Baldy

The other day, I was going around a turn, hit a bump, and nearly swerved into oncoming traffic. That's when I decided it was time to stop being cheap, and get the damn bushings.



I've bookmarked pegaru's install page, and mazdatrix's install page. Any special tools I should get? Any idea which sockets I should use? Should I use soap or some other lubricant? Any other tips would be appreciated.

75 Repu

how much Baldy?

Baldy

The pair was $40, if that's what you're asking. I'm not sure how much shipping is, racing beat doesn't tell you at the time of order.

75 Repu

Cool.. I have been thinking of eliminating that thing.. I hate it when I am going hard around a twisty road because the rear suddenly swerves out more..

neevosh

It's pretty straight forward. Just follow the how-to's and you should be OK. I left my dust shield on when I did mine. Also, a press makes it much easier to do. I tried with some sockets and bolts, but I couldn't get that thing to budge.

winger

yeah......they're easy to install...with a press!

foopy

ugh, i hate to ask:



wut are bushings and wut do they do?

Apex13B

foopy needs to get his hands dirty



Baldy, you might need to have a shop press them out for you.



I made my rear steer elim bushings out of delrin and a steel insert at work

Baldy

Being kinda stubborn, I'm gonna try and do it myself first. After hurting myself and breaking some stuff, I'll then take it to a shop.



Foopy, think of it like this. Under your car, a lot of suspension parts move all the time. When one metal part is connected to another metal part, you'd have metal on metal rubbing. You would hear screeching all the time, or you'd have to get under your car and grease everything all the time. So, where metal parts meet other metal parts, there is section of rubber mashed between them. As you could imagine, this rubber would wear out over time. This would allow more play in all these connections, so people replace them.



Another thought, bushings are like cartilage in your joints. If the cartilage wears out, bone rubs on bone. That's bad.



If someone else can think of a simpler explanation, feel free to add/amend.

Jims5543

You are going to love how the cars handles after you do this.



Save your stubborn *** some time and frustration after you take them off get them pressed out.



You might want to buy a urethane bushing set for the rear of the car while you have it apart.