Is there market for monoball rear upper control arm monoball? SyncroDesignWerks

[eacmen]

Can you expand on that idea?

I’m no mechanical engineer but would think the stock rubber absorbs more shock and vibration than a solid bearing.

Given that bigjae above has cracked the lollipop trying to press the bushing, it might be a weak point?

Again no testing and no evidence, just gut feeling.

[George Hill]

I’m no mechanical engineer but would think the stock rubber absorbs more shock and vibration than a solid bearing.

Given that bigjae above has cracked the lollipop trying to press the bushing, it might be a weak point?

Again no testing and no evidence, just gut feeling.

Ahh, maybe, I'm not engineer either so I wouldn't mind hearing some more info as well, but I imagine in the bearing might cause less resistance so everything moves freely, maybe that offsets?

Also, I don't know Jae, so I'm not trying to infer poor workman ship, but I would imagine that was operator error. I have cracked E36 and E46 diff covers pushing bushings into them because I didn't jig them properly. In fact I've end broken a trailing arm trying to press a CV shaft out, I don't think I would say that was the parts fault, but more likely operator error on my part.

[Slonik]

Guys, do you still have rear springs on stock location?

[eacmen]

Guys, do you still have rear springs on stock location?

Yes.

[bigjae46]

I was using stuff that kind of fit with a 75 ton press. But the aluminum split the direction I was pushing the bushing in. It was going in straight as far as I could tell.

It’s a pain doing it on a press because the bushing cup is angled and not 90 degrees to the arm. There is very little material to press against.

Probably better to use a puller tool instead of a press. But the arm cracked fairly easy being cast aluminum.

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[eacmen]

I was using stuff that kind of fit with a 75 ton press. But the aluminum split the direction I was pushing the bushing in. It was going in straight as far as I could tell.

It’s a pain doing it on a press because the bushing cup is angled and not 90 degrees to the arm. There is very little material to press against.

Probably better to use a puller tool instead of a press. But the arm cracked fairly easy being cast aluminum.

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Agreed. I was just able to push it out with a 26mm socket. Was being extra careful. Came out with relative ease using threaded rod and sockets.