V1 Suspension bushing material

[Andy]

I am thinking about replacing the control arm bushings with the OEM rubber or urethane bushings. Anybody do the urethane ones? I have done them on cars but not sure how the goblin will react to the harder material. Thought it will be too rough a ride.

Thanks for the help.

 

[JSATX]

I wouldn't personally replace with OEM as they get a lot of complaints on the cobalt forums.

Anything from Moog will work better rather it's their regular rubber or denser urethane.

There's also these that look nice. http://www.ottperformance.com/store/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=86

 

[Adam]

Moog control arm bushing. It is a spherical bearing with rubber dust caps.

 

[Andy]

Thanks guys. Almost got my donor stripped. I think I will go with the moog bushings.

 

[Silverback]

For what it's worth, Moog has a zinc cromate-plated control arm bushing specifically for the FE3 and FE5 aluminum control arms. The Moog part number is K201285. There's one to a box. It's a good deal more expensive than the standard, you would think it is gold plated. If you use the less expensive unplated version - if it fits - you might want to use a coating of anti-seize to avoid electro-galvanic corrosion between the steel and aluminum.

 

[Waterdriver]

I believe Whiteline makes control arm bushings that are a cross between urathane and rubber.
Just came across this site yesterday and I'm leaning towards these bushings.

http://raceconsultingagency.com

Whiteline Synthetic Elastomer Bushings

 

[PHerder]

Just to make it easier to find ...

http://raceconsultingagency.com/whiteline/whiteline-synthetic-elastomer-bushings/g-62759.aspx

Although the search I did was for my 2007 SS/SC, the part numbers are the same for any of the Cobalt's lower control arms (aluminum or steel!)

 

[PHerder]

Also, the Whiteline part numbers for the lower control arm replacement bushings (only parts available) W53315 and W53316 are available thru a bunch of suppliers, to include Amazon, Summit Racing and others. All for ~ the same cost. Main difference may be the shipping cost...

I did a Google search using Whiteline and then the part numbers.