zippypooz Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Hi all, im looking at replacing my banana arms and see Tarmac has an OE set. Can anyone or would anyone recommend these? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nissan-350z-03-09-OE-Replacement-Compression-Arm-Banana-Arms-Pair/122976218249?hash=item1ca1f42c89:g:S9cAAOSwJ6laivM7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bencs Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 I don’t suppose you ordered and installed these did you? Will need to do mine in the next few months as the bushes are looking a little worse for wear. cheers Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 4 hours ago, Bencs said: I don’t suppose you ordered and installed these did you? Will need to do mine in the next few months as the bushes are looking a little worse for wear. cheers Ben Hi Ben, See the Dorman or Moog arms here: https://www.torqen.uk/53-arms-links Tried and tested from top manufacturers: https://www.dormanproducts.com/Pages/corporate/history.aspx http://www.moogparts.com/about.html Always in stock, ready to ship for next working day delivery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bencs Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Thanks Adrian! Is there a consensus on which is the preferred manufacturer? Pretty sure guys on the other side of the pond don’t rate the dorman ones and just go for OEM w/ whiteline bushes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Both the same, really. We've discussed this here many times. It's not just the bushes that fail on the OEM ones, it can be the ball joint too and you have to replace the whole arm in that case. Dorman are OEM manufacturers, they're good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDMetal Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 If it helps I bought the moog ones as they were slightly cheaper and they were fine. I did need to use the cones from the existing arms but that was easy to do. Did it all myself with now issues and purchased from Adrian above! Car feels noticably nicer and no nasty clunk, this was a year ago now 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bencs Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Thanks for you input guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dal123 Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 (edited) I'm having terrible trouble with my Energy bushings on the compression arm. Reading up on them there seems to be a mixed bag of reviews on the Energy compression arm bushing. Logically a single piece bushing would be much better as what seems to happen with the 2 part bushing is they separate due to the angle the compression arm operates at, combined with the fact they don't bolt up snug to the underside of the car naturally the 2 part bushing separates (can't believe they can sell them like this; they're not fit for purpose at all). I've reinstalled my compression arm bushing several times and no matter what it separates. Yes I've used plenty of grease, and bolted the cross brace up fully. Yes it feels much better when driving however I wouldn't recommend the Energy polyurethane bushings (or a 2 part bushing) for the compression arm (elsewhere I would but not the compression arm). Edited June 10, 2018 by Dal123 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippypooz Posted July 31, 2018 Author Share Posted July 31, 2018 Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashback Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Personally I'm running the Moog ones with Superpro all round. Definitely works well and much better setup than OEM. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHEZZA Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 + 1 on the superpro bushes for the banana arms, I’ve had mine fitted for four years with no problems. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scobie140 Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 My whiteline are 2 part and they are fine. Were they a slack fit when pressing them into the arm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Another +1 Superpro. Had them in my OEM arms for years and they’ve been perfect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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