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MakotoS13 · 07-24-2004, 01:38 PM

so i've been installing my energy suspension bushing kit. all of em are in and perfect cept for the front and rear control arm bushings. Front Strut Rod Bushings, front sway bar bushings, rack and pinion bushings, rear sway bar bushings, and rear sub frame inserts... now the control arms are kicking my BUTT.

it is a very rare thing for me to leave something to a professional. either its something i can't get perfectly perfect, i simply can't figure it out, or i'm pretty sure i'd kill myself trying to accomplish it. so i tried to tackle the front control arms and round one ended in a bitter defeat. i felt like goliath vs david. a freaking pussy. so my next idea was to press the bushing out with a large bolt and a bushing press.

right about now is where the sinister horror movie music cues up.

everything looked good then the bolt started doing a leaning tower of piza impression and BA'AM it turned into a tomahawk missle headed for my rib.

nailed... by a bolt.

my rib is bruised like a mofo. it broke the freakin skin... eek. i guess i got off light but monday a tech is sposed to handle the situation.

i'll put a review up for the bushings when the car gets ready to roll. the kit is AWESOME. very good instructions, the best i've ever seen. actual photos. the rear subframe inserts, front strut rods (aide from needing them pressed in) and sway bar bushings are the easiest. CAKE. the only ones that gave me trouble were the rack and pinion and the obvious control arms (to be completed).

took me 4 hours for everything i've completed thus far with air tools and a lift.

element240 · 07-24-2004, 02:17 PM

it's your own fault for not wearing a bullet-proof vest

Andrew Bohan · 07-24-2004, 02:20 PM

420sx · 07-24-2004, 05:24 PM

i hope your ok Doug. you so silly.

max240 · 07-24-2004, 07:30 PM

The lower control arm bushings arent too bad to install.. You have to melt the old bushings out. use a propane torch and heat the outer metal sleeve of the bushing. you will see the bushing melt out off the outer edges. you can then press them out with a screwdriver. you can then push the es bushings into the outer sleeve by hand.. dont use the t/c bushings though, they will crack your lower control arms from too much twist load.. i have broken 2 arms before i just bought a pair of ball end rods..

AKADriver · 07-24-2004, 10:25 PM

word.. take those "strut rod" (tension rod) bushings OUT before they ruin your LCAs!

thelinja · 07-24-2004, 10:46 PM

dammit, I just installed TC bushings..

kanekz · 07-25-2004, 04:01 PM

Onetime...I stapled my finger with a stapler. It was weird feeling. I wanted to take the staple out..but thats actually the hardest part. While its in there..it doesnt hurt..but after you take it out..then it hurts. weeeeeee!

MakotoS13 · 07-25-2004, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AKADriver

word.. take those "strut rod" (tension rod) bushings OUT before they ruin your LCAs!

aw but that'll give me an excuse to get some SPL LCA's

ya don't think they'd bend those do ya?

max240 · 07-25-2004, 05:45 PM

they dont bend the arms they actually fatigue the metal until a large section breaks completely off!! If the spl arms are aluminum it will probably happen faster.

CHARLIE2020 · 08-08-2005, 11:47 AM

Why does the ES teinsion rod bushing do that?

***S14DB*** · 08-08-2005, 12:01 PM

Why did you feel the need to bump this?

MakotoS13 · 08-08-2005, 12:07 PM

dbya tea eff mate?

Mervyn · 08-08-2005, 12:08 PM

hope you feel better soon.

SochBAT · 08-08-2005, 12:24 PM

hahha, it happened when Doug-Eat-Doug did this a year ago. im sure he's healed. But im not sure if he's mentally stable, but so long as he's physically heal, the ladies will love.

Ian · 08-08-2005, 12:44 PM

so uhh...have your control arms broken off yet?

