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Old 01-25-13, 06:28 PM
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Question Polyurethane LCA Bushings for 98-00

I'm looking for a more definitive answer for those who have 98-00 SCs looking to replace our bushings. I've heard back and forth that you can and cant put on those from older years. So i'd really appreciate it if those who have managed this or found ones that fit, post up here and please be specific. It'd really help out the rest of us who need to replace and want to upgrade our bushings.

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No the early year bushings do not properly fit 97-00 sc which I found upsetting so I just ended up making some one off bushings for my car .
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I dunno how, or who made them, but I have 'em.
The dude who sold me my Supra LCA's included them, and they're the right size also.
The only reason I haven't installed them, is 'cus the box he sent them in was SO torn to crap, it looked like Ace Ventura kicked it around upon delivery. As a result, it had holes in it, and one of them fell out, leaving me with 3 only. Now I have to find a Polyurethane place, that can mold me a duplicate of one of 'em.



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Those are prothane and will not work with the supra arms but the good news is that the supra arms use a higher durometer rubber so stiffer than the Lexus versions.
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Yeah idk why they are not interchangable today i just looked at a 94 sc and a 99 control arm and they look exactly the same I guess its just the bushing so i ended up buying a whole used arm.

Also, does anyone know if running 1 98+ and one pre97 control arm would run into any improper balance or handling issues?
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Originally Posted by xspsi6
Those are prothane and will not work with the supra arms but the good news is that the supra arms use a higher durometer rubber so stiffer than the Lexus versions.
... but they're the same size as the one's in the arm itself?
Whats the difference between them?
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No the prothane od is smaller than the supra id, It's a sloppy fit and no real way to get it to work properly but Whiteline has some poly bushings now that fit them so check them out if the supra rubber is trashed already and needs replaced.
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So what i'm getting is that no one makes any? I guess i'll try to find a set of older LCA that still have good ball joints.
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That may be hard to do^^
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Hey guys ive seen this, but its for a 99 400, would this work?
http://www.partsgeek.com/catalog/199...m_bushing.html
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