My driver-front lower A-arm bushing is hosed. I'm at 125k miles now riding with the CR suspension. Had the CR suspension installed at 115k miles at which point the bushing in question seemed ok. The stiffer ride probably accelerated the wear I'm thinking. That bushing needs to be replaced obviously. But the question is, should I replace the rest as well? Or is this one of those things that can be replaced as they fail and don't necessarily have to be replaced at the same time?

Thanks.

 

You won't be able to replace with oem. Honda does not sell the oem bushings for the ap1 separetly. The sell the whole a-arm assembly with new bushings.

 

So I guess this would mean that if I wanted to replace all of my A-arm bushings, I would have to buy all 8 A-arms (upper and lower wishbones on each corner)?

The bushing on my front driver side lower A-arm is hosed. That definitely needs to be replaced obviously. The question is, should I replace all of them for good measure. I'm at 125k miles btw with the CR suspension, which might have accelerated the wear due to the added stress and stiffness.

 

first check for spring spacers - you may only need to replace those.

 

What would spring spacers have to do with this? I said I upgraded to the CR suspension. Spring spacers only come installed on coilovers that are put on new cars to minimize suspension movement during delivery.

 

No one replaces spring spacers.

 

 

haha. exactly. it was a joke

 

Bump.

Replace just the A-arm with the hosed bushing? Or replace every A-arm? Would that be overkill?

I guess it is a matter of whether or not bushing performance is an all-or-nothing issue. Is bushing performance akin to shocks where damping ability gradually decreases as it ages or is bushing performance akin to say a power window motor where it works like new until the day it dies? If the latter, then I guess I can replace A-arms as the bushings fail and save money for now. I just don't want the car to handle unevenly or in a funny manner. I'd like the car handling the way it's meant to... with sharp and quick reflexes with no sloppiness. But just wondering if replacing all of the A-arms is overkill.

Thanks.

 

In my experience, bushings gradually get worse over time and use. That's about it.

With the other money you've invested, and one already failing in a noticeable way, I'd get them all replaced - I bet you'll notice the difference.

Steve