[robz71lm7]

Since this has no useful tech and has been covered previously I thought I'd post my rant in here.

This applies to the '93+ F-body.

I just took the front lca's off my car. I replaced the bushings in them with Energy Suspension bushings in the summer. Well after just a few autocross events the caster bushings on BOTH sides are ripped in half and one side had almost spit the bushing completely out. (The caster bushing are the rear bushing on the front LCA's).

I was mainly doing this to replace them as preventive maintenance. I had read where others had experienced a caster bushing failure and didn't want to take a risk of it happening mid summer.

I have a set of prothane poly bushings here. The caster bushing on these is completely different and looks much stouter-however I don't know what it will do.

Others have used the Moog replacement caster bushing sucessfully-use that if you're looking for a replacement.

Also from what I can tell the bushings have been shot for a while which might explain some ( not all) of my car's nasty behavior over bumps and dead feeling in slaloms. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/rant2.gif) GRRRR.

[robz71lm7]

Let's see if I can answer all the questions in one response.....
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I found them broken (badly) in June I think. Installed in Feb, but in hindsight were broken long before June. I got lucky and found we were racing with a very nice fellow who had some new 1LE arms, bought them and Lonnie and I installed them Sunday Morning of the Toledo Pro (what a pain and thrash that was...).

I sell the Moog bushings. Control arm bushings come as a one-arm set. ($26 an arm, So about $100 to do all four arms/8 bushings). Also, the Moog parts come sleeved, which makes installation a breeze with a decent press. No burning things to reuse the metal parts.

I can get Prothane. But until someone else tries them and can give me a year long status report, I'm not risking it. I'm staying with what's holding up for sure.

It was great to meet you in person Korry, and no problem about the time. And Korry is right, the Moog stuff is beefier than the GM stuff.

Sam I've already got prothanes that'll be on my car for this season. We start autocrossing early in March.

I'll let you all know how they hold up.