Hey,

I can say i bought that 200-250 dollar ebay kit and it only lasted 4months. the rubber is like dried up and cracking already.

so i ordered oem bushings from ECS. I then built a wooden press...I know i knwo but i can post pics. I tested with the old lower arms and no problem. I was able to push out the old oem bushing and reinsert it. Thus tomorrow ill lift the car and remove the lower arms and put new oem bushings. I can so easly tell the diff in bushings. the oem are like rock solid. the aftermarket ones are soft .....way to soft for the x5 weight.


my indy warned me agianst the cheaper brands...but i was very strapped on cash at the time and needed the car to last only 5 months before i replaced. But he charges about 70 and hour. so to swap out the lower arms he charged me for 30 mins work so i paid 30 bucks. but for the full front suspension....tierods etc i paid about 200