Would you trust this?

chrger1967 · Jul 15, 2025

chrger1967 said:
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Ok, I just saw yesterday the eccentric bolts are also too small for these bushings as well. I'm guessing if I were to try and remove these bushings, the sleeve would have to be removed first then the actual bushing itself. It seems the bushings are a 1/4 to small and the sleeves are too big for the bolts. Its very frustrating, but this is for everything with this car.

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I was able to get the sleeve out, but there’s no room for me to use something to push out the bushing.

Road Grabber · Jul 15, 2025

Need a picture of the other side

chrger1967 · Jul 17, 2025

Road Grabber said:
Someone is try to tell you something.

No way would I bother at this point. I would mention these design flaws and send pictures for a refund. They should refund even though you installed them. It’s their design flaw.
I wonder if they sent the wrong bushing. It’s time for customer support.

Mention the manufacturer if you haven’t in the post so nobody else makes this mistake.

Thanks for sharing. It sucks but you found out before driving the car.

Ok, this is what I found, and the manufacturer is "Replacement" and I bought them from Partsgeek.com. The bushings are too small, and I just realized the arms themselves are 3/4" to wide. I bought new bushings, and they did fit. But now the problem is, with the arms being 3/4" wider, when I went to test fit with the poly bushings, I cannot use the washers that go on the outside of the bushings, there's just not enough room. The bushings will rub against the area where they mount. I'm pretty sure I can use the inside washer, just not the outer ones. I've had this car for almost 2 months now I have yet been able to drive it. I'm running into these types of problems with everything. That part that really sucks about this, is that I contacted Partsgeek and asked them about contacting the manufacturer and they did not have any info at all. I am stuck with these things, and they don't give two rats asses. Once you attempt to install their parts, they won't take them back. Meanwhile the description says they will fit. Lesson learned, I guess.

Rusty knuckles · Jul 17, 2025

The 2 reviews in parts geek both said the bushings were not right. You can certainly run into some weird stuff on these cars but I'd really suggest using quality parts from reputable companies. I mean this in the most constructive way when I say "you get what you pay for."

Road Grabber · Jul 17, 2025

So without the bushings installed the arm will fit inside the area. When you installed the bushings the setup is too wide. The bushings cannot be for that arm. They are probably for OEM but not for the aftermarket which is stupid but that's what can happen when aftermarket stuff gets involved.
Curious -Take the aftermarket arm and place it over the original and compare. If the distance across is the same or not with the bushings installed. Then you can see what is different.

At this point do you even trust these arms to align the front end when installed?
My advice would be to use something tried and proven so you don't risk getting the whole thing together and then they can't align the front end because something else is wrong....

What was wrong with the originals? Blast, paint, bush and go?...

chrger1967 · Jul 18, 2025

Road Grabber said:
So without the bushings installed the arm will fit inside the area. When you installed the bushings the setup is too wide. The bushings cannot be for that arm. They are probably for OEM but not for the aftermarket which is stupid but that's what can happen when aftermarket stuff gets involved.
Curious -Take the aftermarket arm and place it over the original and compare. If the distance across is the same or not with the bushings installed. Then you can see what is different.

At this point do you even trust these arms to align the front end when installed?
My advice would be to use something tried and proven so you don't risk getting the whole thing together and then they can't align the front end because something else is wrong....

What was wrong with the originals? Blast, paint, bush and go?...

Yes, with the bushings that came with the arms, it fits. There is a gap on each side of the bushings. You can see the pictures I posted earlier. Now when I put the energy suspension bushings in, it will fit, but without the outer washer.

Road Grabber said:
So without the bushings installed the arm will fit inside the area. When you installed the bushings the setup is too wide. The bushings cannot be for that arm. They are probably for OEM but not for the aftermarket which is stupid but that's what can happen when aftermarket stuff gets involved.
Curious -Take the aftermarket arm and place it over the original and compare. If the distance across is the same or not with the bushings installed. Then you can see what is different.

At this point do you even trust these arms to align the front end when installed?
My advice would be to use something tried and proven so you don't risk getting the whole thing together and then they can't align the front end because something else is wrong....

What was wrong with the originals? Blast, paint, bush and go?...

They are pretty much a mess. And a new set would look much better.

chrger1967 · Jul 18, 2025

chrger1967 said:
Ok, this is what I found, and the manufacturer is "Replacement" and I bought them from Partsgeek.com. The bushings are too small, and I just realized the arms themselves are 3/4" too wide. I bought new bushings, and they did fit. But now the problem is, with the arms being 3/4" wider, when I went to test fit with the poly bushings, I cannot use the washers that go on the outside of the bushings, there's just not enough room. The bushings will rub against the area where they mount. I'm pretty sure I can use the inside washer, just not the outer ones. I've had this car for almost 2 months now I have yet been able to drive it. I'm running into these types of problems with everything. That part that really sucks about this, is that I contacted Partsgeek and asked them about contacting the manufacturer and they did not have any info at all. I am stuck with these things, and they don't give two rats asses. Once you attempt to install their parts, they won't take them back. Meanwhile the description says they will fit. Lesson learned, I guess.

Here’s what I was talking about. I can probably fit a washer in the inside of the bushing, but there’s no room for one on the outside. I ordered another set from Kanter. I hope they will fit better.

Road Grabber · Jul 18, 2025

When you tighten the eccentric bolts it should squeeze up against the sleeves inside the bushings and tighten without crushing the poly bushings. When tight you should be able to rotate the arm up and down without the arm interfering with the frame. The eccentric bolts should be able to move the arm in and out.
When I look at the picture it looks like the inner side of the control arm is up against the frame. The arm should not touch. Just the bushing sleeves should be touching. In other words the metal arm should not rub against the car frame.
With those spacers on the outer sides it doesn’t matter if there is a gap on the inner side because the arm can’t move front to back with those spacers in there.
That’s the best I can tell from the pictures.
Test your movement up and down without interference.
Again tight without crushing the bushings or you could wear them out. The sleeves inside are metal and should be what is tightened up against.
Hope that makes sense.

Road Grabber · Saturday at 8:22 AM

and make sure you install the arm on the correct side.....

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