Front Suspension poly bushings

[green-lantern]

Just an FYI, 2nd gen cars and up use a different style rear lower control arm bushing.

Great work!

Yes they are, I've been looking for these damn things for a long time and thought I'd found them but they didn't list them as 3s bushing. Anyway after a thread on BAWC and some looking into it Hans said he would order 3 sets since it's cheaper for him. Turns out after he bought them they did confirm that they fit a 3s. I haven't installed mine yet but they do look the same. I haven't touched my car since it started making the trans noise. I'm pissed at it. Anyway if anybody wants a set contact Hans, he saved me a good bit going through him.

[Bloodlust182]

Ah yes, i knew there was something I forgot to mention in the write up. =/

[fastfalcon94]

I spoke with GZP today because my poly bushing order has been backordered for a month. I guess the company that makes Whiteline bushings is in North Korea and they have been falling behind. He's going to be swapping front control arm bushings over for superpro for now. But awesome work. You might as well keep going with this and make diff/rear subframe bushings as well. Do all the drawings up and have ES release a full kit

[Bloodlust182]

I spoke with GZP today because my poly bushing order has been backordered for a month. I guess the company that makes Whiteline bushings is in North Korea and they have been falling behind. He's going to be swapping front control arm bushings over for superpro for now. But awesome work. You might as well keep going with this and make diff/rear subframe bushings as well. Do all the drawings up and have ES release a full kit

I just did my rear diff bushings with solid aluminium bushings and my rear subframe bushings are filled solid with window weld poly so unless someone can get me dimensions on the rear bushings (with a dial caliper) I wouldn't make those. Now some bushings for the rear lower control arms I would be interested in doing if someone sent me a set i could work with.

[fastfalcon94]

I made my own rear subframe and poly bushings as well. I didn't use any solid fill, I just bought oversized poly and carved it down. I don't need them myself anymore either, but I think it would be a nice product for other members. I bought 1 brand new stock bushing for each of the rear before I made mine so I could have an idea on what size poly to order. I could measure those if you wanted. That's 1 diff bushing, one rear subframe rear bushing, and 1 front subframe front bushing. I have a digital caliper too, just need to get a new battery for it.

[Bloodlust182]

Alright yea, that would be awesome. Could you just give me a rough sketch with dimensions of the bushings + sleeve inside diameters? I could get some drawings made up of those pretty easy as they will never see movement like the front ones do.

[fastfalcon94]

Here is a video I made that kind of shows you how I designed mine. But yeah I'll give you some dimensions this week.

[Bloodlust182]

Bolts came in, updated first post. Hans says the rear location bushings will ship to me Wednesday =/. I cant wait to get this on my car and finally have sold feeling front end!

[Streamln1]

The large bushing is by far the most expensive one to make, at least to make it right, I bought mine from superpro a long time ago and paid over $130 for the pair. I has to be a sleeved bushing where the center tube is actually mounted to the poly, the poly actually flexes when the suspension moves rather than slipping on the control arm.

I noticed in the manual your not supposed to tighten the rear arm bolt until the car is sitting on the ground, makes sense so the load on the poly is centered. Just FYI for longevity of the part.

Also, be careful, the brackets may look the same but one is for right and one is for left, and it does matter which way you install the bushing too.

[Bloodlust182]

Im just going by the manual that says this is/was how you mount the bracket / bushing :


No word from ES yet, bushings have shipped from GZP!