Control Arm Bushing Kits

Classic Car Parts: Control Arm Bushing Kits

When you’re restoring a classic car, oftentimes you must replace various parts of the suspension system. Whether it’s the front end suspension or the rear end suspension, your classic car’s bushings are an important part of the equation. Here at Andersen Restorations, we sell control arm bushing kits for more than a dozen makes and models of classic cars.

What’s in a Control Arm Bushing Kit?

If you’re still a newbie to classic car restoration, you may have never replaced control arm bushings. Luckily, with the right tools, this job isn’t too hard.

Generally, a bushing kit contains two or more bushings and possibly an upper and lower control arm shaft. What is in your control arm bushing kit depends on the type of car you have and how many bushings it requires. Many cars have an upper and lower control arm and two bushings per arm.

How Do I Know if I Need to Replace My Control Arm Bushings?

Bushings are an important part of your classic car’s suspension system. These small, round classic car parts help cushion your ride. Once your bushings are worn out, your ride may feel bumpy or choppy. You may also feel more vibrations than usual or notice your car is running louder than it was previously.

While this doesn’t sound like an emergency (and technically, it isn’t), the longer you wait to replace the control arm bushings, the more likely you are to do damage to other suspension parts, which can affect steering and handling of your car.

What Causes Control Arm Bushings to Go Bad?

All bushings will wear out in time due to friction and heat from use, but exposure to moisture and road salt breaks down the rubber or plastic components in your bushings faster, hastening degradation and rusting of all your suspension parts. Thus, keeping your car garaged and not driving it in snowy or icy conditions can help preserve your control arm shafts and bushings.

Because rust is often an issue when working on classic car front end bushings and rear end bushings, it’s important to have the right tools and a good lubricant on hand in order to be able to extract the bushings from the control arms.

Trusted Classic Car Restoration Parts

Andersen Restorations has been the leading name in classic car parts suppliers for 30 years, and that’s why mechanics and hobbyists who restore antique cars rely on us for the antique car parts they need.

Order all your classic car suspension parts from us, so you can be sure you’re getting the quality you expect.