trailing arm & control arm bushes

[wildturkey]

I'll be upgrading the:

* rear trailing arm bushes

* rear control arms bushes

on my 89 RS leggy. Will the old ones come out easy.....or do they need a bit of persuasion with the trusty hammer!!........or do I need to get them pressed out and new ones pressed in? (wana avoid cost if i can)

Any advice to make the job as easy as possible appreciated. cheers

[funkytown]

i think you mean trailing arms? ???

[wildturkey]

 funkytown said:

i think you mean trailing arms? ???

that's what it says

[funkytown]

 wildturkey']

[quote name='funkytown said:

i think you mean trailing arms? ???

/quote]

that's what it says

look at the title of your thread mr smarty edit my post... ;D

[wildturkey]

 funkytown']

[quote name='funkytown said:

i think you mean trailing arms? ???

/quote]

that's what it says

look at the title of your thread mr smarty edit my post... ;D

I did look.......it says trailing.......wotchu talkin bout willis?

[PhatRS]

Too much Christmas cheer already for my Funky haha.

Wildturkey, you could get the entire trailing arm kits that include the adjustable bars too, then you dont have to worry bout getting bushes out, there are kits with urethane bushes and Redline do a solid pillow ball mounted one if you want something even firmer. Just a thought.

[BC5RA]

You could do a rear trailing/control arm conversion from WRX.

And replace the bushes pre install, that way you could upgrade to the nicer looking swaybar links.

[Guest boostin]

And these will fit too...

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Car-parts-accessories/Performance/Suspension-braces/auction-261978788.htm

[BC5RA]

Price is spot on!

Hmmm

[Guest boostin]

You will need the later C type sway bar links too.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Car-parts-accessories/Performance/Suspension-braces/auction-262011440.htm

He says front but the picture is of rears. Buy it and hold him to the product pictured. I have told him before they're rears not fronts and he hasn't changed it or the price.

[wildturkey]

 BC5RA said:

You could do a rear trailing/control arm conversion from WRX.

And replace the bushes pre install, that way you could upgrade to the nicer looking swaybar links.

Ahh......I like that idea. so just a strait rex control arm swap over.........nice

[wildturkey]

 boostin said:

And these will fit too...

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Car-parts-accessories/Performance/Suspension-braces/auction-261978788.htm

yep I saw those.........nice price too

[wildturkey]

thanks for the advice guys..............good stuff

[Guest Bemrose]

 wildturkey said:

thanks for the advice guys..............good stuff

you wont ever get a wof with these without modds

plus you need a cert

[wildturkey]

 Bemrose']

[quote name='wildturkey said:

thanks for the advice guys..............good stuff

/quote]

you wont ever get a wof with these without modds

plus you need a cert

Hi........I wont get a wof with after market control arms?........or even rex control arms?..............they both need cert?

[Guest boostin]

Rex ones you will, that's what I've got and they're fine.

Yeah i guess strictly speaking they should be certed. You could get some and fit them and try and get a WOF. Just don't take it to VTNZ or any of those WOF nazis.

[Guest Bemrose]

if you car has ABS then its pretty much a no go

i have the full set on my rex, and there is only ONE bracket for the ABS when there needs to be 2, and no a cable tie doesn't work so i am told lol

[Guest Bemrose]

aah sorry, just remember i have the set of 6 arms for the rear, and the auction if for 2,

i have a extra arms which hold those cables , and they are the ones i had big problems with !

this is before i could put the other arms on!

[wildturkey]

 Bemrose said:

if you car has ABS then its pretty much a no go

i have the full set on my rex, and there is only ONE bracket for the ABS when there needs to be 2, and no a cable tie doesn't work so i am told lol

no abs on my car

[Guest Bemrose]

deff a good buy then

worked a dream on my rex, couldn't believe the difference

[Hailz]

 Bemrose said:

deff a good buy then

worked a dream on my rex, couldn't believe the difference

What were the differences you noticed just out of curiosity?

[Guest Bemrose]

 Hailz']

[quote name='Bemrose said:

deff a good buy then

worked a dream on my rex, couldn't believe the difference

/quote]

What were the differences you noticed just out of curiosity?

like its on tracks, so firm and stiff

well well worth the money, its hard to explain before and after

[scottiescottiescottie]

What about the trailing arm? Anyone ever got the factory rubber bush out to replace?

[Optical]

easiest thing to do is burn them out... otherwise you'll need a press or some tough mechanism to force them out

aftermarket ones vary, some are press in by hand (eg powerflex) others require a press

[scottiescottiescottie]

thanks, got my mate to press them out...