Bushings Replacement DIY for Rear Lower Control Arm / Swing arm

[Fifty150hs]

Originally Posted by andrewwynn

You can wrap sheet metal inside clamp to make up the difference


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That works too.

[Bmwe5320023.0]

These were junk, even though rated #1 on Amazon.
Went to Napa, got good quality clamps, job was a breeze! I'll post sized in a bit!

[Bdc101]

Originally Posted by Bmwe5320023.0

These were junk, even though rated #1 on Amazon.

Isn't that kind of Amazon's whole business model? Supply cheap crap and make up fake reviews to make it look great?

[Bmwe5320023.0]

Originally Posted by Bdc101

Isn't that kind of Amazon's whole business model? Supply cheap crap and make up fake reviews to make it look great?

Yes and no lol
I bought the subframe bushing removal tool from Amazon, no reviews, but geez that thing worked like butter! For $73 Canadian, which is like $50 usd

[Fifty150hs]

Originally Posted by Bmwe5320023.0

These were junk, even though rated #1 on Amazon.
Went to Napa, got good quality clamps, job was a breeze! I'll post sized in a bit!

Did you get the T bolt ones or regular ones. The regular ones aren't strong enough, they strip.

[Bmwe5320023.0]

Amazon ones didn't work. Even the nut would get stuck under pressure. Amazon broke when I was removing it. Piece of junk.
Got two from Napa.
Bigger one was 55-59mm in diameter.
Too big to fully compress the bushing, but good enough to compress it so I could put on the smaller one.
Smaller clamp was 51-55, was perfect to compress the bushing all the way. Also they worked so much better, and so much easier to tighten and loosen

[andrewwynn]

For future reference; grease is your friend!


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[Fifty150hs]

Originally Posted by andrewwynn

For future reference; grease is your friend!


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[nextelbuddy]

i need to do this. I replaced everything with the 20 piece Lemforder kit from FCP Euro and still cant get better than -2.5 camber in the rear and im chewing up tires in 6 months or less.

Alignment person pointed out the swing arm bushings but i told him i didnt see them as being available but i found this thread.


my question is do i replace both bushings in one swing arm? or only 1?

i planned on getting the Poly bushings from

https://psbushings.com/product/2-x-b...poly-psb-bush/


am i correct that i need to order 2 kits aka 4 bushings total for both swing arms?

[andrewwynn]

Camber not the cause of tire wear. But when bushing or ball joints go, the tires toe out on braking and that will shred tires very quickly.

Mine went thru the "redneck wear bars"* in Indy two weeks!

*Aka steel belts. Driving along about 69 mph one day and I hear the craziest sound. Pull over and find about 30" tail whipping around that's peeled off the tire.

Utility knife cut it off and drove the 45 min. home at a reasonable 50-55 mph. Swapped the tires with spares and ordered the full rear kit from FCP three next day.


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