Caster arms: one of the most overlooked and misunderstood parts on our cars! (60 & 65mm shown)

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@tonynguyen6735 10 ай бұрын

Love the side by side comparisons of the parts. I do that too when I’m replacing a part with an aftermarket or superseded part from the manufacturer. Thanks for doing that for the GS community! The Undercar footage of the caster arm articulating was great! I should try that next time I take my GS to a HPDE. Great 2nd gen GS content as always!

@Mr.duke10783 10 ай бұрын

Bro I'm watching your new uploads with tears in my eyes because I sold my gs430 had it for 13 years what a car

@FirstLast-bi8xi 10 ай бұрын

Good vid, I used a vice to press my double offset bushes in. Worked fine.

@eric_b_3975 5 ай бұрын

Great vid, thanks a million just did mine this weekend and this diy vid help out a ton!!

@kevinwashington7311 10 ай бұрын

I just did this but with regular replacement canister arms and bushing....luckly, i kept my old arms so ill definitely get some updated/ stronger bushing in a few thousand miles or whenever i hear strange sounds from these.

@deimosphob 10 ай бұрын

My local machine shop pressed mine in for 40 bucks both arms together, definitely worth avoiding the hastle. I did it on 60 mm. I imagine the 65 is more comfortable tho, the 60's are definitely a little on the stiff side, no where near spherical bearings but noticeably not stock. Next for me was upper control arms, my upper was on its way out just as my lower was and I replaced that with mevotech adjustables. They're the same part as the spc adjustables, however they're sold as mevotechs through rock auto for half the price. Allowed me to go a lot lower for pretty cheap and my alignment is 0'd out even if i slam it to the floor, however id need to cut knuckles for that. works great at my 2.5~3 inch drop

@BringYourBestOne 9 ай бұрын

I’ve swapped mine out with figs as well trying to eliminate that vibration. Still no luck.

@sai2691 8 ай бұрын

Lmk if you find out what it is, same issue

@Bellgrande 10 ай бұрын

Yay! This job doesn’t look too hard. Do you think the hacksaw would be able to cut out the rubber bushing without needing to buy a sawzall?

@ForwardMomentum 10 ай бұрын

It’s not too bad of a job. The hacksaw could eventually do it, but it would be rough. I even tried a jigsaw off camera and it didn’t have the “depth” required and kept hitting the bushing and bending the blade. If you have a hacksaw, give it a try but be ready to grab a sawzall quickly if it doesn’t work.

@Bellgrande 10 ай бұрын

@@ForwardMomentum Thanks 😊

@michaeldaugherty1933 10 ай бұрын

Another great video. Thanks.

@cressidas 10 ай бұрын

need more driving clips in each video, keep em comin

@turbogears900 7 ай бұрын

Great job

@HaterCentral. 10 ай бұрын

Great video!.....ive been chasing the wandering/unknown vibration aswell..I plan on ordering some bushings but should i also get bushings for the lower control arm? To my knowledge it has never been changed. Whats your opionon on it? I Appreciate all the help you provide!

@ForwardMomentum 10 ай бұрын

Thanks! I can’t say with certainty about the LCA. I didn’t change mine - yet. Fact is, all bushings are probably going out or shot on these cars at this point. The question is: which to replace first? I would think the LCA would be a high-load, high cycle part and changing it would be a smart move. I’ll add it to my list too.

@HaterCentral. 10 ай бұрын

@ForwardMomentum I will look into ordering the bushing for the LCA's...I have replaced all the other suspension components, but when I did that, it seemed to amplify the symptoms of worn tension arm bushings. Thanks again for all the help!!

@turbogears900 7 ай бұрын

What is the name and model or brand of the car left you're using ?

@ForwardMomentum 7 ай бұрын

Setting up and using the STRATUS mid rise lift (MS9000E). Spoiler: I'm impressed! kzbin.info/www/bejne/boapaIyoqs6sb5o

@luvjoebacon2915 8 ай бұрын

I wonder if im gonna be alright. When i bought my car a few years ago, i bought Mevo tec supreme for the caster arms and threw away thr factory arms. So far its been ok

@ForwardMomentum 8 ай бұрын

If your caster is in spec and you have no related symptoms, you should be ok. But keep a regular eye on the bushings.

@luvjoebacon2915 7 ай бұрын

@ForwardMomentum The thing that makes me think they aren't is I sometimes have a wondering issue. But I chalked it up to me having 240 Treadwear tires that didn't wear evenly due to the bad suspension originally. That and California freeways aren't the best

@sai2691 8 ай бұрын

Just replaced my caster arm bushings with strongflex poly bushings. Prior to replacing still on stock bushings, caster was 8.6 driver side and 8.4 passenger. Now with the poly bushings in its reading 9.0 driver, and 8.4 passenger. Any reason as to why it’d get even further out of spec on the driver side?

@ForwardMomentum 8 ай бұрын

What did the alignment shop say about it? Do the strongflex bushings have 4-way motion ability like the SuperPro’s?

@sai2691 8 ай бұрын

@@ForwardMomentum no, they’re single piece bushings with the center metal insert for the bolt from the chassis to go through. Shop didn’t say anything but might go to a performance shop that does all custom alignments for them to take a look. Also did noticed that I had to push my driver side spindle forward , vs the passenger side which I had to push the spindle backwards towards the rear of the car for the caster arm holes to line up for the bolt holes.

@ForwardMomentum 8 ай бұрын

Those strongflex are going to wear out super quick. You really need that 4-way motion. Keep a close eye on it. The hole may get elongated rather quickly.