RLCA bearings

[DB83]

So, if I installed the steeda rlca bearings, and wanted to go back to stock, do you have to buy the entire lower control arm? Can’t seem to find anywhere the ability to buy the stock rubber bearings.

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[Wolvee]

TASCA or maybe used on car-parts.com

 

[moffetts]

You can't. It's all one assembly.

 

[TeeLew]

The easiest answer would be to install a polyurethane bushing.

 

[DB83]

The easiest answer would be to install a polyurethane bushing.

Yeah seems that way. The only ones I’ve found are the superpro ones. Anyone heard of any others?

 

[GT 550]

Why do you want to change back?

 

[TeeLew]

Yeah seems that way. The only ones I’ve found are the superpro ones. Anyone heard of any others?

Energy Suspension makes a version as well, although I've never actually seen one. I run the SuperPro bushing & have no complaints about ride, harshness or noise.

 

[DB83]

Cool, that’s good to know. That’ll be the road I take then

 

[DB83]

Why do you want to change back?

Even though almost everybody including the manufacture claims no increase in NVH with spherical bearing rlca, there definitely is an increase in NVH. And since installing them, I’ve developed a rattle in the right rear that doesn’t go away. I’ve replaced everything in the back now and retorqued everything twice but it’s still there. The only thing I haven’t replaced is the rlca spherical bearings. I’ve had similar experiences with spherical bearings before and I really don’t want to go down that road anymore. Just want to fit something that will last without having to worry about it. I was hoping that these would have lasted longer before giving me hassle, but obviously that’s not the case.

 

[NightmareMoon]

Even though almost everybody including the manufacture claims no increase in NVH with spherical bearing rlca, there definitely is an increase in NVH. And since installing them, I’ve developed a rattle in the right rear that doesn’t go away. I’ve replaced everything in the back now and retorqued everything twice but it’s still there. The only thing I haven’t replaced is the rlca spherical bearings. I’ve had similar experiences with spherical bearings before and I really don’t want to go down that road anymore. Just want to fit something that will last without having to worry about it. I was hoping that these would have lasted longer before giving me hassle, but obviously that’s not the case.

have you checked your shock? Not the bolts but the shock itself?

i picked up an annoying clunk after some suspension parts went in, including the LRCA and it tracked back to a bad shock.

an easy test is unbolting your shocks (which are about the easiest suspension part to get at on the rear of the car) and switching them left/right. If the sound follows the shock you know its in that assembly.

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