caster bush replacement

[mangzilla]

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?

 

[Adds_05]

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 https://forums.justcommodores.com.au/threads/how-replace-radius-rod-bushes-vt-vz.79399

 

[MR_VX]

Trust me its a easy do it yourself job, the thread above ^^^^ helps alot. have a go

 

[mangzilla]

wow that does look easy, $399 is a joke. cheers fellas.

 

[6-PAC-ATTACK]

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

 

[vnkid]

No way paid $79 for polyurathane radius rod bushes of ebay...

Is that this x2? Whiteline PLUS COMMODORE FRONT RADIUS ROD BUSH KIT | eBay

How does it compare to this? COMMODORE FRONT ADJUSTABLE CASTOR KIT VT VX VY ..NEW.. | eBay
OR
Vt - Vy Commodore Adjustable Castor Bushes. | eBay
OR
HOLDEN COMMODORE VT - VZ FRONT CASTOR ROD BUSHES | eBay

Which would be the best to replace with?

 

[MR_VX]

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

 

[6-PAC-ATTACK]

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

 

[mangzilla]

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?

 

[Full Spectrum]

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.