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s13irdie2 · 02-23-2005, 04:20 PM

hey
who here has aluminum subframe bushings? im deciding whether i should just get the subframe spacers or spend the extra 50 and get the aluminum bushings. i take my car to the tracks like once a month and i was wondering if anyone has experience with both.

AzNCmB · 02-23-2005, 06:42 PM

i have the aluminum spacers.....been on my car for like a year or less now...they are great...
i installed them with a factory se sway bar on my base model s14....and after they went on, the rear was more stable... nothing dramatic but it was noticeable

Dousan_PG · 02-23-2005, 06:48 PM

im getting my solid subframe bushingsin later this month.
should be fun

ive had spacers they are great, worththe money
doing the subframe is a bigger job. no fun w/o a lift im sure.

AzNCmB · 02-23-2005, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Dousan_PG

im getting my solid subframe bushingsin later this month.
should be fun

ive had spacers they are great, worththe money
doing the subframe is a bigger job. no fun w/o a lift im sure.

where are you getting the subframe bushings from? Do you need to press them in? if so, do you kno if autozone or advance have rental presses to do the job?

thanks

Dousan_PG · 02-23-2005, 07:03 PM

got them from a friend for free
doing it at their shop

i dont know if need press, mabye burn them out. my friends are showing me how, i have an extra S14 subframe putting them on

got the rear 2 bushings for diff cover froM SPLParts.com

i dont know who made the solid ones.

projectRDM · 02-23-2005, 08:22 PM

A press is recommended, but the correct blend of psychology and extreme violence will yield similiar, if not more painful, results.

Var · 02-23-2005, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dousan_PG

got them from a friend for free
doing it at their shop

i dont know if need press, mabye burn them out. my friends are showing me how, i have an extra S14 subframe putting them on

got the rear 2 bushings for diff cover froM SPLParts.com

i dont know who made the solid ones.

Everything with you is free free free. Share the wealth pa'tna

Dousan_PG · 02-23-2005, 08:48 PM

sure you can have my old subframe bushings.

Var · 02-23-2005, 08:53 PM

WIN!

i'm gonna go tell all my friends i'm gonna be sporting Aaron's old bushings.

s13irdie2 · 02-24-2005, 12:17 AM

thanks for the replies guys. so if you have the aluminum bushings, theres no need for subframe spacers right?

North240 · 02-24-2005, 09:53 AM

right

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DJPimpFlex · 02-24-2005, 09:16 PM

the spacers have been fine for me. I have the T3 ones and they have been a great (and cheep) addition. There a simple bolt on and it only takes hand tools and a big ass crow bar. Makes the rear end WAY more stable. I had upgraded linkage, springs and shocks and a VLSD and I actually felt the rear end twisting when I grip drove hard out of a corner. VERY WORTH the $50.

sideviewcivic · 02-25-2005, 12:05 AM

I got the 8-piece set from T3. Made a comparable difference equal to going from stock suspension to full-on Tein HEs,Tie rods, and tension rods. I also burned out the rubber bushings to get an extremely close tolerance. Next on agenda is to get the solid mount pieces.

s13irdie2 · 02-25-2005, 12:24 AM

do the collars work better than the poly spacers? for only 20 bucks more i might go with the collars.

sideviewcivic · 02-25-2005, 02:37 AM

poly spacers are if you don't want hardcore solid connection with the subframe. I enjoy hearing the clutch engaging and the rowing of the gears, and the sound and feeling of the car shaking from the lsd. go with the collars dont skimp out and get the poly bushings, go with 8-piece. that way you could go in steps, using initial 4 to see how it feels, then put the 4 in for very solid feeling in the subframe.

Drunk Bastard · 02-25-2005, 04:30 AM

I need to pick me up a set of the T3's

02-23-2005, 04:20 PM	#1
s13irdie2 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: southern cali Age: 38 Posts: 508 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	for you track guys with subframe bushings or spacers hey who here has aluminum subframe bushings? im deciding whether i should just get the subframe spacers or spend the extra 50 and get the aluminum bushings. i take my car to the tracks like once a month and i was wondering if anyone has experience with both. __________________ 1990 s13 IslandMotorsports, Inc.

