Control Arm Bushings

[diddy60]

Was at the dealer yesterday for the 130k km service. I asked them to check the bushings and decided to stay there with the technician while he was doing it.

At the beginning he started with a crowbar and it was clear the forward straight control arm was much stiffer than the rear curbed one. He said the bushings look fine but the rear ones were a little soft. He then proceeded to move the curbed control arm with his bare hands, without the crowbar, and admitted it really is too easy to move.
I'm not sure if that's normal but feels like it should be stiffer since the car weighs almost 2 tons.

In any case, he said the bushings look normal and have no cracks. But, because of them being so soft they ordered 2 new ones for the rear curbed arm and will replace them on warranty. Yeey!
I'm scheduled for the 31st of August.

Wat was the outcome?

 

[7Andrei7]

Not a lot changed tbh. But most of the vibrations went away with time.
I've been 226k km with this Stinger and I've learned that it is not the greatest at smoothing out harshness or slight unevenness in the road.

So, what I did:
- use sticky tires with a softer sidewall (Michelin PS4, Goodyear F1) rather than the more aggressive Pirelli or Continentals. Or, the worst, Bridgestone
- accept that vibrations that come through into the steering are normal if my butt also vibrates at the same frequency
- accept that there might be some vibration under heavy braking if the road surface is uneven

That's about it.

 

[diddy60]

Was at the dealer yesterday for the 130k km service. I asked them to check the bushings and decided to stay there with the technician while he was doing it.

At the beginning he started with a crowbar and it was clear the forward straight control arm was much stiffer than the rear curbed one. He said the bushings look fine but the rear ones were a little soft. He then proceeded to move the curbed control arm with his bare hands, without the crowbar, and admitted it really is too easy to move.
I'm not sure if that's normal but feels like it should be stiffer since the car weighs almost 2 tons.

In any case, he said the bushings look normal and have no cracks. But, because of them being so soft they ordered 2 new ones for the rear curbed arm and will replace them on warranty. Yeey!
I'm scheduled for the 31st of August.

What problem was you having?