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post Jan 14, 2010 - 9:28 PM
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hurley97



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A while ago I bought these Polyurethane bushings for the rear suspension and I finally got a chance to install them




You can get them on eBay here
or from Red Rocket Performance, or user RedRkt01 here on 6gc, mr2oc, or celicatech


We had installed the set for the front on Dustin's car a while back, link to thread here, and they made a huge difference. I wanted to do the rears first in my car to see the difference between just the fronts and just the rears. So I did.

They replace the bushings in both rear adjustment arms, trailing arms, and control arms. I brought the car to work and installed them with the help of one of the guys I work with. The job required the use of the press, vice, air hammer, torch, the air gun, and a few hand tools. Not really a job I could have done by myself outside in front of the house, might have been able to do it in Manny's garage but it would not have been easy and would have taken at least all day if not all weekend. It took us about 3-1/2 to 4 hrs to finish the job. And yes, you really need to do an alignment afterward.

I didn't really take good pictures during the process and all I have are crappy pictures of the finished product. Maybe I can get some better ones on my day off.












First Impressions:
I've only put about 150 miles on the car since the installation and most of it has been back and forth to work in traffic. I do have to say, these things are very bad for me. People already tell me I drive like a maniac and I'm usually the only person on the road who speeds up to take a corner, but now I just feel like I can go even faster all the time. I have gotten a little time with some corners and all I can think about is finding more corners and driving even faster around them. I actually got my front wheels to loose grip around a corner while the rear had not problem and just guided the car around. The car feels much more solid overall and, it might seem weird, but I feel like the steering is more precise.
I used to take 30mph curved exit ramps at 75-80mph and be scared, hovering my foot over the brake pedal just in case I needed it. Now, I have complete confidence in my 80mph exit ramp and speed up the whole way through. So far so good biggrin.gif

(I really am not that much of a manic though... not all the time anyway)

This post has been edited by hurley97: May 31, 2011 - 5:25 PM


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Posts in this topic
- hurley97   Upgraded Suspension Bushings   Jan 14, 2010 - 9:28 PM
- - jordisonjr   Anyone?   Jul 13, 2011 - 12:02 PM
- - Batman722   The ones I've done they all just went right ba...   Jul 13, 2011 - 12:09 PM
- - jordisonjr   Great haha. Does that mean the my subframe is stri...   Jul 13, 2011 - 4:20 PM
- - zeus83   anyone tried replacing the front SS bushes...i gue...   Feb 26, 2012 - 1:52 PM
- - jordisonjr   Has anyone had issues with these wearing out fairl...   Aug 11, 2015 - 9:33 AM
- - Batman722   If you can move the arm/bushing then the bolt isn...   Aug 11, 2015 - 4:39 PM
|- - jordisonjr   QUOTE (Batman722 @ Aug 11, 2015 - 5...   Aug 12, 2015 - 8:29 AM
- - richee3   Those bushings have never even looked right in my ...   Aug 12, 2015 - 11:46 AM
|- - jordisonjr   QUOTE (richee3 @ Aug 12, 2015 - 12:4...   Aug 12, 2015 - 1:00 PM
- - richee3   Sounds exactly like mine. Like the control arm sit...   Aug 12, 2015 - 2:30 PM
|- - jordisonjr   QUOTE (richee3 @ Aug 12, 2015 - 3:30...   Aug 12, 2015 - 2:36 PM
- - richee3   I'm working on getting a replacement S54 but n...   Aug 12, 2015 - 2:51 PM
- - jordisonjr   Sorry man, Ill be sure to keep this thread updated...   Aug 12, 2015 - 4:12 PM
- - Batman722   One thing I noticed on other bushings I've put...   Aug 12, 2015 - 5:30 PM
- - richee3   It's actually sitting kind of decent right now...   Aug 12, 2015 - 7:38 PM
- - jordisonjr   That's almost exactly how mine looks as well, ...   Aug 13, 2015 - 8:35 AM
- - chacha   Sorry to bring up and old post, but need clarifica...   Jan 21, 2021 - 6:06 AM


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