Crush tubes in lower control arm bush, Unsure if these are critical or will cause misalignment Options

[r3ck0n1ng]

Hi all, i've bought a set of front polybushes for my st202 from Paul of Poland (gt4racing). I've managed to fit them properly but i didn't know that the lower control arm crush tubes were actually an OEM purchasable item, I did not have them at hand and hence did not install them. The car still feels much better and doesn't make any noises so it doesn't seem that there's any issues without the crush tubes in place. HOWEVER, i have been wondering about the possible misalignments or unintended movements that might occur under hard braking scenarios.

This is the std part 90389-21003 that is missing:



Do you think that there would be any ill consequences without these installed? Should I be worried that I might lose my front alignment or experience any noises in the future? As always, thanks for your help!

[ILoveMySilly97]

I installed mine with my old crush tube. The crush tube is actually just barely small enough to fit through the hole of the subframe. If you align the lca good with the subframe hole. You can slip the crush tube in and then just use the bolt to bolt it and it'll align itself.

This makes me to believe that it'll be easiest to remove the lca if you actually get something to stick into the crush tube and grip it. So you can pull it out through the subframw hole and make it easier to remove the lca.