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Hi there,
I have stripped my front upper arms down so they can be powder coated black with all my other bits and I want to put new bushes in them. Looking on the net you can only get them if you buy complete arms, and at 125 dollars each it makes for an expensive set of bushes. I wondered if anyone else has had to replace them and if the bushes cross reference to something else?
Cheers,
Dan
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Rob Grady appears to still sell them, that's where I brought mine.
100156 Bushing, Upper Control Arm Frt $42.44
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Brilliant thanks Chris
Blimey 42 dollars each
Still much cheaper than buying all new arms though.
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Blimey that saves a few quid! Cheers Rich
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RichH Wrote:$9.95 from DeLorean Parts Northwest
http://www.delorean-parts.com/Merchant2 ... creen=PLST
Good spot Rich
, Toby and Misty have a lot of good deals and some hard to find parts.
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For reference just noticed Don Steger sells them too at $12.44
http://deloreanmotorcenter.com/_100156_u...shing.html
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bozzzydmc Wrote:btw does each arm need 2 or 4 bushes ??
2 per arm, 4 in total
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Cheers for the advice guys. Mine are on order from delorean north west
The arms can go off for powdercoating as soon as I get a replacement rear link so it can all go off together. Chassis should be ready soon too
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You had any luck finding a rear lower link Dan?
I thought I had one but unfortunately it was an upper one. I have one other possible lead, waiting to hear back on that one though. I let you know if I have any luck
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Ed Udding has one so I am ok thanks.
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Just changed the front upper arm bushes on my car. Just bare in mind you need access to a serious
press to remove them. Luckly a mate of mine has a 50 Ton hydraulic press in his workshop.
Be very careful as you press them out to support the arms near the bush.
Also be prepared to put a couple of weld tacks on the new bushes to stop them rotating. As others have noted the new bushes are not as tight a fit.
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