I am looking for some feedback from people who have used the OEM eccentric RTAB.
Looking through the archives it seems as though if they are not oriented correctly, they must be removed and re-oriented.
Is this something that can be installed succesfully the first time by a competent mechanic or should I just spring for an IE/AKG type kit for adjustment?
Thanks!
Looking for OE eccentric RTAB vs Weld in adjustment feedback
Re: Looking for OE eccentric RTAB vs Weld in adjustment feed
[quote="motap"]I am looking for some feedback from people who have used the OEM eccentric RTAB.
Looking through the archives it seems as though if they are not oriented correctly, they must be removed and re-oriented.
Is this something that can be installed succesfully the first time by a competent mechanic or should I just spring for an IE/AKG type kit for adjustment?
/quote]
It is definitely a one time deal. You will destroy the bushing removing it.
First is knowing precisely the adjustment you need. In my case I knew the max adjustment available was going to be pretty close and took what I could get. For these situations they are OK for correcting toe. If you need more than the limited adjustment available look for something else, like the slotted sub-frame setups.
For finer chassis tuning the OE bushings won't cut it.
My OE eccentric bushings OTOH are 9 years old and going strong.
YMMV
-Dick
Looking through the archives it seems as though if they are not oriented correctly, they must be removed and re-oriented.
Is this something that can be installed succesfully the first time by a competent mechanic or should I just spring for an IE/AKG type kit for adjustment?
/quote]
It is definitely a one time deal. You will destroy the bushing removing it.
First is knowing precisely the adjustment you need. In my case I knew the max adjustment available was going to be pretty close and took what I could get. For these situations they are OK for correcting toe. If you need more than the limited adjustment available look for something else, like the slotted sub-frame setups.
For finer chassis tuning the OE bushings won't cut it.
My OE eccentric bushings OTOH are 9 years old and going strong.
YMMV
-Dick
Re: Looking for OE eccentric RTAB vs Weld in adjustment feed
You will be able to install them yourself if you have the proper installation/removal tool, which should let you re-use them if you don't get them in right the first time.
BTW, the term "RTAB" is generally not used in this community. There's only one trailing arm and it's on the rear, anyhow. "Trailing arm bushing" will give you more results if you're searching than "RTAB" will.
BTW, the term "RTAB" is generally not used in this community. There's only one trailing arm and it's on the rear, anyhow. "Trailing arm bushing" will give you more results if you're searching than "RTAB" will.