As of today, this bushing setup has been driven on multiple occasions and the rear suspension feels much more solid than it did before with the oem bushings. To address any comments about "premature wear" I'm uncertain where the concern with this is. These bushing are made out of a stronger material than the OEM bushings and the ONLY part that was touched was the very outer lip of ONE side of the bushing- the rest of the bushing structure was left intact. These bushings come with a little depression in one side (shown in the video) and virtually all I did was exaggerate this feature. In addition to this, the completely intact center section of the bushing mainly has vertical force loads acting on it. For everyone who still has questions about this, I will be tracking the wear on these and IF there is ever any slight indication that trimming these 6 slots into the one end with a dremmel reinforced cutting wheel (virtually sanded the grooves into the bushing) has in any way compromised the performance of these bushings I will certainly post a video about it. I just wanted to share how I was able to complete a bushing install w/o a press and that was difficult to accomplish with a vice. Again, do this at your own risk.
bigfredo2987 thanks for watching. I want to post an update video soon, please let me know what you would like to see to help prove the bushings' integrity. I've been getting a lot of negative comments on this video. These have been on for a year or a little longer now and have seen both street and tracktime. This is by NO means the Correct way to install these, just merely "A Way" to get the job done without a press (as the title suggests).
I was hesitant to post this at first because I wanted to make sure these would work well before sharing the process. So some cautionary advice: TRY THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK. I will most definitely post an updated video after some driving- I'm curious about how they will work as well. This process was used on these rear knuckles and the rear control arms. I'm hoping to have some results to share within the next few months; weather permitting. Just to provide a little more info on this: Everything is still tight since the bushing part around the inner sleeve wasn't disturbed (just the one lip on the bushing), both lips are resting on the outsides of their respective sockets (fully installed like they should be), and actually the inner sleeve made everything tighter. Both "lips" on either end of the bushing are fairly thick too, so the "cut/grooved" side does still have some structure. The cuts/grooves really helped to facilitate just enough room for flex and allow for less distortion of the bushing during the install. I'm thinking since the arms surround these (in addition to the main part of the bushing remaining intact and the overall tightness of the fit), hopefully the bushings will still work well. There is one video on here where someone cuts the polyurethane part of the bushings in half to install them.
As of today, this bushing setup has been driven on multiple occasions and the rear suspension feels much more solid than it did before with the oem bushings. To address any comments about "premature wear" I'm uncertain where the concern with this is. These bushing are made out of a stronger material than the OEM bushings and the ONLY part that was touched was the very outer lip of ONE side of the bushing- the rest of the bushing structure was left intact. These bushings come with a little depression in one side (shown in the video) and virtually all I did was exaggerate this feature. In addition to this, the completely intact center section of the bushing mainly has vertical force loads acting on it. For everyone who still has questions about this, I will be tracking the wear on these and IF there is ever any slight indication that trimming these 6 slots into the one end with a dremmel reinforced cutting wheel (virtually sanded the grooves into the bushing) has in any way compromised the performance of these bushings I will certainly post a video about it.
I just wanted to share how I was able to complete a bushing install w/o a press and that was difficult to accomplish with a vice. Again, do this at your own risk.
i used a vice to press them in on my 96 camaro. i was afraid i was going to break the el cheapo vice but it survived.
Looks smart way but why bush company does not design it like yours?
Ohhh ok. So ruin the bushing to install. Got it.
bigfredo2987 thanks for watching. I want to post an update video soon, please let me know what you would like to see to help prove the bushings' integrity.
I've been getting a lot of negative comments on this video. These have been on for a year or a little longer now and have seen both street and tracktime. This is by NO means the Correct way to install these, just merely "A Way" to get the job done without a press (as the title suggests).
for anyone who gave this a "thumbs down" vote, please leave a comment. I am interested to know your reasoning.
Seems like this would cause premature wear. I would love to see an update video
I was hesitant to post this at first because I wanted to make sure these would work well before sharing the process. So some cautionary advice: TRY THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK.
I will most definitely post an updated video after some driving- I'm curious about how they will work as well. This process was used on these rear knuckles and the rear control arms. I'm hoping to have some results to share within the next few months; weather permitting.
Just to provide a little more info on this:
Everything is still tight since the bushing part around the inner sleeve wasn't disturbed (just the one lip on the bushing), both lips are resting on the outsides of their respective sockets (fully installed like they should be), and actually the inner sleeve made everything tighter. Both "lips" on either end of the bushing are fairly thick too, so the "cut/grooved" side does still have some structure. The cuts/grooves really helped to facilitate just enough room for flex and allow for less distortion of the bushing during the install.
I'm thinking since the arms surround these (in addition to the main part of the bushing remaining intact and the overall tightness of the fit), hopefully the bushings will still work well.
There is one video on here where someone cuts the polyurethane part of the bushings in half to install them.