Whiteline Suspension Bushings

[The Critic]

The inner rear bushing on my Prius's front lower control arms have some noticeable wear. Sloppy handling, some crunching noises, etc. I have been delaying replacement for quite some time because the Toyota-approved fix is to buy new lower control arms at $175/ea since the bushings are not sold separately.

A friend of mine that runs a Nissan/infiniti repair shop suggested that I look into Whiteline Suspension Bushings. He installs a ton of Whiteline bushings on the G35/350z compression rods for his clients and has received excellent feedback. In his opinion, at least from a handling and durability standpoint, he claims that the Whiteline bushings are far superior to the OE bushings.

Sure enough, Whiteline makes a bushing for my application. I guess they do not market their products enough since I never knew about them until now. I bought the inner front bushing set and the inner rear bushing set. Together, the total was $150...which is much better than the $350+ that I was looking at for new control arms.

I can't wait to get these installed and see how the car drives. I will keep you folks updated on my findings. Any personal experiences with Whiteline products?

 

[Pablo]

Well thought of in Sub/WRX/STI world. I put a full set of Whiteline swaybars on the WRX, and natch they come with the bushings. At the same time I installed their front caster kit (more bushes), and some rear poly bushes in the driveline support and suspension. Took my WRX to a whole new level relative to stock.

 

[eagle23]

Are they poly or rubber like the OEM?

My only concern re poly is increased road noise in exchange for the improved handling.

Keep us posted.

 

[05LGTLtd]

Increase in NVH is likely.

 

[brandini]

I have fully-replaced the front end of my 3 with Whiteline poly and it's great. It is louder but I'm so happy I don't care.

 

[Mykl]

Whiteline seems to be a well respected company with a good product.

Something to be prepared for, as others have said, is an increase in NVH. You also might get some squeeking/creaking if they're not adequately lubricated, which means it may be another item that needs attention in the future.