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Old 01-04-04, 01:09 PM
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Which rear suspension bushing is likely to have the brunt of the wear and tear? Is it like the fronts where the lower bushings are usually shot while the uppers are ok? Looking to replace these and would like to know which ones will most likely need replacing: lower front, lower rear, and/or upper arms? Thanks.
Old 01-06-04, 10:52 AM
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I had to replace the upper rear mounts on my 95 sc3. They wore down so much that you could hear the upper control arms grind against the crossmember.
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Same deal here... I have just recently replaced the rear upper control arm as it was seriously about to fall off (one tap on the rear upper and it'd come loose from the rest of the suspension assembly. The ball joint (or thread connecting to the balljoint I can't remember) was so bad that the thread actually smoothed out so it wasn't connecting to anything.
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Thanks. Guess i'll be replacing the rear uppers. Hopefully the lower front and rears are still ok like my front uppers. Thanks.
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Just make sure all the ball joints are tight and you shouldn't have a problem.
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Bushings are cheap (relatively) compared to the cost and effort of getting them replaced and getting it re-aligned. I'd just go ahead and replace them all at the same time.
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