nevets27 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 They were talking about the ultra. The picture shows a steel arm but some have ordered it and got an aluminum. Not sure how reliable that is so your millage may vary... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jubs Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 thanks for the info. Which 'adapters' are you using to press out and in the bushings? If you have some left over pulleys from a timing belt change, they're the perfect size for punching out the old bushing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xt2005bonbon Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 ^Why didn't you tell us this earlier huh? Come on man! thanks for the tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilredwagon Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 They were talking about the ultra. The picture shows a steel arm but some have ordered it and got an aluminum. Not sure how reliable that is so your millage may vary... i looked it up by part number. Do you have a link? I'm not trying to bust anyone's balls, I'm just looking for dirt cheap control arms! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utc_pyro Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 ULTRA-POWER CMS80182 ULTRA-POWER CMS80181 You can find these at RockAuto (it's their house brand). The ones I got appear to be identical to the Mevotech's, but with the OEM grade vs X-force grade ball joints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilredwagon Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 http://www.rockauto.com/en/parts/ultra-power,CMS80182,control+arm,10401 http://www.rockauto.com/en/parts/ultra-power,CMS80181,control+arm,10401 Nice!!! I don't know why that doesn't show up by searching based on the car, but there are the links! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xt2005bonbon Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Man, how can they sell these things for 38 bucks? How much are they making out of it? That's crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
covertrussian Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 http://www.rockauto.com/en/parts/ultra-power,CMS80182,control+arm,10401 http://www.rockauto.com/en/parts/ultra-power,CMS80181,control+arm,10401 Nice!!! I don't know why that doesn't show up by searching based on the car, but there are the links! Thanks! Images are showing up as steel arms, so your mileage may vary on actually getting aluminum ones. 05 LGT 16G 14psi 290whp/30mpg (SOLD) 12 OBP Stock 130whp/27mpg@87 Oct 00 G20t GT28r 10psi 250whp/36mpg 22 Ascent STOCK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abick23 Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 http://www.rockauto.com/en/parts/ultra-power,CMS80182,control+arm,10401 http://www.rockauto.com/en/parts/ultra-power,CMS80181,control+arm,10401 Nice!!! I don't know why that doesn't show up by searching based on the car, but there are the links! Thanks! ordered these, got them in today, unfortunately they are steel. Guess i am out the shipping cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utc_pyro Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 (edited) Update on the Aluminum “ULTRA-POWER“ arms: they may very well be junk. Car felt super solid for the first 120 miles are so. In the last week it’s developed a clunk and pop in the front when stopping or turning. Need to get the car in the air to check, but I strongly suspect the balljoints May have already gone bad. Guess you get what you pay for, just wish I hadn't dropped $500 in labor swapping them out and aligning the car to find this. Edited March 14, 2018 by utc_pyro iPhone autocorrect does odd things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
covertrussian Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 (edited) If it's ball joints or torn bushing, you might be able to replace those and not need an alignment. Also verify that all the bolts are nice and torqued, something might have gotten loose, maybe even swaybar endlinks? Edited March 14, 2018 by covertrussian 05 LGT 16G 14psi 290whp/30mpg (SOLD) 12 OBP Stock 130whp/27mpg@87 Oct 00 G20t GT28r 10psi 250whp/36mpg 22 Ascent STOCK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theflystyle Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 I would also not bash the entire assembly based on the bushings/ball joint but your point is fair and I appreciate the feed back as I also purchased these LCAs. For the price, I would just consider those parts a bonus with the arm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn06SpecB Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Update on the Aluminum “ULTRA-POWER“ arms: they may very well be junk. Car felt super solid for the first 120 miles are so. In the last week it’s developed a clunk and pop in the front when stopping or turning. Need to get the car in the air to check, but I strongly suspect the balljoints May have already gone bad. Guess you get what you pay for, just wish I hadn't dropped $500 in labor swapping them out and aligning the car to find this. let me guess "made in china" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merc6 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 More of a reason to swap them out. I semi wanted to swap mine but folks said they ran fine so I will leave them as is. The original "killer arms" tho. 2005 Satin White