bushingless LCAs SUCK!
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bushingless lca's SUCK! I bought the car with bushingless LCAs and a bushingless PHB and it is by far the worst sounding thing ever hitting bumps and whatnot. These will be changed very shortly but has it done any damage to the car thus far? They've been on for about 4k miles.
What brand LCAs and what brand are the rod ends they use? Not all rod ended LCAs suck, they will transmit more noise than rubber {that's a no brainer} but they don't have to sound like a broom pole knocking around in a 55 gallon drum either.
With only 4K miles on em, sounds like you either bought cheap LCAs or you are very sensitive to noise/vibration and made a mistake buying them in the first place.
With only 4K miles on em, sounds like you either bought cheap LCAs or you are very sensitive to noise/vibration and made a mistake buying them in the first place.
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My Trackbird PHB is silent as well. FYI, another reason for the noise is improper torque value on the bolts (well, that is if the heim joints aren't cheap/worn). Take a look under your car and see what you find. We'll help the best we can. We've been down this road a time or two around here... 
With good rod ends, You cant tell theyre there till you hit a good sized bump in the road, I cant tell them from stock noise wise, but performance wise I could feel the difference just backing out of my driveway on my way to testing them out. I have worn ends on my panhardbar, and I dont really mind em, but I know when other people are in the car its a good chance it annoys them. The rod end selection makes or breaks the part its used on.
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It could possibly be that theyre cheap. I have to find out the brand they are. Also, I don't know if it has to do with these either but sometimes i will be going down the highway 65/70mph and the car will be going dead straight, then all of a sudden it will pull in either direction, not violently but enough to get you to grab the wheel enough for a second to pull yourself back on track. Same thing with braking sometimes it will be perfectly straight and other times it will pull. Ever hear of something like this? Im just going to change to LCAs and a PHB with bushings very soon anyway, I hope I don't lose anything by doing it.
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