Then it was on to the bushings, not easy to do if it's your first time. Had to burn out the bushing part and then cut out the inner sleeve that was left over.
I kinda cut a little bit into the RLCA, but I think it will be fine.

The last one was a biatch and would not come out no matter how many times I pounded on it with my chissel and hammer.

I had to cut the lip of one side of the bushing in order for it to press in. I used lube and all but I couldn't get that motha to go in. Maybe I'm a weakling end result is this

Next I will do my FLCA bushings with ball joints. YAY!

i just had a shop do the whole rears

im pretty lazy i completely disassembled everything and just told em i wanted the old ones out and these back in....

it wasnt that expensive for the lack of time i had to apply to it

thats the one thing i regret....my back hurts =[[[

So do I, brand new box and haven't touched one yet. haha

Me too. 'Cept I've had mine for going on 5 years now...

Profound.

haha i've had mine for about a half a year. lol

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epitemy of laziness lol

yeah, Id say so...

all of you get off your punk asses and install these bushing sets...youll thank yourself, and whats the big deal it only takes like 10-20 minutes to do the whole set...its much much easier than you think...

I promise

Its the coilovers killing your back, not the bushings, Ive got the solid bushings myself.

Euro-Spec Glass Headlight pics

SPL Solid Aluminum Subframe and Differential Bushing review

I feel shame...

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yeah, Id say so... all of you get off your punk asses and install these bushing sets...youll thank yourself, and whats the big deal it only takes like 10-20 minutes to do the whole set...its much much easier than you think... I promise

Ok! I'm determined to do my s13's master bushing kit install before I sell my s14! I'm gonna buy pineapple subframe bushings from SPL and get cracking! Osu!

do it man. you'll hate it while intsalling em, but love your car soo much more afterwards. night and day difference for me

other than an SR

lol

if you turn the dampening down alittle that'll help your back

To be truthful, though... I've already done all the bushings that come with upgrading your front & rear sway bars... I wonder how much change I'll feel in that case...

Yeah i agree. I have solid bushings too and I think it rides way nicer than with the rubber ones.

lets just say that i didnt buy the whole kit, because i plan on replacing my swaybars & endlinks any way. so that s*** is stock. but all i had was coils, & when i installed the bushings it was a huge difference. & like stated, when you do the lca's & upright's its a big diff. before, there was this one turn that had a pretty serious crest @ the apex, & i would have to counter steer when the susupension loaded going over it. now, the bushings eat that turn alive, and the car is less twitchy. if you didnt live so damn far away i'd b down to help you w/the install. its soo much faster if you have 2ppl

Ditto

Man, I appreciate that! But I've got plenty of ppl to help out. I''ve just been exceedingly lazy. There's really no excuse considering I've got two perfectly fine, running 240's so I'll never be without transportation...

Not only have I been putting this off, but I've also delayed installing:
-s13 chuki side skirts
-s13 kouki rear valances
-s13 248/232 cam swap
-s13 undented oil pan
-s13 customized tail lights
-s14 kouki side skirts
-s14 radio trim
-s14 replacement front bumper
But on the good side of things... I did put a new battery in the s14 today! Good, yes? No?

front
Lower control arms

rear
lower control arms and bushings in the rear knuckle.

i disagree. the knuckle w/new es bushngs & rlca's alone made a huge difference. then when i stuck my adj. arms & spherical bearings in there was not more rear end deflection & the car is super predictable when stepping the rear out. i say do em all, u got the kit & everything is apart. might as well

Yay! I finished the FLCA bushings w/ ball joints.

Burned out the bushing but kept the sleeve (have to) then I went to town on it with a dremel with sand paper attachment. Removing the rubber was such a PITA for me.

Fresh bushings getting pressed in. So easy to install, I pushed them in with my hands.

Feels great knowing that I'm rolling on fresh bushings and ball joints

Next is tie rods and then on to the SPL arms and stance's that I bought in June But not before I slap on that KAAZ that I got coming in the mail...

Modified by maj Andres at 4:57 PM 11/16/2009

good stuff man. thats my next project as well. my left front lca is bent. so im buying a new set from frsports & then gonna press in some black ES poly like you did

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nice job man. I really want to get my front LCA's done the most... I think it would help my turn-in feel.

i noticed a moderate improvement on turn in w/my peak performance tension rods. but the biggest impovement ive felt was from aluminum subframe collars. the car turns in much quicker now and feels more stable too. there only 60 something bucks and the only downside is the added differential noise, but i dont mind it for the performance those lil guys add