Replacing your Bushes

[RichardK]

Originally Posted by JackieFan

I think the rear ARB bushes are acctually 25mm not 24mm because I got the 24mm ones and they still had a couple of mill gap at the split with the bolts done up.

Thanks for the product code for 25mm. Why they are 25mm I don't know, I was lead to believe they're 24mm. But what you say is correct, 24mm don't clamp round nicely.

Originally Posted by Adz

Nice one rich i just had my car motd this morning and got an advisory on my tie rod bushes so this will be usefull to me

Mine will be going back together this weekend Adz, I will do a how-to on changing the front bushes too

[RichardK]

Additional Photos of bushes & changing them:

I'll add to this as I finish doing the front ones!

REARS

Jacked up, subframe removed:



As it came off the car:







Rear subframe bushes (made especially from nylon):



Half way towards re-assembly:



Ready to go on:



FRONTS

Tie Rod Bushes:



Anti Roll Bar Link Pin Bushes:

[Magoo]

Nice thread, good to know enthusiastic people who are willing to go to these lengths and find all this info and share it.

Mine passed MOT today, but advised on rear bushes so this info is perfect.

Keep up the good work guys this forum is great and I'm looking forward to JAE and meeting you all.

[mr_turbo]

gota do my tca bushes very soon price is a bit steep thou but aint using standard bushes!

[umpkin]

have we found any main subframe bushes that fit the s12 yet??? as i think mine are fubbered, and dont have anyone with a laith or a lump of nylon to make them for me????

cheers

[blitz]

noltec from australia made one. but from what I've heard from aus-s12, the built quality of their bushings are not so good.

[Sharas]

I used a Prothane Total Kit for z31, thou it did not have the rear subframe bushes, and the ARB bushings didint fit at all (there was basicly any size except 25mm in the kit but, and i can cofirm that both the front ant the rear ARB's are 25mm), everything else fit just fine.
Then i bought the subframe bushes seperately from MMR http://www.mmr-direct.com/. I also bought the front control arm bushes from them, because i didint like how the z31 ones fit (you have to remove the outer metal liner (or whatever you call that thing ).

[Skid Skid]

got mine on order from mmr direct in the us should be here in a week or so