Hello everybody. So since I got this car around 2 years ago I have been slowly replacing my suspension parts with newer oem or aftermarket parts and now I think I'm ready to tackle replacing my bushings, and possibly swaybars and endlinks. I have already purchased some polyurethane Siberian Bushings.
As of now, I have what I believe to be most of what is needed for the front bushing overhaul (steering rack bushings (3 total pieces), and both of the lower control arm bushings (4 total pieces). A quick side note to consider, I am lowered a decent amount to the point to where the guy who aligned my car suggested I get adjustable upper control arms. However I'm confused as to why he suggested this since he was able to get my camber back within spec. Is this because it'll help the overall steering geometry and allow the car to perform better? I'm not entirely fond of getting new upper arms because they're expensive and I replaced mine a year ago with figs oem units which weren't too cheap either, so I was considering getting alignment correction bushings (spf4385k | Front Upper Inner Control Arm Bushing | IS300 2001-2005 (suspension.com)) Would that be a good idea? And would I need anything else for the front?
As for the rear, I have not purchased any bushings yet because there are many to be replaced and I was looking for some opinions as to what is necessary and what isn't. Do they all need to be replaced? For the time being I wasn't planning on replacing the differential bushings.
Finally for the swaybars and endlinks, I was planning on getting a hotchkis front sway bar and an eibach rear one. What I am conflicted about however is whether or not I should get figs endlinks. Moog endlinks would end up costing around $160 while figs would be $265 with purchase of swaybars. Is the extra $100 worth it for figs?
I guess to summarize everything up:
1) Should I get alignment correction upper control arm bushings?
2) Which rear bushings are necessary?
3) Are figs endlinks worth it?
Thanks for reading my short novel.
As of now, I have what I believe to be most of what is needed for the front bushing overhaul (steering rack bushings (3 total pieces), and both of the lower control arm bushings (4 total pieces). A quick side note to consider, I am lowered a decent amount to the point to where the guy who aligned my car suggested I get adjustable upper control arms. However I'm confused as to why he suggested this since he was able to get my camber back within spec. Is this because it'll help the overall steering geometry and allow the car to perform better? I'm not entirely fond of getting new upper arms because they're expensive and I replaced mine a year ago with figs oem units which weren't too cheap either, so I was considering getting alignment correction bushings (spf4385k | Front Upper Inner Control Arm Bushing | IS300 2001-2005 (suspension.com)) Would that be a good idea? And would I need anything else for the front?
As for the rear, I have not purchased any bushings yet because there are many to be replaced and I was looking for some opinions as to what is necessary and what isn't. Do they all need to be replaced? For the time being I wasn't planning on replacing the differential bushings.
Finally for the swaybars and endlinks, I was planning on getting a hotchkis front sway bar and an eibach rear one. What I am conflicted about however is whether or not I should get figs endlinks. Moog endlinks would end up costing around $160 while figs would be $265 with purchase of swaybars. Is the extra $100 worth it for figs?
I guess to summarize everything up:
1) Should I get alignment correction upper control arm bushings?
2) Which rear bushings are necessary?
3) Are figs endlinks worth it?
Thanks for reading my short novel.