[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]

Anyways the arms on now with new prothane bushings. The Moog balljoints I got were a PITA to press on. I've pressed lower ball joints before on a '96 camaro and they were easy.

I had to take my lca's to a friend's machine shop and even with a hydralic press they didn't want to go in. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

Oh and BTW I noticed a nice dent in the hole for my caster bushing on both lower control. Evidently the caster bolt was pounding the LCA. Fortunately no real damage occured to my LCA's.

Finding this pisses me off but it's a blessing to know that I still did halfway decent with completely shot caster bushings. :drive:

Sean, if you're reading this look out. #8/18 ESP is being born anew... rising from the piles of crumbled poly bushings....a new age of darkness will be cast upon all other ESP competitors in KY. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) (Sorry I've been saving that line for a while-actually it'll be interesting to see what your car does with the new setup)