Thread: LRA LCA bushes

Originally Posted by Russrobe

The main bonus to going this way is the most vulnerable area the front LCA now have a 4 year warranty whereas when I buy the bushes individually it's 2 years. From now on I'll be sorting out a press and doing them myself though.

What's this 4 year warranty thing Russrobe??? Please explain?

I'm in the same boat.
My D3 is going in for a 125K service soon, and my indy, Soverign in Adelaide, have already told me the lower bushes need replacing.
I'm curious about what brand to replace them with, especially considering Soverign use Britpart parts.
Any advice from others?
And no, for me to fit them is not an option.
Alan

Originally Posted by letherm

How long are LCA bushes supposed to last. My car's in for service and the dealer says that they need replacing at 26.6K kilometres. I hadn't noticed a problem but maybe that's just me, although I'm usually attuned to new noises etc.

Martin

Originally Posted by cjc_td5

What's this 4 year warranty thing Russrobe??? Please explain?

I'll find the link hang on.


https://www.advancedfactors.co.uk/kit630-meyle-hd-front-lower-arms--bolt-kits-rr-sport-discovery-3--4-4-year-warranty-707241-p.asp

I spoke to Paul Redding (owner) about them and he was happy to stick by the warranty no matter where sold. To be honest just to have a product someone has the confidence to put a decent warranty on these speaks volumes so I thought I'd give it a try.


I ordered 2 x these RYG000440 (shock absorber bolts) as mine have been removed several times now and torqued back up so thought it was a good idea, the rest come with the kit,

Ordered last night, will arrive by Thursday according to DHL.$680 delivered although without the 2 bolts would be a lot closer to $600.

You can order the bushes separately and the meyle bush is nearly half the cost of the lemforder, they supply all 3 types...

The main thing holding me back from DIY is time, need this finished within the next 7 days or we can't go touring over Xmas!!


Individual components
https://www.advancedfactors.co.uk/front-lower-suspension-arms--fixings-145-c.asp

Some good stuff on this site. I paid 155pounds for my front hub assembly genuine LR, This Timken bearing assembly should be equally as good for 115 pounds, no vat.
KIT637 OE Timken Front Hub Bearing Kit LR048083-RFM500010-LR014147 D3 & 4 RR Sport With Bolts & Nut

To answer the life expectancy question requires another question:

How long is a piece of string?

It comes down to terrain, frequency, driving style etc...

Originally Posted by Tombie

To answer the life expectancy question requires another question:

How long is a piece of string?

It comes down to terrain, frequency, driving style etc...

We'll hopefully be going over Great Central Road next year Tombie so should be a good test straight up.

Martin, at 26k does seem very low compared to majority on this forum but as Tombie said it is a highly variable proposition and usage comes in to play. I got 55k and the low speed knocking was quite obvious, yours may have started to show signs of oil loss perhaps but don’t knock yet. Others have stated well over 100k without issue.

Lemforder is the OEM brand (see also first couple of posts in this thread) and other options are covered by Russ in his post. The Advanced Factors product sounds pretty good so will be interesting to see how that goes.

Scott

Yes... it’s very variable.
Kind of like brake wear...

I tow a lot and have 110k on my rotors and pads... others just running around the city and suburbs have gotten sub 30k.

Everyone perceives their driving style differently. So what one considers normal may be extreme in one direction or another to somebody else.

An example was a trip to Maralinga along the rail corridor. I was at the rear of our group stopping for photos etc and the group kept on going.

A call came over the radio that up ahead track condition was horrible and they were down to 60km/h and struggling.

I caught up to the group cruising at a leisurely 100km/h and didn’t find the track a problem.. a perception thing, and a testament to the ease with which the D4 handles poor track surface. (I even phoned another forum member to say gday whilst this was happening).

The end result of that sort of driving and several similar trips (I also used my vehicle on site at the mines for a bit) was 80k out of the bushes.

I accepted that as reasonable for the hard life and the NVH benefit meant I stayed with Lemforder at replacement.

I was stunned at how much quieter it became when they were replaced..

Originally Posted by Russrobe

We'll hopefully be going over Great Central Road next year Tombie so should be a good test straight up.

If its anything like when I went over in July its not much of a test. Fairly good condition road on the WA side - The NT side is another story however