So I know Fig's is busy with alot of other tasks, but he has a few much needed products in development for our cars and some for over a year now, so I was wondering if we could help him prioritize what most people would like see release first/next..

In my eyes the Spherical Bushing replacement for the front lower tension arm would be the most needed for the largest group of people. As these arms even with daizen poly inserts wear fast, are under a lot stress when lowered, are the cause of some peoples vibrations, and don't hold alignments very long.



The complete replacement arm is excellent, as it will allow length adjustment as well, but for the largest number of people the bushing itself is the most critical.



Next up in my eyes are the front upper arms, IF the angle of the ball joint helps to eliminate the banging into the shock tower when on coilovers these would make a lot of people quite happy.



Lower front arms, would be great, mainly to allow additional camber adjust but otherwise a bit lower on the list.

The Hi-Steer knuckle/rca/lower ball joint combo piece, the steering angle change is welcome, but the best part about these would be the use of a press in moog ball joint instead of the one piece oem style.

These were slated for 2001, but I don't believe they are available yet.

"Still have not done the GS application but will in 2011. I use a high end MOOG ball joint that is serviceable and easy to replace. It also has a nice forged ball stud and should stand up to lots of abuse."




Upper rear arms, not very critical. These don't seem to be much issue on the GS, the community would benefit from all the other parts, before spending any time on these would be worth doing.


So my opinion is the community would benefit greatly if Figs could gets us these parts in production soon. There are a few Japanese equivalents to source these from, but the dollar-to-yen has only gotten worse and the prices are soaring out of reach of many GS owners.

1- Spherical Tension Arm Bushing Inserts
2- Front Upper Arms, with Angled Ball Joint Mount
3- Hi-Steer/RCA/Ball Joint combo
4- Adjustable Tension Arms with Spherical/Heim Joints
5- Front Lower Control Arms
6- Rear Upper Control Arms


And to Mike/Fig's please let us know if there are any updates or issues with the developments of these parts..

 

been in contact with Mike the past few days about the caster spherical bearing!

I know he is working on one for me for the 01-05. and I will be doing a write up with tons of pictures.

This is one of the first things i wanted when I saw how the stock bushing is. I have all spherical bearing bushings in my race car and the GS really needs it.

cannot wait!

 

I need a set of them bad, please keep us updated... As I don't want to waste any more money on rubber or poly doesn't hold up.

 

I suggest sending FIGS the url to this thread. That way he can chime in and keep everyone updated on what he is doing.

 

my main priority is the

1)Spherical Tension Arm Bushing which are supposed to be made for me this week

then it falls like this for me

2)Front Upper Arms, with Angled Ball Joint Mount
3) Hi-Steer/RCA/Ball Joint combo
4)Front Lower Control Arms
5)Adjustable Tension Arms with Spherical/Heim Joints
6)Rear Upper Control Arms

 

Well after 9 votes 6 (2/3 = 66%) are for caster arm spherical bushings if we combine those that want adjustibality with those that don't. For the ease of install I would prefer an entire arm assembly and this would satisify those that just want better bushings.

Personally I have very bad OEM caster arm bushing and my UCA joints are finished.

I'll most likely be forced to buy sooner elsewhere as I don't see any planned finish dates for these products and my car is daily driven.

 

Same for me, ive already replaced UCA with oem, but already couple months hesitating on which LCA and caster arms to get, or Poly bushings, So for me its caster arm with nice bushings
So when should we possibly expect them, (im on sewell right now wanna get 2003 caster arm for my gs300 '98)

 

i paid for mine this morning but i know it will be about a week for them to get done and then a few days to ship to me...i have no clue when the UCA's will finally be done or the other parts

 

Just to clarfiy what exactly you purchased. Are you reffering to just the spherical bushings or the whole caster arm with a spherical bushing installed (pressed in)?

 

damn i was thinking the same thing for these caster arms great minds think alike lol

 

i designed a fuel pickup for the denso1020 pump so you dont need to run double walbros wander if he would be interested in it since it would fit the IS cars as well. i have a 3d model in solid works all done.

 

HI guys, just chiming in. We have had the spherical bearing testing for the past 6 months or so and no negative results. I am sending one to Brian and Mike to get more data and hopefully release after I get their feedback on the install. Also we will be carrying a Poly bushing that will blow you away when compared to the crap that has been offered to you guys in the past. Its a true rocking poly bearing that is multipiece. Check the IS300 version that is on the site right now for details.

Anyway, update when I can , still moving shops and getting power to my machines so I can continue making more stuff.
Mike

 

i bought the bushings, i wish he had the whole arms available like he does for the IS but it is not to be (or atleast not yet)

cant wait mike

 

I cant wait for front camber adjustability!

 

Looks as if the new body Camaro guys are having similar issues with their caster arms. As they have an aftermarket similar replacement.



Nice to see multiple options to be on the way from Figs. The Urethane IS300 version does look nice..




But personally because of the severe angle that the radius arm is in once the car is lowered considerably I definably prefer this style: