shot (rusted) and that i need to replace them. he said it is only $26 more to just order the whole lower control arm with the bushing already in and that in the long run it would be cheaper than the labor to put them in the lower control arm thats on the car now. the lower control arms with the bushing will be approximatly $86 for each side and he also said that i needed 3 new bolts per side at $7 a piece ($42 for bolts alone!). so im looking at $200 plus labor. does this sound right? it almost as much as i paid for the car.

 

Do it yourself. All you need is a jack and a couple 14 and 17mm sockets...save you some labor costs

 

sure, you can use newer bushings. but you dont NEED them if you dont want to spend the money on em. you can seriously do it yourself, but since you actually paid someone else to do your suspension, then maybe not. i think he's just looking for more work/money from you.

 

actually i have already tried and i broke a bolt on each side. i think that they are rusted in to the bushings. after the bolts broke i tried pounding them out with a hammer and punch and couldn't get them to move. i would like to do it myself,i gave it a try but i just can't get the bolts out. i guess im not worried about the price of labor as much as the price of the parts. do those prices sound right?

 

labor is always what costs you. just replace the bolts that youve broken. actually, its easier to remove the bolts, or in your case pound them out, when you jack up the suspension, the arms seem to align better with the trailing arm and can be knocked out without the friction keeping them in. no, i wouldnt pay $200+ for this job. yeah, honda bolts are expensive, but you dont have to pay for ALL new bolts either. you probably should just worry about fixing your broken bolts and thats it. itll be easier to remove the bolts with the WHOLE suspension removed if you still cant get em out while on the car.

 

instead of buying the whole rear lower control arm for each side for $168 (2 x $86) couldn't i just buy one of the polyurathane kits off of ebay for $20?

 

yeah but good luck doing it ur self

I tried and well ended up sending them out to a machine shop to get pressed out

they are in there really good

u can either try hammering them out (good luck, Ouch!)

or burning them with a torch but who has on of those at home

or C reply to my IM

 

what im asking is can i but the kit off of ebay for $20 take it to the shop and have them put it in? $20 sounds alot better thatn $164. sound like a good idea?

 

You guys think LCA's are hard to get out?

Ive taken off 2 sets and havent had a problem, was I just lucky?

Looking to snag some 88 Si LCAS from a junkyard, wnana know what to look for

 

to be honest i know someone who works at honda so if i decide to get the whole LCA i will probably get an OEM at a discounted price. i guess what im getting at is im looking for help as to whether i should get the entire LCA or if i should just buy the bushings off of ebay. any help would be appreciated

 

If you buy the bushings Im assuming they would need to be pressed in, costing you some more money in labor

Id probably spring the extra few bucks for the whole new lca with bushing already so you know itll last and the **** is brand new

 

are the LCAs the same for each side, meaning there is no left and right, it will work for either side? anyone know the part number?

 

each side is different...here is a website that is a lot cheaper and its all honda parts too...

http://www.hondaautomotivepart...R+ARM

 

i would like to have the honda part number please. can anyone help me. i think it is 52350-sh2-A00 but that is only for one side (assuming thats the correct part number). does anyone know if that is correct and what the part number is for the other side

 

anyone know the honda part numbers?

 

This solution is very simple and very cheap...

Just go and buy stock LCA's at a junk yard for $35 each and cut the bolts on the old ones...take the old LCA's and use them for paper weights...remove the remaining pieces of bolts that are in the chassis...Install the new (used) LCA'sand your set to go.

If you have any questions PM me

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 96-EJ6 B18C &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">This solution is very simple and very cheap...

Just go and buy stock LCA's at a junk yard for $35 each and cut the bolts on the old ones...take the old LCA's and use them for paper weights...remove the remaining pieces of bolts that are in the chassis...Install the new (used) LCA'sand your set to go.

If you have any questions PM me </TD></TR></TABLE>

thats the dumbest thing i have ever heard...

 

part numbers are

52360-SH3-G11
52350-SH3-G11

 

those are for a 91 hf right?