Episode 3, 350Z Front Lower Control Arm Bushing Install, 350Z Front Bushings
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- Hey guys, this video is the install for the two front lower control arm bushing's. All the tools needed are listed in the video, and the bushing's I installed are SPL.
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I am not ASE certified, everything I do, I'm doing and learning at the same time. Instead of hiring people to do work for me I simply attempt to do it myself and most of the time it works out. I am not responsible for any damage, or personal injury that may occur from working on your own vehicles. This is solely for entertainment purposes.
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Keep on going, by Joakim Karud
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I press bushings with my bare thumbs.
phreaktor1 same till I broke my thumb :(
Great job
Where can I get these???
Sorry for the super delayed response, SPL Front Lower Control Arm Bushings, just copy and paste that into google. You'll find them
Nice video, very thorough! Just subscribed ;)
AnthonyJ350 Thanks for the support bro!👌👍
@@fullthrottleperformance same bro
Music while talking really sucks.
Btw guys I think there is a difference in size for the castle nut on the ball joint across the model years. Mine is a 19mm on my 2004 Z.
phreaktor1 I was thinking the same things I just took mine off today and it’s was a 19mm. 03 g35
I can't continue to listen to that music for the next 15 minutes 😂
LMAO, it was one of my first videos lol
Fantastic video, showing just what tools are needed and the order in which to do the the job. Fantastic video Sir.
steve milligan Thank you, I appreciate the support!
Great video and explanation of everything. Thanks for going over the necessary tools again at the end. I’ll be doing this soon to my wife’s Z.
Awesome video!
..but 1 major suggestion for future videos, either significantly lower or just lose the music all together.
Video is cool music is garbage
Sorry for the super late response. Yeah, all my newer stuff is turned way down lol. Thanks for the support though bro!
@ Glenn F. this was only my third vid on youtube, I didn't know what music was allowed without being copyrighted.
@@fullthrottleperformance it's all good bro we still appreciate you making the video for us. Matt d said it in a respectable way.. I apologize if it sound horrible.
Hey man....what do you think about the new arm with all new bushing same price as the bushing
Are you talking about an aftermarket arm? Like something you buy as a set, and just replace them instead of pressing the bushings out? I like the SPL bushings, but for normal driving under normal conditions, you can probably just replace them with aftermarket arms.
What size socket did you use to press it out
What size socket did you use to push out the old bushings?
Know it's probably too late for you but maybe this info helps anyone else who comes along. Start with a 30mm or 1 1/8th inch socket. Unfortunately, every socket will be slightly different when it comes to the outer thickness. I had two 30mms already - one was too small and another axle impact socket was too large. Went to Advance Auto, took the arm with me and found a Die Hard 30mm 12 point was almost perfect. With this socket, ball joint press, impact and a little penetrating oil, the old bushing was out in about a minute.
SPL Parts are solid. I used their setup on my 1998 240SX SE over a decade ago and now my Cadillac VSport this past year.
I'm also leaning toward buying a shop press after much frustration with clunky tools.
Loved that you left in the blooper pulling out. lol
Lmfao, I totally forgot about that hahahahah
Why was the other bushing untouched?
I did both, or do you mean the strut mount bushing? I did those later on, I don't think I did a video on them though
@@fullthrottleperformance There are two bushings on the rod. Think one goes to the shock absorber.
Why press when you can get the whole part with the bushing installed already
How's that SPL bushing holding? And how many miles you put on it now? Great video. Now, I choose to build my lower control arm
thanks for wasting 1 minute and 30 second of my valuable time. very good video!! even though I'm just at 1:49 hahaha
This was the third video I put out on YT my dude. Wasn't very good at editing yet. But thanks, hope the video helped you out
@@fullthrottleperformance for sure bro. The anticipation was killing me hahaha
Lol, glad you liked the video. Honestly, had no idea this video would get so many views haha
It’s beveled like that on one side on purpose
Did you get a lot more road noise with these
Great video. I loved the way you explained what size and type of tools you used.
Thanks man, appreciate the support!
Great video btw!
