Question New Powerflex Control Arm Bushings for under $45? Is this real?

First off it says front control arm wishbone rear bushings in the title and the 2 bushings in question are not the same. The site doesn't tell you a whole lot and when you read the 'About Us' page there's poor punctuation (a red flag in my book) and they use phrases like "products are of high quality and made of authentic materials" which tells me they're not authentic. They also state that there's 24/7 customer service but they do not list a contact number, likely due to them being in China. Some things are too good to be true, and this may be one of those things. Just get em from one of our site sponsors and don't gamble.

 

I ordered mine pre-pressed as well and got new bolts.

 

That site is crap.

On the main page in the bottom right is a picture of the old R53 called the “mule” from Helix’s old shop in Philly. I have been to the old shop many times and have seen the car back in the day.

You can even see the old faded yellow logo on the door behind the car.

 

I don't buy from vendors who can't even embed a photo in the correct aspect ratio. I want my bushings to be round.

 

I pressed mine out and put the new poly parts in with a harbor freight press, arguably NOT a good press. Pressing them in was far easier than getting the old crap out. Highly recommend the saws-all approach for the removal - the harbor freight press was strained enough to almost snap (12 tons?), plus, I broke that typical bushing removal tool that lets you do it on the car. I suppose not all OEM bushings are easily convinced to leave the housing.

If you're already dropping the subframe and take the whole units out, the installation of the new parts is the least of your problems. getting control arms into the bushings is another experience that will let you use all your mechanical genius. Mine needed some help with multiple ratcheting straps to get into the right position so all the ball joints lined up with the subframe.

The bushings were a good excuse to buy a press and it has come in handy with various other tasks since. I'd be lying if I said I can tell a difference in handling to stock. Won't be doing Powerflex on my daily driver when I drop the subframe for bushing work later this year.

 

I got mine from Helix. Blue haired Mikey installed them at Fontana for me. He used a combination of special Brit/German cuss words to help with the install. Excellent work!!

 

"Verdammte bushing scheisse"?