Are these Eccentric UCA Bushings?

[rklewis1005]

Bring this thread back But not to argue positioning - love the diagrams! They make it easy.

My question is about the end caps. The event bushings I bought have shiny chrome end caps. I'm not a fan of them. 2 things that bother me (a bit neurotic).

1. The bolt isn't touching the entire length of the bushing. The caps are all that engage the adjusting bolt. It's just their .3" thickness on each end, so .6" vs the 1.9" of an OEM bushing.

2. They're big and shiny.

Are there other models of them out there without those "issues"? Has anyone blasted & painted them to be less shiny? Is there that much of a benefit that I should ignore my neurotic tendencies?

Thanks for entertaining my craziness.
Ross

 

[pnora]

Bring this thread back But not to argue positioning - love the diagrams! They make it easy.

My question is about the end caps. The event bushings I bought have shiny chrome end caps. I'm not a fan of them. 2 things that bother me (a bit neurotic).

1. The bolt isn't touching the entire length of the bushing. The caps are all that engage the adjusting bolt. It's just their .3" thickness on each end, so .6" vs the 1.9" of an OEM bushing.

2. They're big and shiny.

Are there other models of them out there without those "issues"? Has anyone blasted & painted them to be less shiny? Is there that much of a benefit that I should ignore my neurotic tendencies?

Thanks for entertaining my craziness.
Ross

Very confusing

 

[R413]

Bring this thread back But not to argue positioning - love the diagrams! They make it easy.

My question is about the end caps. The event bushings I bought have shiny chrome end caps. I'm not a fan of them. 2 things that bother me (a bit neurotic).

1. The bolt isn't touching the entire length of the bushing. The caps are all that engage the adjusting bolt. It's just their .3" thickness on each end, so .6" vs the 1.9" of an OEM bushing.

2. They're big and shiny.

Are there other models of them out there without those "issues"? Has anyone blasted & painted them to be less shiny? Is there that much of a benefit that I should ignore my neurotic tendencies?

Thanks for entertaining my craziness.
Ross

I agree on the bolt contact, but many use them with good results. I've never needed the offset bushings to get a car to drive great.

 

[chrger1967]

These are in from the factory I believe. They look offset ie eccentric. What do you guys think? Did they use these in the factory or were these added later?

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Does anyone think these will give more caster or are they really just more O.E? They are from QA1.

 

[HawkRod]

Does anyone think these will give more caster or are they really just more O.E? They are from QA1. View attachment 1908453

I don't think there is room (on the car) for the eccentric bolts to give any more adjustment than OE, so my bet is that they are simply replacement OE.

 

[chrger1967]

Does anyone think these will give more caster or are they really just more O.E? They are from QA1. View attachment 1908453

Went for an alignment and this is what they did. I had a quick ride home with only a few turns and it wasn't pulling. Im wondering now if I were to change the UCA with tubular that give me 3 degrees more caster, would that be enough since I'm out by a good 5?