Thefunk
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I wanted to share my ill-informed experience with the "Race" bushing variant of the Z1 Rear Control arms (Toe, camber, and traction). After I had them installed, a friend of mine told me they won't last long, especially on the street. Since race or solid metal bushings aren't meant to handle the amount of bumps on the street, they will eventually wear out and start making these subtle metal clunking noises which mine did. I figured since I got thicker tires with more sidewall they would absorb most of the shocks but I was dead wrong. Luckily I was able to replace the metal bushings with poly bushings. Hopefully this helps anyone looking to get metal bushings.
Another note about the difference in professionalism and customer care between two companies:
Nowhere on the listing for the "Race" control arms on Z1's site does it say "NOT RECOMMENDED FOR STREET" as other products have this warning. Nothing was mentioned about the fact that the metal bushings won't last long on the street. I will inquire about warranty since I spoke to someone at Z1 and he told me that they should last around 2 years, but 2 years of street or collective track time?
Tirerack.com on the other hand, called me when I ordered non-standard tires for my Z and asked "are you sure you want these tires?" I thought that was pretty cool of them to do.
Another note about the poly bushings. They have the grease fittings. On the toe arm bushings, the fitting is angled in a way that makes it impossible to get the grease gun hose onto it. The fitting should have been 90 degrees relative to the arm itself. Maybe there are hose adapters or hoses that have 90 degree plugs? Idk. Either way, sometimes engineers forget that there is a world outside of their own, and that can be frustrating.
The lesson here is don't get solid metal bushings for suspension parts unless they're getting installed on a dedicated track car, since the track doesn't have millions of bumps like the street.
cheers.
Another note about the difference in professionalism and customer care between two companies:
Nowhere on the listing for the "Race" control arms on Z1's site does it say "NOT RECOMMENDED FOR STREET" as other products have this warning. Nothing was mentioned about the fact that the metal bushings won't last long on the street. I will inquire about warranty since I spoke to someone at Z1 and he told me that they should last around 2 years, but 2 years of street or collective track time?
Tirerack.com on the other hand, called me when I ordered non-standard tires for my Z and asked "are you sure you want these tires?" I thought that was pretty cool of them to do.
Another note about the poly bushings. They have the grease fittings. On the toe arm bushings, the fitting is angled in a way that makes it impossible to get the grease gun hose onto it. The fitting should have been 90 degrees relative to the arm itself. Maybe there are hose adapters or hoses that have 90 degree plugs? Idk. Either way, sometimes engineers forget that there is a world outside of their own, and that can be frustrating.
The lesson here is don't get solid metal bushings for suspension parts unless they're getting installed on a dedicated track car, since the track doesn't have millions of bumps like the street.
cheers.
