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Old 11-12-2010, 12:17 AM
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ICHIBA front control arm.

So I have ichiba control arms up front and now the front right is making a clicking noise when weight is transfered to that side whether it be braking, turning, bumps and even just turning the steering wheel to one side or the other.

It happens to be that that one of the bushings is worn out.
What bushings are compatible with it and where can i find it at?
 
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Old 11-12-2010, 01:45 PM
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You probably just need to ditch the Ichiba a-arms and go with SPC. This is why Ichiba is not recommended. I've seen bushing failures on their rear camber arms and now this is the first instance i've heard of a front a-arm bushing wearing out. Could you post pics? How exactly do you know it's the bushing?

Sorry, but I don't know if there are any aftermarket bushings compatable.
 
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Old 11-12-2010, 02:17 PM
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I had ichiba A arms, on my coupe, for many miles and did not have one issue with them.
 
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Old 11-12-2010, 06:45 PM
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^I'm not suggesting everyone will. Just stating that I personally wouldn't take my chances on an ichiba suspension component given the failures I've seen. Their wheel spacers on the other hand are very high quality and I have run them before.
 
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Old 11-13-2010, 02:05 AM
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I can attest to the quality on the spacers.
no problem with them so far even through summer, snow and rain.

spc control arms huh...ill have to research those.
 
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Old 11-13-2010, 11:31 AM
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From what I remeber when I had ichibas, is that the bushing you speak of was a oem bushing. I think that bushing was moved ver from oem a arm to the ichibas a arms.

Maybe someone with fresh knowledge will know.

Fyi now running spc's but only cause they allow for more -+ camber.
 
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Old 11-13-2010, 01:57 PM
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SPC-F...#ht_2156wt_837

is this the ine everyuone is talking about?
 
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See if it's where the ball joint from the Ichiba arm goes into the stock arm piece. There may be play in it. I had to install a washer under the nut, then cotter pin it. It ended up pulling through and almost causing me to crash! It came completely apart lol. I had to have my car towed home. Sounds like the same problem. I needed a 10 cent washer on each side.
 
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I looked at mine the other day. On one side the nut is pushed through part of the cotter pin. The other side was fine but I changed out the cotter pin
 
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