Replace bushings or replace items with aftermarket adjustables?
03-31-2012, 02:38 PM
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Replace bushings or replace items with aftermarket adjustables? There's a nice squeak coming from my left rear that up until yesterday, I thought was the shock. I suddenly think its the LCA.
I'm contemplating either changing my rear suspension components to aftermarket adjustable ones (panhard bar and LCA for now, sway bar some time from now, perhaps by summer, and torque arm much later), or simply swapping the bushings. I want opinions on this. Is it really worth it to change the item completely, or should I just replace them with energy suspension bushings (Part # 3.18130), which has enough bushings for the entire car (the front probably needs to be replaced as well. I figure that the energy bushings will offer a vast amount of improvement to the stock items, and therefore aftermarket items may not be needed.
The car is a street T/A that sees daily high spirited driving. Currently dropped 1.5" with SLP Bilstein HD's that have about 20k on them. 315 street radials in the rear and 275's up front.
I'm contemplating either changing my rear suspension components to aftermarket adjustable ones (panhard bar and LCA for now, sway bar some time from now, perhaps by summer, and torque arm much later), or simply swapping the bushings. I want opinions on this. Is it really worth it to change the item completely, or should I just replace them with energy suspension bushings (Part # 3.18130), which has enough bushings for the entire car (the front probably needs to be replaced as well. I figure that the energy bushings will offer a vast amount of improvement to the stock items, and therefore aftermarket items may not be needed.
The car is a street T/A that sees daily high spirited driving. Currently dropped 1.5" with SLP Bilstein HD's that have about 20k on them. 315 street radials in the rear and 275's up front.
