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Don't forget to unplud the TC (under the back seat - I think) as the wiring goes through the blade

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Or if you drive your car hard. I destroyed the factory control blade bushes in my GT just from my FPV drive day...granted there may have been a bit of this involved:

https://youtu.be/eUxXG9lBMvs

haha that's awesome. This will do it too...it was just more of a heads up to those who have done a lot of K's in their cars to get them checked out as they'd most likely be rooted. FWIW, my car has done 80, 000km and they were gone.

Don't forget to unplud the TC (under the back seat - I think) as the wiring goes through the blade

Ah yes, forgot about that! You're right, the cables run under the back seat on each side. You unplug then push the rubber grommet through the hole and pull the cable out.

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Is there a replacement bush an arm I can do instead of jus the bush

Yeah mate Whiteline do one:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/FORD-WHITELINE-FPV-XR6-TURBO-XR8-BA-BF-FG-REAR-CONTROL-ARMS-SY-BLADE-ARMS-/261784722050?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item3cf395da82

A few people in this thread have used them and seem happy. Would be cheaper than buying a set of Superpro ones and getting them fitted.

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I recall when I had mine replaced with SP ones not too long ago it felt better under power, tighter. Maybe less clunks but hard to remember. I remember really liking the improvement though!

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I have the whiteline ones in, definite improvement over stock, very happy with them, I have a fair bit of whiteline gear in my car, great stuff they have

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Yeah I have a new occasional small clunk/noise when doing light take off in stop start traffic. Doesn't happen all the time...can sometimes hear a rattle too. This happened after installing rear swaybar + wholesale suspension rear pins (so not sure if coincidence or whether the knobs didn't tighten it properly?). Thought clunk may be bush related (noise sounds like coming from rear left) and rattle from rear right (thought maybe loose swaybar pins?). Guess I'll take it to suspension eggspurts when I get the time/money.

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Did you check to see if the washers in the link pins kit fit in nicely or if they were too thick? Details are in my build thread about that and Senna_T's for sale thread about them. I needed to file them down as they were thicker than the part of the car they sit in (rear arms or whatever), so tightening up still leaves them with rattle room.

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^ what Steve said, I had to grind mine down when fitting them to my FG XR6T to stop them clunking.

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