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Old Aug 30, 2008 | 07:29 PM
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hey guys im brand new to the site and i was wondering if any of you could help me find where the best site/place to purchase rear camber bushins and control arm bushings?
 
Old Aug 30, 2008 | 11:41 PM
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Zip Products and Vette Brakes are a couple.
 
Old Aug 31, 2008 | 02:03 AM
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Hi again, if you talking about front control arm bushings and ball joints any auto parts store will have them, if you want to have a shop do them plan on paying about $600.00 labor plus parts, plus a new idler arm and 4 tie rod ends.
Rear bushings in rubber are about $16.00 each times 4.
Here's a few web sites to check out:
www.corvettecentral.com
www.ecklers.com
www.paddockparts.com
www.riksvet.com
www.mamotorworks.com
www.volvette.com
www.corvettepartsdepot.com

There are lost of other places but this should get you started, PG.
 
Old Aug 31, 2008 | 02:35 AM
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thanks for the help guys! and the front bushings, etc are pretty much brand new...have maybe 3,000 miles on em. but my problem is my right rear wheel is sittin out a bit and ive checked to the wheel barron and the rear end but it all seems fine. i talked to a so called corvette genuis at the corvette museums birthday get together thing and he said he was pretty sure the control arm bushings need to be replaced along with the camber bushings.....im still learnin on the irs stuff and its pretty foriegn so im slowly learnin!
 
Old Aug 31, 2008 | 06:59 AM
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Make sure you get an alignment after bushing replacement. There's nothing like going down the road straight..
 
Old Aug 31, 2008 | 09:26 PM
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The rear camber is fairly easily adjusted at the center attachment points of the strut rods. Using a bubble protractor, you can actually get it set pretty close.

The rubber bushings in the trailing arms are a different story.
 
Old Sep 1, 2008 | 11:24 AM
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I use Ecklers for almost all my stuff.
 
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