Hello All,

Does anyone have a current US source for rear control arm bushings (just the bushings; not the arms) for a 2004 XJR?

Thanks,
Odysseus

 

mhamilton has a very helpful thread on the rear upper control arms where he mentioned that he had the lower bushings replaced; he might be able to help. Check out his thread. He did mention that he didn't think anyone had ever found the upper bushings.


Let me know what you find out--I'm probably going to have to do the same job.


Good Luck, Dan.

 

I saw these on eBay and thought you might be interested. I haven't seen them anywhere else.

Lincoln LS Rear Upper Control Arm Hydrabushes Bushing Bushings Set | eBay

 

Thanks Dan. I'm surprised I haven't seen anyone else chime in as this seems to be a common wear item. Perhaps most folks go with the OEM control arm replacement which looks to be about $700US for the pair.

With respect to the Hydrabushes available on eBay, I saw some less than flattering feedback regarding quality so, I don't think I want to go that route.

On the other hand, I have found UK-based Racing Green Cars selling their own replacement bushings, sans arms. Waiting to hear back from them on cost to ship to the US. I'll report back when I have that info.

Regards,
Odysseus

 

I just ordered new OEM rear upper control arms from Delraymotorsparts on eBay for less than $300 for the pair. If you look under the part # 6W4Z5500aa and 6W4Z5500ab you will see several offerings of OEM units at about $150-160 each. You can google it too. It is my understanding that these Lincoln LS parts are actually Jaguar parts. That is definitely the case with the front arms, which I ordered with the Ford part number, but on the arm itself they are stamped "Jaguar", not Ford. I will let you know if that is the case with these as soon as they arrive. There are several discussion threads here that discuss various Lincoln LS and Jaguar XJ8 suspension parts being the same. Mhamilton has a posting directly on that point.

It seems to me that at that price, it makes more sense to buy the control arm and not have to worry about removing and pressing new bushings into the old arms, plus you get the new ball joint.

In any event, I will let you know how it all works out after I have them installed in about 2 weeks.

 

With the low prices quoted here by Dan, it is difficult to see how a shop could swap out bushes any cheaper. However DIY is another matter. As the arms are aluminium forgings, it is essential to make sure no cracks or sources for cracks are present after swapping out, so always use mandrels of the right dimensions.

 

So:

Do these reasonably priced RCA's work OK?.....or Not????

Tks!

 

So, does anyone have the specific part no. for these lower cost alternatives for the lower rear control arms for an '04 XJR? I've read through the threads and I'm not sure what to look for? Thanks in advance.

Odysseus

 

The 'received wisdom' for fitting bushes into aluminium suspension parts is to pour boiling water over the Al part to heat it up so it's hot when you do the pressing; Al alloys have a substantially higher thermal expansion coefficient than steel.