Daizen DIY
05-19-10, 12:45 PM
#79
i dunno man im skeptical, well see how the steering rack bushing deal goes, i mean everyone got an email but nobody has gotten actual parts yet. Im not too concerned with ordering the control arm bushings asap anyways. I have new UCA's LBJ's outer tie rods and sway bar bushings and end links and new lower control arms themselves, the only stockies are the trailing arms and the steering rack bushings for me.
05-19-10, 02:19 PM
#80
got this email today
"These have been backordered, but are now on the way…
We have been waiting for these for quite some time.
Thank you and sorry for any inconvenience.
TM Engineering"
"These have been backordered, but are now on the way…
We have been waiting for these for quite some time.
Thank you and sorry for any inconvenience.
TM Engineering"
05-19-10, 02:33 PM
#81
I think someone mentioned this before, the hold-up is with the caster (lower) bushings.
TM Engineering seems like a solid organization. At the end of the day they're subject to the manufacturer’s ability to produce and distribute products to them so they, as a store-front point of contact, can sell the products. When I ordered my caster bushings late March they mentioned that they were a hot item and they would contact me when the product was available. I expected a wait. I received a notice from TM yesterday afternoon that the bushings have been mailed.
I feel that TM did the best they could, especially considering they don’t make the product.
TM Engineering seems like a solid organization. At the end of the day they're subject to the manufacturer’s ability to produce and distribute products to them so they, as a store-front point of contact, can sell the products. When I ordered my caster bushings late March they mentioned that they were a hot item and they would contact me when the product was available. I expected a wait. I received a notice from TM yesterday afternoon that the bushings have been mailed.
I feel that TM did the best they could, especially considering they don’t make the product.
Last edited by ZippyGuy; 07-12-10 at 07:35 PM.
06-28-10, 06:00 PM
#83
Riddle me this . . . The original caster bushing has four rubber "spider" connections allowing quite a bit of flexibility. The Daizen poly bushing don't have any means of allowing the lower control arm to flex or even drop as the suspension works up and down. Where does the movement come from with the Daizen polyurethane bushings? Does the polyurethane bushing itself flex enough? I'm concerned that the stresses transmitted to the frame through the poly caster bushing may eventually cause stress cracks in the chassis. Opinions?
06-28-10, 06:28 PM
#84
Riddle me this . . . The original caster bushing has four rubber "spider" connections allowing quite a bit of flexibility. The Daizen poly bushing don't have any means of allowing the lower control arm to flex or even drop as the suspension works up and down. Where does the movement come from with the Daizen polyurethane bushings? Does the polyurethane bushing itself flex enough? I'm concerned that the stresses transmitted to the frame through the poly caster bushing may eventually cause stress cracks in the chassis. Opinions?
Oh, and yes D-boi, the caster bushings come with the control arm kit.
07-08-10, 10:04 AM
#90