Impact of Whiteline anit lift bushings on 818

[mekohler]

My donor appears to have WHITELINE FRONT CONTROL ARM - LOWER INNER REAR BUSHING (ANTI-LIFT/CASTER CORRECTION). The instruction manual on the donor prep has these flipping across sides, so I was wondering what might be the impact on the 818 and if I need to replace. Any help would be appreciated.

[Erik W. Treves]

there is impact. you can see the info on my build thread

[mekohler]

Thanks Erik, I look forward to seeing any follow up thoughts once you get your 818 on the road. Looking forward to Late Sept. for my kit. I am down in B'ham and I am glad to see a couple of Alabama guys paving the way.

[longislandwrx]

Another option is trade for a stock set + cash. You get the proper FFR geometry, help the WRX community, and make a few bucks. 3x win

[Evan78]

For anyone else looking into this, I'm adding relevant posts by Erik from his build thread.


also if you have some aftermarket front a-arm bushings like the whitelines I have...not only do you have to put the left one on the right BUT YOU HAVE TO FLIP THE BUSHING OVER...man I spent 1 hour trying to understand why the A-arm would not fit...

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e344/TREVESK/IMG_7923_zps8387a2b4.jpg (http://s42.photobucket.com/user/TREVESK/media/IMG_7923_zps8387a2b4.jpg.html)


They did use OEM bushings, but because I am bolting the bushing to the top of the mount opposed to from under and the thickness of the bushing housing..the delta is minimum if any...worst case the nose will dive a little more than stock..but in speaking with FFR, simply appling thin spacers I can dial in the dive correction if I don't like how the car reacts..

the take away from this .... yes you can use the bushings..it's a non-event in my book...moving on...