Tanabe Rear Subframe Bushings
Tanabe Rear Subframe Bushings
I'm finally getting around to putting in my rear subframe bushings and I've gotten one of the old bushings out. However, when I do a test fit with the new Tanabe bushing they seem to be to small. They don't require any force to slip them in. This is mostly true on the upper bushing (Tanabe uses two bushings instead of a large one that goes all the way through.). The diagram shows a 240sx subframe and all of the bowl shaped washers and the box is labeled correctly so I think they're the right part but they don't seem right. It looks like the chassis will be able to move around. Has anyone else encountered this?
Are you talking about actual bushings, or aluminum subframe spacers? Are you talking about these?
http://www.tanabe-usa.com/drif...g.asp
http://www.tanabe-usa.com/drif...g.asp
Yeah, I went to their site yesterday afternoon and found that. The store I ordered them from advertised them as subframe bushings not these "collar" things. Now I have to get real bushings. I may go with the delrin bushings some body found on here once. They seem pretty hard but I'll have to go dig for the site again.
Yeah, that's why I was asking. I guess you already figured out that the Tanabe subfram spacers work with the bushing to stiffen everything up, and they aren't meant to replace the bushing. I know you can buy harder rubber bushings from Nismo through Courtesy Nissan. Also, SPL Parts makes metal subframe bushings that would make the Tanabe ones unnessecary.
http://www.splparts.com/
Go here, click on S-13, then click on multi-link, and scroll to the last thing on the page. You could buy these and then sell you Tanabe spacers. Good luck.
http://www.splparts.com/
Go here, click on S-13, then click on multi-link, and scroll to the last thing on the page. You could buy these and then sell you Tanabe spacers. Good luck.