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fifteenjr
08-02-2014, 05:00 AM
Went to the tire place had them check out whats going on with my car.
They said the lower control arm bushings are shot, so I figured okay I'll order some up.
That's the issue, I cant find a lower control arm for the front? All I see is rear suspension.

01 Mitsubishi Diamante LS
(USA)

Any help appreciated! Thank you!

fifteenjr
12-02-2014, 11:24 AM
Anything guys? o.o
Is the rear the same as the front?

lowrider
12-02-2014, 01:50 PM
replaced mine a little while ago, no the rear is different to the front, got them from an auto store here in AUS i cant find the receipt sorry. just asked for a lower control arm bushing

jimbo
12-02-2014, 04:46 PM
Might want to do a search on the forums. I remember something about the metal being too thin to press in a new bush and possibly causing distortion and the arm to fail. From memory the solution was to either get a new arm or a good 2nd hand one.

peaandham
12-02-2014, 06:14 PM
It is not advised to press in new balljoints, chances are you will warp something, your safest bet is finding decent 2nd hand arms.

Parsha
12-02-2014, 06:34 PM
I replaced the lower control arms on my AWD about a year or so ago. With a trade discount from my local Mitsubishi dealer they were about $450 for the pair. They come complete with ball joints and bushings.

WytWun
12-02-2014, 07:30 PM
The metal thickness issue has to do with fitting new ball joints. Replacing the inner front and rear bushes on the front lower control arms is perfectly possible and after-market bushes for this purpose are available from several sources including SuperPro and Nolathane.

I'm not certain, but I think fifteenjr is having a problem finding replacement new items because the USDM Diamante he has is fitted with the same type of control arms as the Verada sold here. I think I recall a comment from MadMagna that the Verada control arms were no longer available from Mitsubishi. The standard Magna control arms, which have a different rear bush/mounting arrangement, are still available I believe (I replaced mine about 9 months ago).

I seem to recall the Verada/Diamante control arms being described as the "nut" type and the Magna control arms described as the "pin" type due to the differences.

fifteenjr
13-02-2014, 12:23 AM
Yeah a few places I've gone don't have them. It's a longshot but you wouldn't happen to have a part # or something on the bushing? Cause I also just tried to look up the bushing itself at the various stores around here and it didn't pull anything up.
I could probably ring up the stealership and see what they may have too.

Or maybe either one of those two places ship international? That'd be sweet. :)
-edit-
Well I found a usa dealer for superpro. So that may just work also, thanks guys!

TW2005
21-02-2014, 06:01 PM
Yeah a few places I've gone don't have them. It's a longshot but you wouldn't happen to have a part # or something on the bushing? Cause I also just tried to look up the bushing itself at the various stores around here and it didn't pull anything up.
I could probably ring up the stealership and see what they may have too.

Or maybe either one of those two places ship international? That'd be sweet. :)
-edit-
Well I found a usa dealer for superpro. So that may just work also, thanks guys!

I have US market catalogue if you have the VIN I should be able to get exact number but so should any US dealer.

looks like they are the same across the board.

1 40320AL 1 AW343143 ARM ASSY,FR SUSP,LWR LH 01
2 40320AR 1 AW343144 ARM ASSY,FR SUSP,LWR RH 01


Breakdown parts
3 40304 1 AW345993 BALL JOINT,FR SUSP LWR ARM 02
4 40399B 1 MR223864 BUSHING,FR SUSP LWR ARM 02
5 40399R 1 AW343832 BUSHING,FR SUSP LWR ARM,RH 01
6 40399L 1 AW343831 BUSHING,FR SUSP LWR ARM,LH 01
7 40381D 1 MB808231 WASHER,FR SUSP LWR ARM 02 PLAIN,15
8 40381E 1 MF450408 WASHER,FR SUSP LWR ARM 02 SPRING,14
9 40387D 1 MF430124 NUT,FR SUSP LWR ARM 02 14

last number did not come up, MF430124 now MB303958

example of US price
http://www.mitsudiscountparts.com/oemparts/mitsubishi-141/AW343143,-AW343144,-AW345993,-MR223864,-AW343832,-AW343831,-MB808231,-MF450408,-MB303958.html