Ebay cam bolts, $39 for both sides, anyone used them?

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I'm planning to do coilovers and my lower control arms are rusted to SH-T. Very interested if anyone has experience with these. They do not appear greasable and that does concern me!
 
SPC has bolts almost exactly the same. Toytec sales them. I have the SPS ones on my 4runner, they have been there for a month or two. The Alignment tech said he likes them! The plastic sleeves are to help with the rusting I suppose. I coated the bolts and bushings with a ton of anti seize.
 
unless they wallow out like the moog greasable ones that have the same d hole cam design, only good for one alignment then they are so bent up you'll never get it straight again.
 
blackoutt said:
unless they wallow out like the moog greasable ones that have the same d hole cam design, only good for one alignment then they are so bent up you'll never get it straight again.
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I am assuming the greasable ones bend due to having a hollow center for the grease.

To the OP, I think you have found a good product there, they looks to be a high grade thick bolt. I wouldn't hesitate to try them for that price. The SPC kit is very stout feeling and a high grade as well.
 
S p a r k y said:
I am assuming the greasable ones bend due to having a hollow center for the grease.

To the OP, I think you have found a good product there, they looks to be a high grade thick bolt. I wouldn't hesitate to try them for that price. The SPC kit is very stout feeling and a high grade as well.
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It's not the bolt that bends, it's the cam plates that buckle to be not flat anymore and the d shaped holes wallow out so the bolt just free spins in them and they don't move the arm at all.
 
thanks for the input guys. [MENTION=117708]blackoutt[/MENTION] so which cam bolts are you running? SPC im assuming?
 
gaara46 said:
thanks for the input guys. [MENTION=117708]blackoutt[/MENTION] so which cam bolts are you running? SPC im assuming?
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I tried Moog and threw them away, went with OEM despite the cost since the spc looked to be the same design as Moog. The Tacoma guys really ragged on the Moog ones so maybe see if they've had better luck with the spc? For the $20 more than eBay cam bolts I would say at least go with a brand name. SPC also has decent warranty system if purchased through a direct distributor (not eBay or Amazon sellers) I'd recommend Wheeler's.
 
Cheapest option is to see what can be broken free and reuse what you can. I had to cut all 4 of mine, original bolts at 100k miles.
 
I'm at 140,000 miles on mine. Going to get oem LCA unless you guys has some ideas on after market ones. Cant have any down time with my truck right now. Then take the old ones and upgrade them. Going to do a lift and try to do this at the same time.
 
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