07-24-2004, 01:38 PM	#1
MakotoS13 BANNED Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Texas Age: 42 Posts: 4,205 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	nailed myself with a bolt so i've been installing my energy suspension bushing kit. all of em are in and perfect cept for the front and rear control arm bushings. Front Strut Rod Bushings, front sway bar bushings, rack and pinion bushings, rear sway bar bushings, and rear sub frame inserts... now the control arms are kicking my BUTT. it is a very rare thing for me to leave something to a professional. either its something i can't get perfectly perfect, i simply can't figure it out, or i'm pretty sure i'd kill myself trying to accomplish it. so i tried to tackle the front control arms and round one ended in a bitter defeat. i felt like goliath vs david. a freaking pussy. so my next idea was to press the bushing out with a large bolt and a bushing press. right about now is where the sinister horror movie music cues up. everything looked good then the bolt started doing a leaning tower of piza impression and BA'AM it turned into a tomahawk missle headed for my rib. nailed... by a bolt. my rib is bruised like a mofo. it broke the freakin skin... eek. i guess i got off light but monday a tech is sposed to handle the situation. i'll put a review up for the bushings when the car gets ready to roll. the kit is AWESOME. very good instructions, the best i've ever seen. actual photos. the rear subframe inserts, front strut rods (aide from needing them pressed in) and sway bar bushings are the easiest. CAKE. the only ones that gave me trouble were the rack and pinion and the obvious control arms (to be completed). took me 4 hours for everything i've completed thus far with air tools and a lift.

07-24-2004, 05:24 PM	#4
420sx Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Texas Age: 42 Posts: 3,960 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: 420sx Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i hope your ok Doug. you so silly. __________________ hydropgrahics! ls1......

07-25-2004, 04:01 PM	#8
kanekz Zilvia Addict Join Date: May 2002 Location: California Posts: 802 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Onetime...I stapled my finger with a stapler. It was weird feeling. I wanted to take the staple out..but thats actually the hardest part. While its in there..it doesnt hurt..but after you take it out..then it hurts. weeeeeee! __________________ Blitz!!

08-08-2005, 11:47 AM	#11
CHARLIE2020 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Socal Fontana Age: 48 Posts: 784 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Why does the ES teinsion rod bushing do that? __________________

08-08-2005, 12:01 PM	#12
*S14DB* AFC #1 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: 昨晩あなたのお母さんの家 Posts: 20,181 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Why did you feel the need to bump this? __________________ Comments should be taken as Opinions not as Statements of Fact

07-24-2004, 02:17 PM	#2
element240 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: MI Age: 39 Posts: 735 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	it's your own fault for not wearing a bullet-proof vest

07-24-2004, 02:20 PM	#3
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07-24-2004, 07:30 PM	#5
max240 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: california Posts: 43 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	The lower control arm bushings arent too bad to install.. You have to melt the old bushings out. use a propane torch and heat the outer metal sleeve of the bushing. you will see the bushing melt out off the outer edges. you can then press them out with a screwdriver. you can then push the es bushings into the outer sleeve by hand.. dont use the t/c bushings though, they will crack your lower control arms from too much twist load.. i have broken 2 arms before i just bought a pair of ball end rods..

07-24-2004, 10:25 PM	#6
AKADriver Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Springfield, VA Age: 43 Posts: 3,517 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	word.. take those "strut rod" (tension rod) bushings OUT before they ruin your LCAs!

07-24-2004, 10:46 PM	#7
thelinja Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,466 Trader Rating: (3) Rides Gallery: thelinja Feedback Score: 3 reviews	dammit, I just installed TC bushings..

07-25-2004, 05:45 PM	#10
max240 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: california Posts: 43 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	they dont bend the arms they actually fatigue the metal until a large section breaks completely off!! If the spl arms are aluminum it will probably happen faster.

08-08-2005, 12:07 PM	#13
MakotoS13 BANNED Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Texas Age: 42 Posts: 4,205 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	dbya tea eff mate?

08-08-2005, 12:08 PM	#14
Mervyn Zilvia Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Uh Posts: 277 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	hope you feel better soon.

08-08-2005, 12:24 PM	#15
SochBAT Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Abilene, TX Age: 39 Posts: 6,428 Trader Rating: (9) Rides Gallery: SochBAT Feedback Score: 9 reviews	hahha, it happened when Doug-Eat-Doug did this a year ago. im sure he's healed. But im not sure if he's mentally stable, but so long as he's physically heal, the ladies will love.