Bushes - Replaced the major ones!

[Rice_4_life]

nice write up, need to get around to replacing mine as well.
How did you manage the rear trailing arm bushes ? Did you hammer them out ? Wheel alignment afterwards ?

[FastFwd]

im getting a front and rear wheel alignment in a week..

Trailing arm i cut out wit a electic saw and then hammered it out and chucked the whole trailing arm bush into a fire where i was left with just the exterior ring which you slide over the ES bushing.

For the Mugen ones Beeza has it comes complete...so u dont need to do any of that.

hitting it out with the hammer works well...few good hits and you start to see it move.

[beeza]

nice write up, need to get around to replacing mine as well.
How did you manage the rear trailing arm bushes ? Did you hammer them out ? Wheel alignment afterwards ?

As stated,I had them installed by my main man,Geoff

I will get a wheel alignment soon,unless Deano will do a DIY on setting up your own suspension

[Rice_4_life]

I see, we used to just mallet them out (rubber mallets) and hammer them back in.

[beeza]

I dare say that's what he done.The tool needing to be a custom fit over the outer rim of the edge I guess..

[kairi_k]

damm $280 for installation!! bargain

[beeza]

For sure Aye!!

Cheers

[EK1.6LCIV]

I love this thread, more than half of mine are on the hitlist for next month, including castors...

any play in yours? I found a small ammount of play in mine during a wheel alignment, Mugen make anything?

great read tho and props left

[beeza]

Thanks Ryan!!

What do you mean by any play in them?

I just ordered some Mugen Rear LCA bushes from Yonas,$210.So I got them plus the Front LCA bushes too do next.

Here's the printout from the wheel alignment after new tyres and bushes,any feedback is greatly apprecited!

Dont hurt ya neck!

[FastFwd]

how much was all four wheels aligned cost?

[beeza]

55 er'

[cnez]

need to replace bushings on mine too. found this AWESOME article showing how it can be done:

http://www.superstreetonline.com/tec...098/index.html

Apparently the rear trailing arm is a pain in the a**. But to make ES trailing arm install easier:

"The guys at Energy Suspension use a washer on both sides and a nut and bolt combo to start the bushing. Once the bushing begins to slide into the trailing arm, the bolt, nut, and washers can be removed. The bushing should then pop into place with little help."

edit: the rear trailing arms are first on my list. any experiences on only replacing rear trailing arm bushing with the ES ones and leaving all other bushes stock? (sry for the possible hijack :P)