Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Modifications Suspension DIY Horizontal Control Arm Bushing Upgrade (Pic warning)

At least you got the "Hightower Thumb" in two images.

As far as the fix holding up, so far so good. I'm going to put about 1400 miles on the car in the next week, so if there is any bad tire wear, it will show up.

And yeah, the "Hightower Thumbs" were intentional.

sweet thank you soo much!! ive been needin this!

you think one could jam some urathane in there while the A arm was still on the car?

Doubtful. Jack up one corner and remove a tire. Crawl under there (USE A JACKSTAND FOR SAFETY) and you can get a good look at the arms where they go into the subframe. Not much room in there, and you can only get to one side of the rubber bushing anyway.

ah...oh well. from the sounds of it, and the pics, it was worth asking.

Looks like Market St. & 5th St. in Center City.


I just had mine replaced. I had no idea they had to drop the subframe.

$367 in parts.
$319 in labor.
I still can't see how labor is that much.

Now you see why I tried the DIY. For the record, that pic is from Norristown, behind the courthouse.