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gq lwb -- movement in rear adjustable arms

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gq lwb -- movement in rear adjustable arms

Post by BIG BETTSY »

hi people ive just fitted a pair of rear lower adjustable arms with orbital bushes in my gq lwb and lengthened them by approx8-10 mm from standards.when i took it for a drive it now clunks when im between gears or on and off the power any sugestions on fixing my problem thanks.
it has 5 inch lift and the orbital bushes are alloy sleeved but the bolts are tight in them



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Re: movement in rear adjustable arms

Post by 5inchgq »

Were the arms new ? If not do they have new bushes ?
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Re: movement in rear adjustable arms

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they were new and in another rig for 3 weeks then he went long arm kit but every thing is tight in and around the bushes
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Re: gq lwb -- movement in rear adjustable arms

Post by SuperiorEngineering »

remove the "orbital bushes" and just fit standard bushes that is all that is needed.
We have done the R@D on bushes and you do not need anything apart from a standard rubber bush.
My old comp truck used long arms with 18 inch remote res shocks as well as a lot of other bits and it used the whole lot of the suspension without binding in the bushes.
rod ends , orbital eyes , johhny joints are all noisy and transmit vibrations and road noise into the cab as well as they cost a lot more for good quality ones.

Have a look at most comp trucks they still use rubber bushes.
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Re: gq lwb -- movement in rear adjustable arms

Post by sidewayz »

also,

when u do replace the bushes, buy some genuine nissan GU ones. they are not very pricey and last longer then most aftermarket stuff.
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Re: gq lwb -- movement in rear adjustable arms

Post by BIG BETTSY »

SuperiorEngineering wrote:remove the "orbital bushes" and just fit standard bushes that is all that is needed.
We have done the R@D on bushes and you do not need anything apart from a standard rubber bush.
My old comp truck used long arms with 18 inch remote res shocks as well as a lot of other bits and it used the whole lot of the suspension without binding in the bushes.
rod ends , orbital eyes , johhny joints are all noisy and transmit vibrations and road noise into the cab as well as they cost a lot more for good quality ones.

Have a look at most comp trucks they still use rubber bushes.


thanks guys for ya help new standard bushes going in on weekend big waste of money though but you learn from your mistakes
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