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How hard is it to replace bushings in the rear LCA? Press needed?

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hydrolic press with large sockets will work... or you can just drop them off at any shop that does suspension repair for a nominal fee... or i meant to say an arm and a leg...

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lemme guess...snapped a bolt in there?

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no i have an 88 with the ball style strut mount. I got a rear disk setup from a 90 Si and it came with all control arms including the more popular fork style strut mount setup. problem, bushings look like complete ass. They're not centered, and all cracked.

On a side note. the big trailing arm bushing is got a few little cracks but is still kinda "rubbery". should I replace this one too or just use it?

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it will be expensive, like lots of money ;D

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it won't be that much, but what are you're other options, buy a hydraulic press :-\ go ahead and spend the money to have it done before you put it all on and have to tear it down later to have them pressed out :-\

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try calling your local rental shops, thats what i did and i was able to press in/out all my bushings for 10bucks.
as far as the rear trailing arm bushing, ive been reading that its best to just stick with oem bushings, something that has to do with binding??
do a search on honda-tech...

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what kind of bushings

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Honda dealerships now sell the factory replacements, used to be you hd to buy a whole arm for about $300. The replacments cost about $35.

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yup, also you can get the mugen replacements if you want stiffer rubber to keep proper alignment vs polly

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Get Energy suspension bushings, I did just the ones for the struts with the arms on the car.

Basically, I cut out the rubber, and then took my air chisel with a sharp blade bit, put it in there at an angle and work the sleeve a bit, basically be a deep scar in one side, I then carefully placed the bit on the edge of the sleeve and let her go, they just popped out. And it wasn't too much work. The Energy Suspension bushings just slide in then, as they come in halves. A little grease and they work good to go. Get the black ones as they are carbon impregnated to avoid squeaks.

The trailing arm bushings I did in the same way, except that comes in one peice. I just bought a long 3/4" bolt, took an old MK3 VW strut mount and some washers to press than in by hand, again, with only undoing the 2 bolts right at the bushing, pretty easy.

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you can do pretty muck all of them with the right amounts of grease and a bench vice. If te trailing arm ones look ok i'd leave them (unless you are all about suspension, and think you need them) the energy kit doesn't include them, you have to buy them seperately, and they are a bitch to take out/ reinstall, that and you will only feel a difference with those particular bushings if you drive real hard. they do make a difference, on a track/canyon car though.

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nah, not a track car at all.. daily driver actually..

Well.. i have good news.. Moving out in may.. me and the GF have 12g saved up, only going to cost 5-6 to move out, I get half of the left over for car ----!! boooya!

I might just go w/ stock replacements....

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possible change... should I just get these.. if you factor in the cost of new bushings and the labor to press in and out these are probably the same right...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2455466451

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yeah, i have a set on my car, they look nice from behind too, especially with a tie bar also ;D

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ya poly bushings give 4 a ruff ass ride

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yea i agree with poly bushings the ride is a little firmer. My driveway is dirt and i swear i can feel every single rock, pebble and debris i run over but on the street its cool.

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you have that exact one, but for a 00 si? or different brand?

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they're a different brand, but they're all the same, kind of like a 200+ dollar aem cai, as opposed to a 30 dollar ebay special............

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energy bushings=stiffer ride=better handling=lots of work if you swap them yourself=lots of money if you have someone else do the work=reason id did mine myself.

doesn't hurt to have a torch handy either. oh, and a second car so you can take your time.