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Old 11-28-2006, 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by cdaleracer669' post='846788' date='Nov 27 2006, 12:13 PM

i think someone else got it done for around $300
It's a whole lot cheaper if you remove the parts yourself (control arms, etc.), and take them along with the new bushings to a shop. That eliminates all the burning/scraping/pressing and such. The sway bar end link bushings are easily done by hand, the bigger ones are more difficult.
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Old 11-28-2006, 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by nismo convert' post='846828' date='Nov 27 2006, 01:27 PM

I guess if you're a girl, I used my hands, but there was a tough one, so I used my Bench vise.




I suppose that makes me a girl as well. I used a press.
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Old 11-28-2006, 09:25 PM
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Sometimes you can use a nut, bolt and a couple "fender" washers to pull them in.
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Old 11-28-2006, 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by cymfc3s' post='847062' date='Nov 28 2006, 08:31 PM

I suppose that makes me a girl as well. I used a press.




Yes, yes it does.
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Old 11-29-2006, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by cdaleracer669' post='846788' date='Nov 27 2006, 09:13 AM

i think someone else got it done for around $300


and let another man toutch my cars undercarriage? No way hose-a, thats like lettin 'im stick his hand up my ol lady's skirt.



yowza!
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Or you just Happen to have a complete front and rear subrame in you garage and swap the parts out as needed...... It helps anyway.
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Originally Posted by fc3s4utnv' post='847215' date='Nov 29 2006, 09:44 PM

Or you just Happen to have a complete front and rear subrame in you garage and swap the parts out as needed...... It helps anyway.




Thats what I did, Having spare everything is great. No worrying about taking your car out of commission. Ect.
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Originally Posted by nismo convert' post='847257' date='Nov 30 2006, 03:56 AM

Thats what I did, Having spare everything is great. No worrying about taking your car out of commission. Ect.


yep thats the way to go, even if you just bought a pair of control arms
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Originally Posted by cymfc3s' post='847062' date='Nov 28 2006, 05:31 PM

I suppose that makes me a girl as well. I used a press.
Tell us something we don't know!



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Originally Posted by j9fd3s' post='847316' date='Nov 30 2006, 02:43 PM

yep thats the way to go, even if you just bought a pair of control arms
Be sure to get S4, with the replaceable ball joints.
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