Control Arm Bushes?

[sturb25]

Just wondering if anyone can help with my little problem. My stagea has cracked control arm bushes and its starting to wander on the road so ive decided to replace them. I went to nissan and priced the bushes. They come as a exchange arm and you cant buy the bushes by themselves. They are $480 each arm exchange. Thats bullshit. Does anyone know of any bush that would fit from another car?

[GoldZilla]

If you're talking about the caster rods (considering they're affecting your steering), then they are the same as Skyline ones, so you should be able to get them second hand from any Japanese parts importer. And you can buy the bushes separately.

And seriously, why would Nissan want an exchange part if they themselves "only" sell the arm as a whole part? Surely they're replacing the bushes themselves and then re-selling them as a complete unit.

[R338OY]

Go aftermarket. R33/34 parts will probably fit.

Just Jap

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Greenline

etc.

Edited July 2, 2008 by R338OY

[wolverine]

buy aftermarket adjustable radius rods. pretty sure one of the noltec sets will bolt straight on. much cheaper and you can wind on as much +ve castor as the car will take.

[Terminal]

R34 for Stagea, R33 won't fit. get genuine or a good brand set, i put generic pedders ones in and they didn't last 10,000km

[260tech]

Maybe I have 'nother beer. Thort you was talking about caster rods.

Apologies.

GW

Edited July 2, 2008 by 260tech

[Stinky Rooster]

  GoldZilla said:

And seriously, why would Nissan want an exchange part if they themselves "only" sell the arm as a whole part? Surely they're replacing the bushes themselves and then re-selling them as a complete unit.

LOL

this is actually pretty common. Ford used to hot rivet the ball joints onto their lower control arms, and then only sell the arms, not the ball joints. This lasted until the first aftermarket mob came out with a ball joint kit that came with this natty little base plate with 3 holes in it. You just knocked the rivet heads off, the ball joint comes off the arm, and the new one slotted in with the holes in the base plate linning up with the holes left by the hot rivets that were removed.

Ford started selling ball joints on their own pretty soon after...

So, yeah, look to a R34 set up and you will find that some aftermarket mobs are bound to have what you are looking for.

(+1 on avoiding pedders stuff)

[Sydneykid]

Try the Group Buy, the 3 kits replace the most commonly worn bushes . Radius rod bushes $110 (allows caster adjustment), front camber kit $183 and rear camber kit $125 (allow camber adjustment). The Rear Subframe Alignment Kit $105 suplements the standard bushes and allows rear squat adjustment. Check out the Stagea Suspension thread for pictures and fittings.

Cheers

Gary