Can anyone identify this aftermarket rear LCA?
08-08-2009, 06:33 PM
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Can anyone identify this aftermarket rear LCA? Check out the attached pics of the LCA I found on my car, it is an aftermarket piece with a solid rubber bushing. I have replacement bushings for the stock LCA but I am not sure if they will fit. I don't know who to contact for replacement bushings. Does anyone know who makes this LCA, or if a stock bushing will fit? Thanks for your time.
08-09-2009, 02:14 AM
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Thanks 99bluz28!!!! I shot a message to their sale department to see if they sell replacement bushings. I appreciate the help. Being the 3rd owner of this car has lead to a number of suprises as the last owner didn't really have any idea how much had been changed on the vehicle by the original owner. As to the quesion of the material of the bushing it feels like rubber, this stuff feels like an eraser and is flaky and breaks apart like its rotten.
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Whilst it is entirely possible that those could be rubber, many rubber bushings are moulded into a sleeve that is pressed into the area where the bushings would belong. They usually take much more effort to remove from their sleeve as well as where they're pressed into, although when rubber bushigns are worn, they too can be pushed out from their sleeve with much less ease. The visible bushing areas on some rubber bushings can have moulded ID numbers on them, but not necessarily all.
Just referencing what I've observed with the majority of rubber vs. poly bushings
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08-09-2009, 08:32 PM
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Those sure look like OE bushings in the 2nd pic. Not
boxed stockers though. I would have liked to find a
pair of these, back when. Look pretty much equivalent
to a boxed stocker for durability, maybe better,but
prettier. I'd like to know what kind they are too.
No idea why there would be a zerk, when the stock
(1LE looking, here) bushings have no radial holes for
the grease to go through. Maybe they drilled them.
boxed stockers though. I would have liked to find a
pair of these, back when. Look pretty much equivalent
to a boxed stocker for durability, maybe better,but
prettier. I'd like to know what kind they are too.
No idea why there would be a zerk, when the stock
(1LE looking, here) bushings have no radial holes for
the grease to go through. Maybe they drilled them.
08-11-2009, 01:08 PM
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I'm pretty positive they are Hotchkis as well. I recently had to identify the set of those that were on my car. Once I figured it out, I called Hotchkis and ordered the bushings. When you order the new bushings, you'll need to order the metal inner sleeves seperately as they are not included.
08-11-2009, 09:22 PM
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I had these on my car as well and couldnt tell what brand they were. Rubber was ate up pretty bad. You could feel the rear move around on acceleration and deceleration. I replaced them today with the UMI poly/rod style. The UMI's are considerably lighter and the poly end feels pretty tough. I think they will hold up better. The car no longer feels squirrly like it did before. Its funny that you posted the pics just as I changed mine out. I have as countless people if they could recognize these lca but no one ever knows. They look simular to the brocks but theirs are black. Regardless I am very happy with the quality of the UMI's.
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