Thrust arm bushings.

[X5chemist]

It's been two weeks since new thrust bushings were installed. The X5 drives better. The X5 feels raised a little bit too. Can some one tell me the fender height with stock style 130 and 235/35R17 tires?

Ball joints were replaced three weeks prior to bushings. The X5 had brake shudder on hard braking. New ball joints helped a little. New thrust bushings fixed the problem. The right side was really bad. I started to press them out. However without a vise, it was hard to do. Instead, I went down the street to a shop. The shop had them pressed out and new ones in quickly. I was surprised one was off o'clock. Both new bushings are clocked correctly. I was able to remove the arms by putting the X5 on ramps. New ball joints made them easy to take off. To reinstall the arms, I had to remove the ramps and wheels. From info here, I used my 3 ton jack to lift it off ramps. The arms were installed and left slightly loose. Once the full weight was on the suspension, ball joints and thrust arm bolts were tightened down. Bushings are from FCP. If they fail again, replacements will be free. Probably at 200,000 miles, they'll need replacing again.