So I have been suspecting that my compression rods were bad for the past little while. Ever since I lowered my car with the PSS10 kit, I noticed an occasional knocking which I assumed was one of the rods but in the back of my mind I wasn't entirely sure it wasn't one of the new shocks which may have been defective. When I had the car up on stands I looked at the top of the CR bushings and both were ripped. Got new ones from Riverside Infiniti for about 160 a side and VOILA car drives like brand new.

Should have done it long ago. I tried to DIY it but failed. The bushings were totally siezed and no force I could impart on them would remove them from the siezed bolt. I broke down, bent over, took my medicine and went to the dealer. They charged me $366 tax-in to remove them and re-install the new ones I purchased.

 

366 not including parts? Did you change both of them?

 

Yeah I changed them both.

 

Dam, I wish your DIY had worked. I will need to do this at some point and I want to do it myself. Perhaps you should just post the pics you have??

 

The worst part is getting the sleeve off the bolt... we used heat, but the bushing kept catching on fire. Took about an hour but it worked and what a diff!!!

Only recommend DIY'ing it yourself if you have access to a hoist.

 

changed mine last year, hope they last....

should've got them changed at APH, they do them all the time and are familiar with our cars, probably would've been half the price for labor

 

Can you describe what changed? What was the before and after other than noise?

 

I wonder if coupe = sedan? I'd like to have your old ones.

 

There was a CLUNK everytime I went over uneven pavement or tried to turn and there was a bump.

 

Actually I have them here. The dealer pretty much beat the crap out of them trying to get them off. I'm going to try to clean them up and practice press fitting new bushings into them.

If you want them, make an offer

 

did you put in the 06 projectors yourself, any tips?

 

Good job. It's not much to pay for something that makes such a big difference versus annoying knocks.

How many kms did you get on originals?

 

87K but they were probablly done at around 80

 

^80K is when i started hearing knocking, i'm at 87 now lol

my mechanic said its not my compression rods tho
Could be my endlinks or bushings

 

Yep - I put my own projectors in with a lot of help from another member here on the boards. I did up a pretty extensive DIY so if you do go for it, there is good documentation. It isn't for the faint of heart though as there is a lot of wire cutting, splicing and soldering. In the end, if you are comfortable after you read my DIY, then go for it.