12:22 big crack in the arm there
Hey quick questions my front bushings are blown, my local shop wants to replace the full arms. After seeing this i see the pushing can just be replaced how much would that be. They want to charge me $530 for my front two parts and labor.
These bushings were around 120. And the press was around 100. If you do the job yourself you can get it done for around 220. But you can buy a set of new arms for relatively cheap. Maybe 100 or less. And then if you take that route it would be only around 100. Few different options. I charge 300 to remove both arms, press in new bushings, and put everything back together. That's parts, and labor.
@@fullthrottleperformance Id come to you but im in Illinois. Its got 110k miles i was thinking about replacing it with something like this www.ebay.com/itm/10PCS-Front-Suspension-Steering-Kit-Fits-350Z-G35-RWD-K641595-EV80279-K750101/264271564406 And paying a shop prob 200
Great channel...Charlie. How about replacing Front lower Ball joint? Entire front (Spindle) l/r comes off completely?
Here's one of replacing the ball joint. th-cam.com/video/gVfYPVS5GFU/w-d-xo.html
I put new joints and bushings but I still hearing weird noises n my 350z. Please help me how to contact full trouble guy
See the video on my channel where I discuss more of the suspension. It's a newer video, here's the link where I talk about different suspension related items
th-cam.com/video/x4GvXmFV1_I/w-d-xo.html
Very well made, I appreciate the tips for maintaining my z.
Please wear eye protection when using your press!!!!
For sure, lol. I've been trying lately to not always lose my damn safety glasses 😭
@Neal Feero...thanks for bringing up that excellent point. Also, I would like to add to always wear eye protection when using an Impact gun and of course use impact sockets. I have been in the field a long time and an exploding "non impact" socket" under load is not a pretty sight and is especially dangerous to the technician.
What do you or anyone else notice when using those all aluminum front lower control arm inner bushings? As opposed to the oem rubber bushings? Thanks.
ubilluzconkyo More responsive, honestly the only difference is you feel the body roll more. The stock ones have more play, so they softer and aren't as solid as the spl ones. 9 out of 10 would recommend lol
Probably a dumb question but are these good for 03-09Zs or or they 03-05 and 06-09 specific
They fit all 350Z's from 03-09
G35 03-06 Sedan
03-07 G35 Coupe
@@fullthrottleperformance Thank you much!!
This may be a stupid question but is causing me much confusion. I need new lower control arms but not sure where to buy other than the dealer that wants 800 for them (2011 infinity g37x sedan)
If you can't spell the brand of car you own, you probably shouldn't own it. Just say'n...
Ebay my dude, or rockauto.com
My mechanic (Not nissan) is charging me $796 to replace both lower control arm bushings. Is that reasonable?
Thanks
This guy is the best !
My bushings are literally about to break off so I should probably change them soon
No greasing bushings?
They do make some noise, contrary to SPL's statements
where did you buy those bushings
great video
pauliefromphilly Hey, thanks for the support!
Love the vids Bruh
Pedro Santos thanks bro, just got back from vaca so ill have another up soon. Thanks for the support man, I appreciate it👍👍
quick question what will happen if you don't put that cone sleeve back on top of your ball joints?
You need to put those back on, remove them from your old ball joints with a puller, or pickle fork. It'll destroy your new ball joints, and or won't be able to tighten them down properly
Dumb question but what's the big piece of rubber closest to each tire that gets rested upon? I've noticed my 04 350z that they are pretty much shredded and there's play in my steering so much that I can feel a bit of wiggle as I cruise down the freeway. Also a loud popping sound when parking and turning to an extreme angle at low speed. Think it's all related?
I go over some of the suspension issues in this video. I'm not sure what your talking about but all the names are in this video
th-cam.com/video/x4GvXmFV1_I/w-d-xo.html
Ball joint.
Good video. I'm replacing both of mine for the third time now. I track my car and it's lowered so the lower control arms take a beating. I'm just replacing both of the arms with new ones this time. It's less time consuming. Let us know how the SPL bushings hold up and if your car feels 'tighter' over OEM.
talamook Honestly, they're pretty great still. And even after they get broken in, they're still a lot stiffer than OEM. I didn't know how they would hold up, but I'm surprised how great they are.
