energy suspension bushings

[robertcoupe]

i have been working on a 300zx 5-lug swap and while the parts are out im replacing the bushings to polyurethane ones. im using the 300zx rear aluminum spindle and got a z32 rear lower mount for my coils. now im looking at the rubber bushing where the z32 coil mount bolts to the spindle. my 240sx urethane kit doesnt have a z32 mount and i have been communicating with a dealer and i would have to buy the z32 rear spindle kit. i dont want to drop $70 for 2 bushings and have an a$$ load of extra bushings rolling around.

is there a place that sells polyurethane bushings individually?

[s13_chris]

I don't know the answer to your question but you live in eureka up in humboldt & or sac? Pics of your car man? I dont know to many 240 enthusiasts in my area around here.

[hilux30]

Go buy some aluminum stock (chunk of solid aluminum stick) take it to a machine shop with the spindle and tell him... or her.. to machine a bushing to fit, and have him press it in, the aluminum cost me $5 and the shop charged $45, thats what I did, not because of the $70 but down time

[TiDOxs]

i work at kragen and i know we carry extra energy suspension bushings in separate cases.

[Dammitboy]

Been there. Try http://www.suspension.com/

Ask for Bruce, he's got em'.

[disrupt]

Sorry But i have to strongly disagree on the idea of using SOLID Aluminum Bushing in the shock mount location. It needs to be able to flex a little bit so it doesn't damage the shock mount itself or more importantly your coil overs. Think about it. No matter how solid your suspension arms are, there is going to be some twist to the suspension on the same plane the wheel rotates from acceleration or braking. this would put the stock mount and coilover in bending. which over time may result in fatiguing problems AKA cracking.

My advice, what little it may be worth, is cough up the money for nismo bushing from courtesy parts, polyurethane bushing or those really nice, ridiculously expensive heim bearings from SPL motor sports.

[24j0hn]

I don't know the answer to your question but you live in eureka up in humboldt & or sac? Pics of your car man? I dont know to many 240 enthusiasts in my area around here.

my friends name is Quincy

[robertcoupe]

I don't know the answer to your question but you live in eureka up in humboldt & or sac? Pics of your car man? I dont know to many 240 enthusiasts in my area around here.

I live and am from humboldt and go to sac about every other weekend. and am planning to move to sac. I bought my car from jon hamilton. I would post my car, but its red. For some reason the red 240's I see all have the clear peeling off.

Thank you all who came to help me in this problem that seems would be more common. I'm going to follow up on these leads on Monday when the shops are open again.

[hilux30]

you are right if he was using the stock 240 rear spindle, but the Z32 spindle pivots on the same arc as the suspention, which greatly reduces stress and bind. I've has this set up for few years on Z32 spinles and no problems. And i only resulted to this because most tuner shops were punks on selling seperate bushings, and I was at a bind and no quick solutioins. But I must say I'm glad I did the aluminum, alond with the diff. to subframe mounts and rear tow arms

[robertcoupe]

Been there. Try http://www.suspension.com/

Ask for Bruce, he's got em'.

So cool. Thank you a bunch Dammitboy. Bruce was very cool about it. He sold me the pair for $40. He said he bought that bushing in bulk from energy suspension. It was the only way they would part with the one size of bushing.

[Dammitboy]

Glad it worked, Bruce is the best there.

[maj Andres]

What part no. is it? I don't remember seeing any when I checked last time