Adjustable suspension arms

[Stott69]

Ive got to change the rear upper A arms on the Aristo cause of inner bush wear. How much of a con is it to have adjustable arms on a mildly lowered street car?

[Dell'Orto]

Probably not a bad thing, but they'll require a cert

[Mr Revhead]

I'd say its a must have if you can't adjust it less than .5-

[Bling]

Is the wear due to the lowering or the age of the joint? Pretty expensive option to go adjustable due to cert as mentioned.

[Stott69]

If its cert material Ill just go tgp or up rated bushes. Think the wear is due to 20 years/250,000km of driving

[Bling]

In that case TGP should be sweet. I thought you may have already replaced them which would mean something else might be needed.

[tsoob]

its acutally a grey area, as they are not load bearing the way the laws are written you dont require a cert, however its a common belief out there with wof guys that they need certing.

Read thru lvv and you will see.

[Mr Ree]

Just be sure to first check the play in the balljoint on the upper arms, Scott, as replacing the bushes would suck if you then discovered the BJ was $&#$%.

Are your arms the same as the JZA80, in so much that the BJ's are a piece of the arm, and cant be replaced on their own?

[wde_bdy]

its acutally a grey area, as they are not load bearing the way the laws are written you dont require a cert, however its a common belief out there with wof guys that they need certing.

Read thru lvv and you will see.

If you read the WoF manual it specifically states a modification must be certified unless it is on the list of items that don't require cert. Adjustable suspension arms aren't on the list.

Callum

[DRFTIN]

its acutally a grey area, as they are not load bearing the way the laws are written you dont require a cert, however its a common belief out there with wof guys that they need certing.

Read thru lvv and you will see.

i'd be very careful telling your customers that, could come back and bite you in the ass

[Stott69]

Just be sure to first check the play in the balljoint on the upper arms, Scott, as replacing the bushes would suck if you then discovered the BJ was $&#$%.

Are your arms the same as the JZA80, in so much that the BJ's are a piece of the arm, and cant be replaced on their own?

Yip, I do believe that the whole rear sub frame is the same.

Who does after maket bushes? As in Super pro bushes or Nolathane?

[Grrrrrrr!]

its acutally a grey area, as they are not load bearing the way the laws are written you dont require a cert, however its a common belief out there with wof guys that they need certing.

Read thru lvv and you will see.

Or read the VIRM, and ignore the above incorrect advice.

Modifications

16. A modification affects a component or system that directly or indirectly affects the directional control of the vehicle, and:

a) is not excluded from the requirements for LVV specialist certification (Table 9-1-1), and

[holden_fan2005]

I struggled to find bushes where I done mine and have been told nolothanes squeak after a while.

Whole genuine arms were $200 each at trade cost.

[Stott69]

I struggled to find bushes where I done mine and have been told nolothanes squeak after a while.

Whole genuine arms were $200 each at trade cost.

Young guy at King lower Hutt qouted lower than that. The Ozzy boys are looking at group buying super pro bushes, may jump in that.
Doing uprated sway bars shortly while car will be off the road

[Mr Ree]

What price did you get for the arms, Scott? Less than $200 is pretty sharp as I believe they were $280-$300 a couple of years back from R&B

You can use superpro, nolathane, R2, or that purple brand I forget the name of