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    i took my car down for a wheel rotation and alignment this morning, when i picked it up they said i need to replace caster bushes. im not too familiar with what they are, but i had a quick browse on the net and whiteline caster bushes are worth around 120-150, which leaves me wondering how much would one expect to pay to have these done? they told me it'd be $399 for them to change them, and after seeing the parts price and what they are this seems a little steep, or is it somehow a big job?

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    caster bushes in a vt have 4 smaller nuts and 1 larger nut in the middle,undo them and the bush falls out from what i remember when i did my vy.
    this tells you how to change them How To Replace Radius Rod Bushes VT / VZ

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    Trust me its a easy do it yourself job, the thread above ^^^^ helps alot. have a go
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    No way paid $79 for polyurathane radius rod bushes of ebay and also changed the pivot rod bushes to nolothane from repco $33 =$112 all up

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    I got mine form the same seller form the second link you posted, i suggest them. Altho mine are black not red like they are in the picture. they are the whileline ones
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    mine are the same as the ones in the third link but of dif seller and feel much better. Any polyurathane bush will be better than oringinal fluid filled bush but if you have the money nolothane will last longer and slightly harder handling

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    i noticed there are adjustable castor bushes, and just castor bushes. is it worth paying the few extra bucks to have adjustable? or is the benefit minimal?
    Last edited by mangzilla; 04-08-2011 at 11:20 AM.

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    It easy to do, i did it lol.. Just make sure you have protection from the car falling on you. and get a nice torque ratchet and some grease. mine were adjustable, and i set them wrong. so i had to remove it and set it again. was funny almost looked like a irs rear end on ssl for a min.
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