EP91 lower front arms (wishbones)

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gorganl2000

Lifer
i have a turbo EP91 glanza that i'm thinking of refreshing the front end after all these years of ownership
now my questions for my first and preferred option:
1) are the lower front arms (wishbones as some people call them) the same between the turbo EP91 and n/a EP91?

2) are the lower front arms the same between the turbo EP91 and turbo EP82?

3) are the lower front arms the same between the turbo EP91 and n/a EP82?

given the age of these cars and limited availability of parts, especially on my island, i just want to be sure before buying/ordering parts


my second option is to buy some polybushes, but i'm not sure i'm in the mood for all the extra messing about lolol....is it just a matter of drilling them out or do you need to burn them out or get them pressed out?----any fitting guides or anyone replaced these recently with some pics?

best i keep all options open at this point i suppose

anyone with real world experience with the polybush inserts can let me know how they ride and feel in everyday driving conditions.....do they squeak a lot? need any special grease?...high maintenance to keep squeaking away?---as you can see, i'm not about too much drama and i don't want people thinking my car has in a set of modified rats for suspension...lolol
 
Jay

Jay

Admin
Ep82 and ep91 are different shapes but its all good so long as you replace in pairs and use the matching D clamps for the rear bushes. Oh and also get the alignment set up immediately afterwards.
There's definitely handling benefits to replacing the bushes with poly but I've just went with aftermarket stock replacements for handiness in the past. Its hard to look past fresh metal when I see rusty bits.

Depends what you are after. The polybushes just need coated with white lithium grease to avoid weird noises, isn't a huge issue tbh. I've fitted them on various cars and never had much noise.
 
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gorganl2000

Lifer
SKINY said:
X reference the part numbers on toyodiy.com bud :) or that other site Jay uses
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first, i tried Toyodiy and searches on here...but i wanted some real world experience as the part numbers didn't cross over between the ep82 and ep91...even different part numbers between ep91s
 
Jay

Jay

Admin
Yeah there's a more solid looking front wishbone in the ep91 that I havent yet got a firsthand look at, different design from the regular hollow units.

If anyone has real world experience with them please share.
 
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gorganl2000

Lifer
Jay said:
Ep82 and ep91 are different shapes but its all good so long as you replace in pairs and use the matching D clamps for the rear bushes. Oh and also get the alignment set up immediately afterwards.
There's definitely handling benefits to replacing the bushes with poly but I've just went with aftermarket stock replacements for handiness in the past. Its hard to look past fresh metal when I see rusty bits.

Depends what you are after. The polybushes just need coated with white lithium grease to avoid weird noises, isn't a huge issue tbh. I've fitted them on various cars and never had much noise.
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this is exactly the type of information i'm looking for...many thanks Jay

now i don't have EP82 D clamps, and hunting for some locally may be a bother,,,so automatically my decision is to either get exact ep91 wishbones or polybushes...and now that i know the polybushes are ok to deal with, they are really a nice option....my existing wishbones are structurally in good condition, as we don't get winter/salt over here, so a nice wash (and if i feel to a dash of paint) and they will look like new

now on to my next things...compare the cost of new wishbones if i can get some locally versus the price of importing the polybushes
on a lazy note, the polybushes do sound good, as i know i wont have to ever change those again :D

for the polybushes, is there a preferred brand? and does color make a difference?

thanks for all the feedback everyone
 
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