Pearl Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT Unlimited 5EAT (Project Car) 2019 Agate Black Ford Explorer XLT 4WD (DD) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pazuzu Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Update on the Aluminum “ULTRA-POWER“ arms: they may very well be junk. Car felt super solid for the first 120 miles are so. In the last week it’s developed a clunk and pop in the front when stopping or turning. Need to get the car in the air to check, but I strongly suspect the balljoints May have already gone bad. Guess you get what you pay for, just wish I hadn't dropped $500 in labor swapping them out and aligning the car to find this.Sounds like a loose sway bar end link dude. Grab a 14mm and 1/2 in ratchet. Slide under the car (probably no need to lift it just your arm will be enough). Where the end link mounts to the countrol arm tighten that thing down good, real good. If you have after market links (moog or something) its probably a 15mm. Do both sides and then go for a drive. Mine settled like once more then i tightened again and thats been that. Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05LegacyGTGa Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Update on the Aluminum “ULTRA-POWER“ arms: they may very well be junk. Car felt super solid for the first 120 miles are so. In the last week it’s developed a clunk and pop in the front when stopping or turning. Need to get the car in the air to check, but I strongly suspect the balljoints May have already gone bad. Guess you get what you pay for, just wish I hadn't dropped $500 in labor swapping them out and aligning the car to find this. Mine is doing the same thing on the drivers side. Quiet and tight after first putting them on. I don't really have a clunk, but more of a squeak and pop maybe? I'm not sure, its kind of hard to describe. I've gotten under it and checked all bolts and it still does it. Very irritating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pazuzu Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Mine is doing the same thing on the drivers side. Quiet and tight after first putting them on. I don't really have a clunk, but more of a squeak and pop maybe? I'm not sure, its kind of hard to describe. I've gotten under it and checked all bolts and it still does it. Very irritating!Check the ball joint for play if you guys suspect an issue. Found you a video Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crankwalk Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 For what it's worth, my Outback has 2-3k miles on these arms and my ball joints are fine. No noises whatsever. [Can anyone confirm or deny that these are now regular steel arms? Bought a Leggy GT and was going to get it aluminum arms too, but it seems Rock Auto fixed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utc_pyro Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 abick23 just bought them and got steel ones. The price roughly matches what you can get steel ones for elsewhere, so it looks like RockAuto "fixed the glitch" on us getting cheap aluminum ones. They probably lowered the price to match the new steel arms before they ran out of the aluminum ones. re: Clunking hell with arms; Bushing look fine, and so do the body side bolts. Need to get fully under it Sunday to investigate the ball joint and swaybar endlinks. One of the kartboy bushings looks kind of rough so I ordered a new one, but the noise doesn't seem to correlate with swaybar load changes. It's even popping/clunking when one tunes the wheel while stopped so I'm still leaning toward the balljoint or it's installation into the knuckle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crankshift Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 do these other brand aluminum LCAs all have that exact same genuine spec b style LCA that requires that additional cone component to make it sit in the LCA properly or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m_dogg Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Would worn out lca bushing cause vibrations? I've replaced all but control arms last year in the front end. Wheels balanced/aligned. Whole damn car vibrates going above 50... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xt2005bonbon Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 I think it is possible. Are you front CV axles OEM still? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theflystyle Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Would worn out lca bushing cause vibrations? I've replaced all but control arms last year in the front end. Wheels balanced/aligned. Whole damn car vibrates going above 50... could be a bent wheel or a wheel that needs balancing. Does the problem persist after a rotation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m_dogg Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 I recently replaced both front axles with used low mileage OEM (30 and 20k miles) units. Both boots tore at the same time. 140k miles on the car. Now that I think about it, I didn't do tie rods either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m_dogg Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 could be a bent wheel or a wheel that needs balancing. Does the problem persist after a rotation? Stopping at tire shop after work to re-check balancing before I start tearing into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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