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cracked suspension mount

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is this bad 8O 8O

haha found this while checking something else out under my car.

its the front left trailing mounting point. all cracked up.

what i need help with is where to get the new part and its exact name. Plus what should i consider changing during the same job???
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That is the rear control arm bracket - think i got a set lying round form memory. Youd want to check for any kind of cracks in the control arm assembly and possibly look at your shocks too - something is either too stiff/worn out or you ran a big pothole or something.
Ill let you know tomorrow when i have a look for the brackets - be about 20 for the two (either side)
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That bush looks pretty beat up too...
Looks cracked
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I can't see anything wrong with it?
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silverGPX wrote:I can't see anything wrong with it?
Shoulda gone to specsavers!
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Taz wrote:
silverGPX wrote:I can't see anything wrong with it?
Shoulda gone to specsavers!
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bas wrote:is this bad 8O 8O

haha found this while checking something else out under my car.

its the front left trailing mounting point. all cracked up.

what i need help with is where to get the new part and its exact name. Plus what should i consider changing during the same job???
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Its the rear bush on the front lower control arm. And it doesn't look that bad.

However, if you wish to replace, they're readily available. In poly too.

http://www.superpro.com.au/find-superpr ... d=SPF1501K

Also, if swapping that one out, do the front control bushes as well for consistency. Otherwise you'll have a soft rubber & stiff poly fighting against each other, the poly will win.

http://www.superpro.com.au/find-superpr ... d=SPF1160K
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