Anyone ever replaced Rear Control Arm Bushings?

[bhennrich]

My ceiling is 9'6" from the floor at the lowest point that happens to be directly above the lift towers. The lift is 9'3" so just squeezes in. Can get about 4' up with the X5, and about 5'6" up with my M3. Wish it was taller but I know that I have it better than 99.9% of DIYers so I don't complain. 12 4' light fixtures help almost as much as the lift!



https://www.twinbusch.com/product_in...products_id=20 is the lift I have and I LOVE IT!!! I did have to get the $400 spreader plates due to my concrete being just a hair thin and I didn't want to take any chances

[Happy]

Originally Posted by bhennrich

So 390 Beers later...
She is back on the road and in for an alignment tomorrow morning. 6 Pressed in bushings. 4 pressed ball joints. 6 control arms. 4 sway bar links. And a shit load of cleaning!

Glad you got her back up running!

[EODguy]

Great job and she looks great.

I'm jealous of your shop, for me it's either laying on open flames, broken glass or my favorite both broken glass on the surface of the sun....

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[bhennrich]

So final cost tally.

$211 for alignment and re-torque all fasteners while suspension is under load.
$792 Bushings / ball joints / control arms / overnight shipping
$94 all 4 sway bar end links
$273 Bud Light
$94 Pizza


I would call this a success. I was quoted $4,100 for a shop to do all the labor and provide the parts. I trust at the end of the day I did it better and saved a TON. I can say without question it handles just like it did the day it rolled out of BMW in 2005. The difference is BEYOND anything I imagined. I can not believe I put this off. Love the truck more now than when I bought it.

[Happy]

Originally Posted by bhennrich

I would call this a success. I was quoted $4,100 for a shop to do all the labor and provide the parts. I trust at the end of the day I did it better and saved a TON. I can say without question it handles just like it did the day it rolled out of BMW in 2005. The difference is BEYOND anything I imagined. I can not believe I put this off. Love the truck more now than when I bought it.

So final cost tally.

$211 for alignment and re-torque all fasteners while suspension is under load.
$792 Bushings / ball joints / control arms / overnight shipping
$94 all 4 sway bar end links
$273 Bud Light
$94 Pizza

Yeah mine was night and day after the suspension repairs. Great savings!

Man, whata beer tab..! LoL...

[bhennrich]

Originally Posted by Happy

Man, whata beer tab..! LoL...

Anything worth doing is worth doing right!!!



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[X5only]

Wow, well done! Just saw your post. Could've helped you a lot with those beers.

[bhennrich]

Originally Posted by X5only

Wow, well done! Just saw your post. Could've helped you a lot with those beers.

You should have come down. The beer supply was not an issue. The bigger issue was finding all the roaming 18mm and 22mm sockets


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[bhennrich]

Got her out for a decent drive today before leaving for a 900 mile road trip tomorrow morning. DAMN it feels like a totally different car! I can not believe I waited till it got this bad to fix it back to factory condition. Switched back to the studded tires so I know the road trip won't be quite as fun as possible but can not wait to get her up to speed on I-84!

[Overboost]

Originally Posted by bhennrich

Got her out for a decent drive today before leaving for a 900 mile road trip tomorrow morning. DAMN it feels like a totally different car! I can not believe I waited till it got this bad to fix it back to factory condition. Switched back to the studded tires so I know the road trip won't be quite as fun as possible but can not wait to get her up to speed on I-84!

Did you do the rear ball joints when you did the work on the rear or just the upper arms and lower control arm bushings?

I really need to do my rear ball joints, I'm sure. I am getting the itch to do mine, I'm sure they are beat at 175,000 miles.