lower arms...

next up in my repair list... lower arm bush... its been vibrating even since 6 months ago... each time wanna do alignment mechanic sure complain cannot do coz "goyang"... initially planned to save up and go for some stiff SuperPro bushings... complete front set cost Rm540 set me back... i need to budget some for other stuff... in the end i decided to go conventional with rubber bushings...

so, here are the shopping list...



lower arm left and right side...



main lower arm bush...

i took this opportunity to change the tie rod end as well...





old lower arm...



new lower arm... use back the old bracket which mounts to the lower subframe...



during installation, mechanic also discovered my badly worn satay bush thread...



in goes the new set...



overall fairly satisfied... steering no longer vibrates under hard braking... but one thing i not satisfied is the badly done alignment... steering does not straightened itself and obvious "yiik yiik" sound from the front suspension strut... i guess its due to the tired front absorber and/or worn out top mount bush... need to change that and redo my alignment nicely...