Suspension Refresh Master Parts List

Well, I was hoping there was something along the lines of a clutch job parts list for the suspension but no such luck. Some of my suspension parts are getting near replacement time and I briefly though about doing a full refresh until I saw how much "everything" was. Aside from providing replacement part numbers in one list for everyone, I wanted to open the debate again on a few items since some of the OEM replacements have doubled in price and since there is no definitive feedback on aftermarket stuff.

To preface, I put this list together based on general forum recommendations for the F430 and by part numbers that are current to today. The general consensus was to use Hill Engineering for everything that was available from them and then a mix of Scuderia and standard F430 parts (note most of this is the same for the 360).

From the best I could gather, it was preferred to use the flamblocks (flanblock/flanboc/flambloc?? no idea) from the Scuderia as they were a bit more rigid but still rubber and are of the same size. Some mentioned the delrin Challenge parts but I'm not building a race car and just want something for the street but tuned in.

The rest of the info is all hit or miss on either AW Italian or Superformance. There was maybe two reviews with no clear winner over OEM so I have no idea if either of these places sell a good product and would like to hear more feedback from anybody that has purchased these parts over OEM. At the moment, you can save thousands by buying from them versus OEM. Mostly for the flamblocs but other suspension parts are included in the kits like end links and suspension bushings.

So, here's the master list of everything I could think of. Let me know if I've left anything out. From the sources I've selected this comes up to almost $13k worth of parts which is insane as the clutch parts were less than half. Most of that cost is from the flamblocs alone so I'm surprised more people haven't either manufactured an alternative or that there aren't more reviews about the aftermarket ones. I did not include any special tools but HE makes ball joint removal tools. I did not see anything else special.

OEM Parts
8 x 209167 Upper Flambloc (Scuderia Version)
8 x 209166 Lower Flambloc (Scuderia Version)
4 x 212948 Upper Silent Block (Upper Shock Mount/Bushing)
4 x 157630 Lower Shock Bushing
1 x 161109 RH Rear Drop Link
1 x 161110 LH Rear Drop Link
1 x 259572 RH Front Drop Link
1 x 259573 LH Front Drop Link
2 x 170588 Front Sway Bar Bushing
1 x 170716 RH Rear Sway Bar Bushing
1 x 170717 LH Rear Sway Bar Bushing

Aftermarket Parts
1 x UBJ-360K - Hill Enginnering Upper Ball Joint Kit
1 x LBJ-360K - Hill Engineering Lower Ball Joint Kit
1 x 70003277 HYSOL ADHESIVE (50ML SEMPACK)
2 x 181882 Steering Tie Rod End
2 x 194794 Hill Engineering Rear Ball Tie Rod
2 x 194791-01 Hill Engineering Rear Tie Rod

 

I don't know, but I'm in the boat

 

Unless the flambloc has failed they can be taken apart , clean up and reassembled.

 

This is good to know.

what’s been everybody’s experience with which parts typically fail first? Ball joints?

 

Ball joints, bushes on front roll bar, steering end joints. You can jack up a wheel and bang the wheel- you should hear the motion in the ball joints or get a bar to check for movement.

 

I was getting a bunch of noise from the front and rear. I raised the car, grabbed the tires and pulled from the top/bottom and side-to-side and didn't notice any movement. I also had my helper move the tire up/down and side/side as I grabbed the tie rod end and didn't feel any movement.

I then slid a 2x4 under the tire and used that as a lever arm to move the suspension up/down. I put my fingers on as many pivot points as possible and found a lot of movement in the lower shock bushing and most of the upper/lower ball joints. Replacing all 4x lower shock bushings (Superformance) took care of much of the clunking, and then replacing all the upper/lower front/rear ball joints (Hill Engineering) took care of the rest. The car also doesn't wander after hitting bumps anymore. Success!

While doing all this work, I also noticed the swaybar endlinks were really loose. So I ended up replacing those and the swaybar bushings, too. I didn't notice any change in handling or NVH, but I'm sure there's some positive benefit for doing it.

 

I should add that your list is very comprehensive. My purchases from both Ricambi and Superformance were painless and the parts were as advertised. I can't comment on the HE and Superformance parts vs. OEM since the OEM parts were failing when I bought the car. But the car has +20k miles on it. Were the components original with +20k miles on them? Not sure. But they were definitely loose 'n floppy.

 

The anti roll bar bushings are a tight fit, just be sure they are not too loose. I got some and had to send back as been made wrong size.

 

There are aftermarket flambloc by VPS that will fit but only one PN (I forget if but I think the F430 bottom of control arms). The Gallardo PreLP use the same top and bottom.
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Did you also have the rubber shock upper and lower?

This was my list/pics from collecting $5k worth of OEM parts:
https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/suspension-refresh-w-bushings.699941/

@bryanchin did you do all OEM on your bush swap?

 

Yes, the old bushings were quite loose and easily slid off the sway bar. The new ones, however, were a struggle to install. I used Superlube, muscle and a few choice swear words to persuade the bushings onto the sway bar. Nice and tight now!

 

I went to their website. Shame they don’t list anything for Ferrari if they do indeed fit. They look cool if nothing else.