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Old 09-28-10, 08:17 PM
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Exclamation Caster Arm?

Hey guys, got another question!
i've replaced my control arm completely and now i'm still hearing a nose from the passenger side wheel well. I've taken it to a trusted mechanic to look at it, and he's not said it's the caster arm bushings. Does anyone know where i can get the bushings for both sides..i might as well replace the driver side as well. I've done a search, and only came up with three places that sold them, but i called and they closed, or don't sell them anymore..is there anywhere i could get them..within the the tri-state area or ny ?
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tmengineering sells a daizen Control arm bushing kit. In that kit are polyurathane bushings for both side caster arms.
Old 09-28-10, 09:33 PM
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Factory bushings are not replaceable, you have to buy a whole new caster arm, with the bushing. The other option is to do what many here did, get the Daizen poly bushing kit and then press out the old bushings and put the new ones in. Like this.
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is your caster in spec?? does your car wander off the road when hitting random bumps on the road?
Old 09-28-10, 10:41 PM
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I got used LCA #2 for sale, you can use them for an upgrade, so you can have a car to drive around with when you get them changed out.
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partsgeek.com sells them individually but they are kind of expensive around $40 a bushing so you better off getting whole set from Daizen for $100
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Originally Posted by krispl
partsgeek.com sells them individually but they are kind of expensive around $40 a bushing so you better off getting whole set from Daizen for $100
I guess I found just the bushing:
http://www.partsgeek.com/catalog/200...m_bushing.html

Thanks for a link!

For the problem is, they don't ship outside US.

Would anyone help me out and send the part to Europe? I will pay for everything, shipping to your address in US and then shipping to Estonia! Please PM me! Thank you!

In the past right caster arm has been replaced but the right one needs replacing, I think replacing just the bushing is a good idea.
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thanks guy, i'm dying to fix it...as for the wandering off, yeah it does. And it wobbles when i'm doing 60-80..
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is there a site for tmengineering, or a specific place i can get the Daizen set ?
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yah just google it,
hey I cant get my alignment into spec
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Originally Posted by toy4life86
yah just google it,
hey I cant get my alignment into spec
which part of the alignment ...caster? im guessing caster lol.

if it is, change out the caster arm bushings because your toe is constantly changing and that means the alignments you're getting is pointless because it'll just be out of specs again.
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mike i just made a new post with the alignment https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...ml#post5827302
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If a company will not ship to an international address you could use a package forward service like myaddressus.com. Good luck.
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Originally Posted by FastCars
If a company will not ship to an international address you could use a package forward service like myaddressus.com. Good luck.
Thank you FastCars, I appreciate that!

Could someone please verify if that: http://www.partsgeek.com/catalog/200...m_bushing.html
Is the correct bushing that I would need for front left side caster arm?
And is it OK to be driving with right side having OEM bushing and the left with a poly" bushing?

Thank you!

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Old 10-04-10, 02:02 AM
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Up!

On the mentioned page it says that the bushing code number is:
48660-30281

But that is for the right side and I need the one for the left side.
Do they even differ?

And am I correct that the bushing in the provided link is the "same" bushing that the daizen offers for the caster arm ( =lower control arm #2) right?
http://www.partsgeek.com/catalog/200...m_bushing.html

I mean that this bushing is for this part on the picture:


Is it a good one or are there any other companies that offer these bushing not as a kit but can sell one bushing as well.

Thank you!
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