View Full Version : Lower Control Arm Bushes
valitank
26-10-2012, 07:52 PM
Mine are due for replacement soon, I was give some Nolthane ones, but apparently they squeak or something?
What's better?
Also what's the rough price on standard OEM ones?
dreggzy
27-10-2012, 09:15 AM
Pretty sure you need to grease the nolothane bushes, and if you dont, they will get noisy.
Madmagna
27-10-2012, 09:46 AM
Do you need the small ones at the front of the arm or the larger ones at the rear
If the larger ones, do you have the 22mm nuts holding them on or are they the slip on ones
Either way, rubber is best, if nolothane was so great and the fact it is much cheaper to make then the car makers would use it, they dont for a good reason
The nolothane ones do not behave the same way rubber does, the pins in the rubber are bonded and are designed so the rubber flexes, the nolothane pivot in the pins, I have seen these on cars after 24 months with more movement than the original rubber bushes had. When you think about how many miles and years your rubber bushes have lasted then you really get an idea of how much better rubber is. It is much more expensive but it is also much better
MadMax
27-10-2012, 10:54 AM
There is a general assumption that aftermarket stuff is better than OEM bits, often not the case.
Nolothane bushes are brilliant in race cars due to their stiffness, where the higher loads would distort rubber and put off steering and suspension angles, but there the Km is much lower and the maintenance is more frequent.
In a rubber bush the rubber distorts with suspension movement, but there is no frictional forces - both the inner and outer are locked - so there should be no wear and tear in normal use, unless of course it is oil soaked and/or the rubber has ripped. Have a good look at them before you throw them out and replace them with new ones.
valitank
27-10-2012, 06:59 PM
Ahh, that clears it up :) I'll check as to what type I've got and repost here.
I need both front and rear - The old motor in my car was a sieve and I assume the oil has deteriorated the rubbers.
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