Lower control arm bushings

[SYT_Shadow]

Originally Posted by squartus

Was thinking of getting the bimmerworld front lower control arm bearing kit myself, any DIY guide on it or is it fairly straight forward?
Also Bimmerworld told me I would not need an alignment after install, true or no?

It's one of the only things I've bought for the car that have zero downside. Have been running them for 3 seasons already and they work perfectly.

Install is super easy, you just jack up the car and remove the felt pieces, then two bolts per arm.

[MPower7]

Do these clunk or screek? Or do they just simply translate to a rougher ride because of less rubber taking some of the impact. I'm 50-50 on the rogue street ones and a monoball because I daily in SF.

[slicer]

Originally Posted by MPower7

Do these clunk or screek? Or do they just simply translate to a rougher ride because of less rubber taking some of the impact. I'm 50-50 on the rogue street ones and a monoball because I daily in SF.

I had the fall-line version without any noises or negative impact. The only reason I removed them was to install SPL adjustable arms.

[kyippee]

I had turner Motorsport monoballs installed Saturday, went to Laguna Seca the next day. Feels great on track. Driving back home and hitting downtown SF, every single bump in the road clunked. Just be aware of the NVH.

[jmeek83]

I have the dinan monoballs. They click over expansion joints or railroad crossings rarely. I didn't notice any added harshness, just more feel through the wheel.

[dozaiya]

i had the tms version, clunk was very noticeable, but still bearable during street driving

[wyatth]

How easy is to press in fresh OE bushings, relatively speaking for bushings? It seems like the monoballs are simple but can’t find much DIY feedback on fresh OE installs.

[wyatth]

$15/ea for OE Lemforder right now.

https://www.ecstuning.com/b-lemforde...102283579~lem/

Too cheap to ignore if these are as easy to install as they are to remove (or to install monoballs).