I am planning on ordering some of the polyurethane bushings from either PST or Energy Suspension.I thought I might do it myself this week,but would like to know if any of you might have anything to point out before I jump into it,or is it a simple in and out thing?Do I need any special equipment,procedures,etc.?? I was going to take it to a shop to get it done,but most of them will only use their own parts,and I don't want to replace them with OE stuff.
So, if any of you can offer any advice,I would sure appreciate it.Thanks

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what bushings? the control arm or sway bar? the sway bar is real straight forward R&R the control arms are another matter. look in you manual to get an idea of what you're up aginst.

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Make sure you come back and let us know the results!!

I believe the control arm bushings need to be pushed in/out with a press. A machine shop would have that equipment, and wouldn't care what bushings you're putting in.

Harbor Freight http://www.harborfreight.com sells some presses on the cheap, but shipping takes a while, unless you get some special shipping option.


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I replaced my A-arm bushings, with energy suspension bushings, several years ago. Let me just say that if you dont have plenty of tools and plenty of mechanical experience, dont do it yourself. You have to lift the front end off the ground, compress the coil springs, unbolt the two A-arm mounting bolts, then change the bushings. I made a tool so that I could pull out the bushings, and press in the new ones without completely removing the A-arm from the car. When you finish you should have the car realigned, so this would be a good time to do the struts or ball joints if needed. Good luck.

 

That's all I needed to know.Thanks guys.

 

Its really not that hard. It takes a little time, but nothing you can't handle. This is my first time doing it and the only problem I had was a tie rod end with no threads from PST. They also sent me an end that had been zerk fitted and greased by someone else.

 

My recommendation is ES over PST. There is a reason why PST kits cost less. They consist of import components of lower quality. You can press out the LCA bushings yourself using a bench vise with the right size sleeves to back up the LCA while they are being pressed out. Good luck, Lon.

 

If you're doing the control arm bushings, you might want to get a coil spring compressor just to keep your *** safe.

Hey, RSpeed. Can you email me a pic of your car? I'm taking some of mine maybe tomorrow if I can get a hold of a digital camera. I'll email you mine.