fc front control arm bushing like this one?
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fc front control arm bushing like this one?
So I was wondering if anyone makes delrin or solid front control arm bushings like this one, http://www.bimmerzone.com/images/Powerflex4601.jpg
All the ones I see are a 1 piece design and I feel it might be resisting against the arm moving. The BMWs I work on have similar front suspension design to the fc, but I notice their fornt control arm bushing design seems to allow for better movement. I do not want to buy the awr needle bearing ones. I feel a properly designed delrin bushing should do just fine since the movement on that arm is supposed to just move up and down, unlike the rear suspension
All the ones I see are a 1 piece design and I feel it might be resisting against the arm moving. The BMWs I work on have similar front suspension design to the fc, but I notice their fornt control arm bushing design seems to allow for better movement. I do not want to buy the awr needle bearing ones. I feel a properly designed delrin bushing should do just fine since the movement on that arm is supposed to just move up and down, unlike the rear suspension
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i agree, i tried a set of arms with the regular poly bushings and i didn't like that they didn't move!
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I think these are the only ones that I know of:
FC Front Lower Control Arm Bushing Kit ? Delrin |
The rest are all not available anymore.
FC Front Lower Control Arm Bushing Kit ? Delrin |
The rest are all not available anymore.
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I figured it's so cheap it would save a ton of time on material and fabrication to make my own. I'm hoping worst case, if it's too tight, I can always machine or modify these
Last edited by GrossPolluter; 08-13-15 at 08:50 AM.
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I grinded down the barbs like you did and I got a slightly smoother movement, thanks for the tip!
Also for the 2 piece bushing in the front, I noticed if I torqued the bolt down it would make my arm movement a little too stiff. I ended up using a lock nut and putting only a little torque on it, then I double nutted it so my lock nut wont back out. Seems like bang for buck front control arm bushing solution. I think I rather take a bunch of time custom fabricating a control arm over spending the money on the awr needle bearing arm.
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