The trailing arm bushings on Jaimie's car are torn through so they need to be replaced. I know that there is a tool out there for it and that people have them online for renting for about $50. I was wondering if anyone had one or if they have any ideas for replacing them. I am probably going to go with the mugen bushings since they are stronger than the Honda ones but don't bind like the energy suspension ones. Let me know your thoughts. It is the same bushing on 94+ integras and 88-00 civics.
Honda has since redesigned the trailing arm bushings they stock and they are the same as the Mugens now as far as I know. Get them from a dealership, I bought TA bushings from Majestic Honda, they were about $80 for the set plus S&H. Local dealerships were more, and Mugens are way pricey. Majestic's site is:
http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/
I know that the DA Integras have different bushings but didn't know the DC tegs were the same as Civics. The part# for the Civic bushings is
52385-SR3-000. I don't have the tool to do it, I was just going to whack em out with a hammer. I think that's what Jeff Kay & Harriet Tubman said they did on their 4th gen Civics. Jeff doesn't really check here anymore but he could give you the details since he's done it before, as can Bryan.
Zac, when I bought my civic Marc gave me a box of parts for it, I think a set of bushings are in there unopened. I will look tonight. I'd sell them to you if you wanted them.
Thanks guys, Chip definitely let me know if you have them because that would be easiest for me.
Chris, I knew about majestic honda and have used them before I just didn't know that they have changed the design for the bushings to be like the mugen ones. Even still the origional factory ones have lasted 200,000+ miles in Jaimie's car and I don't know if we are going to keep it for another 200,000. I called Jeff and he said he just used a hammer and a punch. I am thinking about doing this. He said he had the trailing arm completely out of the car though because he was converting the rear to disks. I would be doing it by only unbolting the front and dropping it below the bottom of the car.
I might take a C-clamp to one to see how tight it is pressed in to see if I can do it that way. Shouldn't be too much of a press considering what direction the forces are going through the bushing(engineering moment). For putting the new ones in I was thinking on freezing them as much as I can and putting them in on a warmer day.
Looks like what I have are rear lower control arm bushings for a 90-00 integra from prothane
Also have a pair of rear control arms from an integra with urethane bushings already installed.
Chip, what do you want for those bushings, I could probably use them...I still have the ones that came with the ITR LCAs I swapped in with my suspension anyway, so new Prothane ones would be better than whatever worn stuff is there.
Beats me haha, what do they run usually? Come by and check them out and we can work something out.
I have no idea Chip but we'll have to hang out sometime when you're feeling better.
Zach I hope you get those bushings installed without too much trouble, good luck.
Just to let everyone know I am going to be renting the installation tool for the bushings so if you need to do yours let me know and we can split up the cost of renting it. Ill be able to keep it for a month once I get it before I have to return it.
Cool, let me know when you're doing Jaimie's, and I will try to get the trailing arms off the car before then. I could bring them up to Easley and maybe do them there...that way I don't have to borrow it and you can return it easily.
Just to let everyone know I have the tool to remove the bushings so if anyone else wants to use it let me know. I will be doing Jaimie's bushings tomarrow. Seems very simple to do.
I almost forgot to say that Jaimie is going to be getting the koni STR.T shocks for her car as well. Those won't be in until February though though. The original 228K mile stock shocks will finally be retired.
I got the 2 bushings done. Took about 2.5 hours total mainly because putting everything back together is a pain on those cars. The tool definitely helped a lot. There was a lot more of a press in there than I anticipated.