I had a poly bushing come apart on me on Hell’s Revenge near Moab. Changed them all out for OEM.
Hard, jarring, harsh ride over holes and road imperfections
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Given the harsh ride of my 2015 LR4, which I attribute to the poly bushings that were put in by the previous owner, I am planning on replacing the Lower Control Arms. I will do the work myself. I am hoping this will reduce the harsh ride when going over road imperfections.
I looked at the parts I require including the left and right control arms and new bolts and nuts. Ordering the OEM parts will cost around $1200 while the Meyle HD kit will cost about $725.
Any experiences with the Meyle parts versus the OEM parts?
Besides a wheel alignment any other post installation adjustments that need to be done?
I looked at the parts I require including the left and right control arms and new bolts and nuts. Ordering the OEM parts will cost around $1200 while the Meyle HD kit will cost about $725.
Any experiences with the Meyle parts versus the OEM parts?
Besides a wheel alignment any other post installation adjustments that need to be done?
ugmw177
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Yes, I used the Meyle HD arms on my son's lr. They were well constructed and the ride is very good and tight without being harsh. they have about 40k miles on them now..still very good.
Expect to possibly have to cut the original bolts off to get the old arms out. Use new hardware and mark the adjustment washers etc before removing the old to approximate the proper alignment. Torque all fasteners properly under load. have alignment shop align the vehicle "in tight tolerances mode". Immediately return to customer mode upon completion. I might recommend replacing tie rod ends at the same time.
Expect to possibly have to cut the original bolts off to get the old arms out. Use new hardware and mark the adjustment washers etc before removing the old to approximate the proper alignment. Torque all fasteners properly under load. have alignment shop align the vehicle "in tight tolerances mode". Immediately return to customer mode upon completion. I might recommend replacing tie rod ends at the same time.
Great thanks. I'll look at replacing the tie rods at the same time. Looks like Meyle supplies those as well.
