Should my front control arms have movement?

[Hailz]

I've had the front control arm bushes - the big ones at he rear replaced with Nolathane items and I am a bit concerned at the amount of front to back movement they have, they sure as hell are in there nice and tight but they still have about 3-4mm of movement, is this how they should be?

[DRFVDR]

i would say no

i would install a washer to get rid of it

[nztintin]

or do the bolts up tighter, i had issues after I'd had the control arms off i would hear a clink when accelerating or braking and the car would veer, found out one of the bolts was loose and sliding back and forward.

[Hailz]

 nztintin said:

or do the bolts up tighter, i had issues after I'd had the control arms off i would hear a clink when accelerating or braking and the car would veer, found out one of the bolts was loose and sliding back and forward.

All bolts are as tight as phyically possible really, I wonder if the nolathane kit are a bit of a botch up? Mine also veers around a bit on different gradients sometimes too, you can definatley see were they have been moving back and forth.

[Guest]

i would put a washer of some sort in there, i know when i but the nolathane kit in mine it was tight.

-smurff

[funkytown]

 smurff said:

i would put a washer of some sort in there, i know when i but the nolathane kit in mine it was tight.

-smurff

by control arms do we mean lower arms or is that different again ???

[Guest keltik]

Stupid question but youve got the right sized crush tube in there and got it good and tight with the car on the ground? Got the outer washers around the right way as well? Should be tight and solid when youve got it right. Oh and really slap the grease on too - i was a bit sparing and now mine creek

[Hailz]

 funkytown']

[quote name='smurff said:

i would put a washer of some sort in there, i know when i but the nolathane kit in mine it was tight.

-smurff

/quote]

by control arms do we mean lower arms or is that different again ???

Yeah lower arms lol

[Hailz]

 keltik said:

Stupid question but you've got the right sized crush tube in there and got it good and tight with the car on the ground? Got the outer washers around the right way as well? Should be tight and solid when youve got it right. Oh and really slap the grease on too - i was a bit sparing and now mine creek

Yeah I assume they're the right size etc as they were a kit from Ripco, I got local mechanic to fit them in, he unofficially promotes himself as a Subby repairer so he reckons he's done heaps of them, by fitting them it got rid of the clunk on take off I was getting but seems less firm on the road so to speak, might pay to take it back to him and see what he thinks is up.

[driftrex]

 Hailz']

[quote name='keltik said:

Stupid question but you've got the right sized crush tube in there and got it good and tight with the car on the ground? Got the outer washers around the right way as well? Should be tight and solid when youve got it right. Oh and really slap the grease on too - i was a bit sparing and now mine creek

/quote]

Yeah I assume they're the right size etc as they were a kit from Ripco, I got local mechanic to fit them in, he unofficially promotes himself as a Subby repairer so he reckons he's done heaps of them, by fitting them it got rid of the clunk on take off I was getting but seems less firm on the road so to speak, might pay to take it back to him and see what he thinks is up.

yea if a mechanic has done the job you need to take it back so he can remedy the problem. he should of checked it was all good before handing the car back to you.