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My 34gtt had a service recently and everything was ok besides front bushes. I think due to the front suspension being quite low, the front tension rod bushes are split and leaking? (obviously wear and tear also). Can anyone suggest what parts to put on to fix the problem? any rough cost estimate?

How big of a deal is this split and leaking? - just so i kno to either fix it this week or within the next few weeks...

I want to buy a set of coilovers, would that alone solve the problem? or is that different part altogether? sorry im a masive suspension noob!

Any help would be great!

Julz.

Edited by 1R34SON

Does your car pull to one side or wander over the road? Mine did with stuffed caster bushes.

With the bushes you can replace them with standard ones or go for adjustable ones. Most people go with adjustables, as this means you can increase the caster giving you more straight line stability and more camber while cornering. Whiteline, Superpro and Pedders all make adjustable caster bushes.

I paid $130 for adjustable bushes and $40 to get them press fitted, but I'm assuming you wont be doing the work yourself, so it'll be a little bit more than that when you factor in labour costs for rermoving the tension rods. Ring around and get some quotes

Btw, coilovers wont fix the problem at all - different part.

mine pulls to the left which i have been thinking is alignment, caster bushes and tension rod bushes are the same thing i presume? Thankyou for your help ill shop around then get quotes on install/fit cheers mate!

Yeah, caster bushes = tension rod bushes.

The worn bushes will be the reason it pulls to the left. If your bushes are split and leaking then obviously the cars aligment will be out.

Get the new bushes fitted and then get a wheel alignment. Should make the car alot nicer to drive.

Getting it sorted for roughly 300, 160 for bushes plus labour and another thing getting fixed included. lol mechanic showed me everything and explained bout the bushes. haha now I feel like a real idiot asking if new coilovers would fix it. Good to learn new things!

Cheers for the help!

Getting it sorted for roughly 300, 160 for bushes plus labour and another thing getting fixed included. lol mechanic showed me everything and explained bout the bushes. haha now I feel like a real idiot asking if new coilovers would fix it. Good to learn new things!

Cheers for the help!

No worries mate, seems like a fair price as well.

uhm

what exactly are the tension rod bushes leaking? =O

They are silicon filled, when they get old and start cracking the silicon starts to leak out.

They are silicon filled, when they get old and start cracking the silicon starts to leak out.

Very common with the standard bushes. Whiteline bushes fixed my problem a few years ago. So much better for it.

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