02-23-2005, 06:48 PM	#3
Dousan_PG Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Orange County, California Age: 46 Posts: 16,640 Trader Rating: (23) Rides Gallery: Dousan_PG Feedback Score: 23 reviews	im getting my solid subframe bushingsin later this month. should be fun ive had spacers they are great, worththe money doing the subframe is a bigger job. no fun w/o a lift im sure. __________________ Aaron Pink GodziRa www.geocities.com/pink_godzira

02-23-2005, 07:03 PM	#5
Dousan_PG Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Orange County, California Age: 46 Posts: 16,640 Trader Rating: (23) Rides Gallery: Dousan_PG Feedback Score: 23 reviews	got them from a friend for free doing it at their shop i dont know if need press, mabye burn them out. my friends are showing me how, i have an extra S14 subframe putting them on got the rear 2 bushings for diff cover froM SPLParts.com i dont know who made the solid ones. __________________ Aaron Pink GodziRa www.geocities.com/pink_godzira

02-23-2005, 08:22 PM	#6
projectRDM Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 51 Posts: 13,812 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	A press is recommended, but the correct blend of psychology and extreme violence will yield similiar, if not more painful, results. __________________ FORMERLY R240NA Learn what's really going on and protect your assets now before they're gone forever: www.paypalsucks.com

02-23-2005, 08:48 PM	#8
Dousan_PG Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Orange County, California Age: 46 Posts: 16,640 Trader Rating: (23) Rides Gallery: Dousan_PG Feedback Score: 23 reviews	sure you can have my old subframe bushings. __________________ Aaron Pink GodziRa www.geocities.com/pink_godzira

02-23-2005, 06:42 PM	#2
AzNCmB Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: NOLA Age: 41 Posts: 1,144 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	i have the aluminum spacers.....been on my car for like a year or less now...they are great... i installed them with a factory se sway bar on my base model s14....and after they went on, the rear was more stable... nothing dramatic but it was noticeable

02-23-2005, 08:53 PM	#9
Var Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Norcal Age: 43 Posts: 5,032 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Var Feedback Score: 0 reviews	WIN! i'm gonna go tell all my friends i'm gonna be sporting Aaron's old bushings. __________________ Hi

02-24-2005, 12:17 AM	#10
s13irdie2 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: southern cali Age: 38 Posts: 508 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	thanks for the replies guys. so if you have the aluminum bushings, theres no need for subframe spacers right? __________________ 1990 s13 IslandMotorsports, Inc.

02-24-2005, 09:53 AM	#11
North240 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Portland, MAINE Age: 42 Posts: 350 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	right Please lengthen your message to at least 10 characters. __________________ ROUND 2

02-24-2005, 09:16 PM	#12
DJPimpFlex Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Age: 39 Posts: 6,158 Trader Rating: (115) Rides Gallery: DJPimpFlex Feedback Score: 115 reviews	the spacers have been fine for me. I have the T3 ones and they have been a great (and cheep) addition. There a simple bolt on and it only takes hand tools and a big ass crow bar. Makes the rear end WAY more stable. I had upgraded linkage, springs and shocks and a VLSD and I actually felt the rear end twisting when I grip drove hard out of a corner. VERY WORTH the $50. __________________

02-25-2005, 12:05 AM	#13
sideviewcivic BANNED Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: somewhere north of mexico Age: 40 Posts: 356 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I got the 8-piece set from T3. Made a comparable difference equal to going from stock suspension to full-on Tein HEs,Tie rods, and tension rods. I also burned out the rubber bushings to get an extremely close tolerance. Next on agenda is to get the solid mount pieces.

02-25-2005, 12:24 AM	#14
s13irdie2 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: southern cali Age: 38 Posts: 508 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	do the collars work better than the poly spacers? for only 20 bucks more i might go with the collars. __________________ 1990 s13 IslandMotorsports, Inc.

02-25-2005, 02:37 AM	#15
sideviewcivic BANNED Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: somewhere north of mexico Age: 40 Posts: 356 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	poly spacers are if you don't want hardcore solid connection with the subframe. I enjoy hearing the clutch engaging and the rowing of the gears, and the sound and feeling of the car shaking from the lsd. go with the collars dont skimp out and get the poly bushings, go with 8-piece. that way you could go in steps, using initial 4 to see how it feels, then put the 4 in for very solid feeling in the subframe.

02-25-2005, 04:30 AM	#16
Drunk Bastard Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,405 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	I need to pick me up a set of the T3's