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[05omegav6]

thanks. i'll give that a go. then i'll be shopping for new arms again. might as well do the struts and top mounts at the same time. then once adjusted the big white beastie will hopefully be fighting fit again  

[05omegav6]

it only took a week/1000milesfor my arms to get knackered. although they aren't very highly rated,(live and learn)...  i would suggest replacing the bolts if you want to double check them. they're about £25 for both sides at my local dealer.
must also learn to type with two fingers. this is taking me ages

[Broomies Mate]

Bolts arent an issue IMO.  I dont see the point in replacing them, some Locking Compound on them should be fine.  Afterall, Steel of that quality will not fail.

[mrjimbo]

I put axle stands under the hubs on mine and supported the car like that

Ramps would be better, if they fitted under the bumper.  :-/

I made some lead-up ramp extensions for mine and they clear the bumper nicely now 

[2woody]

it definitely sounds like you've got a wishbone bush problem.

two options - either replace both wishbones with a decent make, Lemforder seems to be the best at the moment, or replace the bushes in the wishbones you have, using bushes from Vx. The second is my preferred option - I also normally change to the non-Elite bush as well, or even do the Lotus conversion if the car uses super-wide tyres.

regarding the alignment/geometry, it's really not rocket science, most good places should be able to do it. the bare bones are :-

make sure steering box is centralised and adjusted correctly
make sure front camber is correct
adjust front tracking
adjust rear toe-in/camber