Hey all. I purchased my car about a year ago at @70k miles. The front control arm bushings had been replaced at 59k by BMW under warranty. I had them changed with new OEM parts at an indy BMW shop as they were bad shortly after purchase at 71k miles. Now, at 83k miles, they are starting to show signs that they are bad again. Going over bumps, I can hear a rattle from my right front (same as before) and the steering wheel jumps to the right and I hear a nice clunk if I apply the brakes quickly. I know our roads in the south are junk, but 12k miles for a set of bushings??? I was expecting to get the same 50K miles+ that I saw with my E36 on the same roads.
What is really odd is that both times, it has been the passenger (right) side which has failed first. Is there any other bad suspension part that could cause the right bushing to go bad? Bad strut? I think my control arm ball joints are good.
Any ideas would be appreciated.