Did you tighten the control arm while it was still in the air does car have to be sitting flat? I need to replace my ball joints soon and the last time i had my control arm replaced on my sc300 the car was sitting higher when i got it back was told the car needed to be sitting flat when tightening the control arm not sure if it was with just that car my z is pretty low don't want to mess up my ride hieght...
The reason you wait to torque the inner control arm bushings is to alleviate stress on the bushing so it doesn't rip the internal part when the car is lowered to the ground. However, these are free spinning, and doesn't matter if they're torqued up or down
@@fullthrottleperformance thanks a lot was kind of stressing didn't want to go through that again I'm just glad the ball joint is not one piece with the control o spent 1k for new control arms and ball joint from lexus....
Bro , i have purchased those 2 times in the last 3 years, where do you get the bushings replacement ? Are they for 2 arms on the front?
You can find replacement bushings online at a lot of different sources (ebay, amazon, google, etc). The SPL ones come in a pair, and most of the time they come in a set of two for both left and right FLCA
Full Throttle gracias!
I’m not 100% sure but aren’t you supposed to tighten bolts that hold the bushings in place when the car is down so it’s on load and the bushing don’t fail ?
Clone15 These bushings are in three separate pieces, not including the teflon pieces. I don't think these bushings matter, but I could be wrong. Normal bushings yes, because you don't want them to get twisted as you lower the car. I'm not a certified mechanic, I just try things myself and usually I'm fine.
Don’t think you would have to, same with poly ones because the centre sleeve and bush are seperate creating no pre load/ bounce back and lets the shocks/springs do it’s thing
Do you remember the torque specs to tighten the bolts back up? I'm going to be changing my bushings soon/tomorrow
Jay_350_z Further down on this page has all the torque specs for the front suspension, and a little closer to the top has the rear as well. They're in the pictures
nicoclub.com/archives/350z-raceland-coilover-install.html
Thanks man! Exactly what I was looking for
What city are you from you got a whole shop with a lift
TOE_TAGGIN_JOE I'm from Sacramento my dude
@@fullthrottleperformance ayy are you in the north or south?
im going to assume that not everyone has a car-lift, can this be done as easy with jack stands?
Julio Rosas Yes, only difference is you'll have to take the wheel off. Still overall an easy job, I've done it on my garage floor and no shop press. I just had to take it in to have it pressed in at a machine shop.
@@fullthrottleperformance Thanks for the response .
what impact wrench is that?
15:03
It's a Makita
can you make a video on upper control arm bushings please?
Arc Nine I tried contacting spl to buy a whole car kit but haven't gotten a response, I will definitely make a video when I get some. Thanks for watching and giving more ideas
Full Throttle good luck with that! I subscribed in hopes to see the video and plus you have good Z content. I recently ordered energy complete front control arm bushings kit.
Hopefully they can work something out with me, but yeah thanks for the support man. Just make sure to grease those bushings good, I heard Energy has issues with noise from their bushings, but I haven't personally had them so I wouldn't really know. I will do another bushing install especially on the compression arms.
How did you take the spl bushing apart like that
Gunther Jimenez it was pretty easy, I remembered doing this install on my girls z and they're zip tied together when in the package. I think some come out easier than others though
Yeah I wasn't able to pull them apart so I just pressed it in together as a whole, thanks for the video Though really helpful with my g35
No problem, and how'd you like the difference?
are the arm bushings supposed to be replaced when?
Sam Villarreal When they're ripped, separated/out of place
My car is making a weird noise every time I turn or hit a bump like the shocks or the alignment
It's a 2003 350z
Sam Villarreal Could be the compression arm, lower control arm, or the ball joint. Only way to tell is to get down and check to see. Bushings will be ripped, or separated, the ball joint would be leaking and leaving grease, and when the wheel is moved up or down, the ball joint would move. And it's not supposed to. Shock would be leaking if bad, also
Full Throttle oh ok I appreciate it.