Guidance on front 37x bushing

Old 07-19-2017, 07:58 AM
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Guidance on front 37x bushing

Getting ready to put coilovers on my 2012 37xS coupe and I found the source of the rattle in the left front strut. One of the 'ears' on the fork that secures the strut to the bushing in the lower control arm is contacting. There is a sight bit of impact evident. The bolt is no where near center on the bushing. I figure that the oem rubber bushings are toast. What options are out there for upgraded bushings? I have seen the SPL monoball kits. Any feedback? Thanks for the help.

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Old 07-19-2017, 11:40 AM
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Thought whiteline made them, but not for the AWD
Checked w/ Z1, and the SPLs they carry are only for RWDs.
Looks like OEM is all I can see, not even sure if you can get them though?
Old 07-19-2017, 07:24 PM
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Thanks for the reply. Right after posting I noticed that they said not for AWD. But my understanding is that the strut bushing is common on AWD. I will check through my channels as well. I'm not sure that I prefer a monoball in this application due to the constant loading. Perhaps a higher durometer Poly bushing may be better.
Old 07-20-2017, 01:24 AM
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Originally Posted by jthibodeau89
Thanks for the reply. Right after posting I noticed that they said not for AWD. But my understanding is that the strut bushing is common on AWD. I will check through my channels as well. I'm not sure that I prefer a monoball in this application due to the constant loading. Perhaps a higher durometer Poly bushing may be better.
If you find any (even OEMs being sold separately) for the AWD please share that in this thread, would be good info for sure!
Old 07-20-2017, 06:35 AM
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^^^^ Yes, like blnewt said, please share.


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