328i control arm bushing, is this normal?!

slegau · 09-26-2022, 04:34 PM

Hi everyone, just had all 4 control arms replaced on front end of 2015 328i m-sport, and car still feels weird, brought it to another garage and guy showed me this, is this normal, looks very abnormal to me. They've only been on there a month, could not installing properly have caused this?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bqki4LWfKwI

thisismikeyb · 09-28-2022, 02:55 PM

That is not normal. There is usually a little play with the bushings, but in this case the whole control arm is moving.

locolok · 09-29-2022, 05:06 AM

It's normal, the silent blocks of these cars are made of plasticine

Chihuahua · 09-29-2022, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by slegau

Hi everyone, just had all 4 control arms replaced on front end of 2015 328i m-sport, and car still feels weird, brought it to another garage and guy showed me this, is this normal, looks very abnormal to me. They've only been on there a month, could not installing properly have caused this?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bqki4LWfKwI

Hell no that's not normal, were the bolts torqued to spec with the suspension loaded? Where did you get those control arms from?

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locolok Private 26 Rep 85 Posts Drives: 320d e92 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: España iTrader: (0)	It's normal, the silent blocks of these cars are made of plasticine
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