Worth re-using lower control arm?
10-25-11, 09:08 AM
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Worth re-using lower control arm?
Would it be worth pressing the old bearing out of the lower A-arm and installing an aftermarket one along with the bushings and re-installing them? All that vs. a new oem arm. Or at all. I would assume that a 22-year-old control arm would be a little sloppy...
10-25-11, 12:23 PM
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its not a BMW, on an S4 once you have the bushings and ball joints out, its just a piece of aluminum.
10-25-11, 12:55 PM
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consider this: a new front hub is like $500 (per side) and a lower control is about $500 (per side)
but you can do the bearings for about $60 (per side), ball joints can be found for about $30 (per side), and even a complete poly bushing kit for the whole car is just over $100.
it will be a bit more work to do the bearing/balljoints/bushing option, but it's a job you can do in a weekend if you're organized. i did this smae job last winter to my fc, plus i replaced the rear subframe mounts, all the rear diff mounts, eliminated the DTSS, and add a pinion snubber over the course of one weekend.
but you can do the bearings for about $60 (per side), ball joints can be found for about $30 (per side), and even a complete poly bushing kit for the whole car is just over $100.
it will be a bit more work to do the bearing/balljoints/bushing option, but it's a job you can do in a weekend if you're organized. i did this smae job last winter to my fc, plus i replaced the rear subframe mounts, all the rear diff mounts, eliminated the DTSS, and add a pinion snubber over the course of one weekend.
10-25-11, 07:05 PM
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No ****. S5's aren't replaceable.
10-26-11, 01:00 AM
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