Control Arm Bushings?

[brian h]

I'm due for a bushing replacement, so I've been looking around at my options. Definitely want to go with polyurethane, but I came across these, http://www.bmpdesign.com/product-exe...earch_model/33
Does anyone have experience with these? I'm curious if they'll be too stiff for DD. That and them wearing out faster than the larger Poly/Delrin bushings.

Thanks, Brian

[jlevie]

Street or track car? On a track car the eyeball arms or Delrin bushings are the way to go. On street car or mixed duty car I use M3 offset bushings. They are much stiffer than stock but not so stiff as to result in bad NVH.

[seatown88]

http://www.treehouseracing.com/

looks like they did a nice photoshop to remove the treehouse racing logos on them. If you choose to go this route with the mount, I would check out bimmerworld's. A little bit cheaper, same principle on design and they offer replacement delrin inserts. Installation is a breeze with them.

[brian h]

Well I currently drive this car daily. Plan is to have a daily drivable car that I can use on the track when I want. Sounds like maybe the offset delrin/poly bushings would suit me better?

[SkiFree]

http://www.treehouseracing.com/

looks like they did a nice photoshop to remove the treehouse racing logos on them. If you choose to go this route with the mount, I would check out bimmerworld's. A little bit cheaper, same principle on design and they offer replacement delrin inserts. Installation is a breeze with them.

The bimmerworld ones would probably work but let me tell you the history on them.

Bimmerworld calls up treehouse, says "Hey can I resell some of your eyeball arms?" Treehouse says, "Sure", and sends them out a couple of pairs at a price. Bimmerworld gets them and thinks, "Our profit isn't much for these arms, I can probably send these off to china through a source and have them made for quite a bit cheaper." China says "Sure, here's the minimum order for XX a set." They show up and bimmerworld lists them on their sight. Their China contact finds out what the parts are for and goes around their back listing them up on ebay for cheaper.

Happens pretty often (which doesn't make it right), which ones you buy are up to you. This same type of business is why ebay is filled with ridiculously cheap import tuner parts. I have had run in's with several China distributors in South El Monte who will simply relocate to a different warehouse if any issues arise.

EDIT ***Brian, simply sounds like the E30M3 OEM replacements might be a good choice.

[brian h]

Alright thanks much SkiFree.