Subframe bushings are teh ghey...

[BlackSpeed66]

... some might even say... flaming?


Got 'em both out and the new 70A AKGs installed in an afternoon. Got some Sil-Glyde from NAPA and they pressed in by hand. Sweet.

[Wishno87]

Ah i see the irony you made there:giggle:

[asubimmer]

they aren't the most fun thing to do. But they really aren't that bad and the rewards are well worth the work :)

[Rolla1990]

Man, I did mine on Saturday... All I can say is air hammer FTW.

[JJe30]

I've been wanting to do my subframe and rear trailing arm bushings but have been dreading doin it. So the parts are just sittin around.

[BlackSpeed66]

It actually hasn't been that bad for me so far. Still gotta get the thing back in though ;)

While I've been around German cars for some time now, this is my first e30. I'm proud of the fact that I removed the entire subframe assembly by myself (without damaging me or it!) although the car spent most of its life in Texas and is essentially rust-free, so that put the odds in my favor.

[Stephen]

Nice! im about to do the subframe/trailing arm bushings on my car soon

[gearheadE30]

I did mine in a few hours, with no fire involved. I got lucky, though; my car is rust-free. I also did AKG bushings, and I love them.

[allwheeldrive]

I did mine at work a couple weeks ago. Pain in the ass. Of course, on a rust free car, it would be pretty simple. My car lived in the Akron/Canton area for about 17 of its 20 years.

[thereisnoyun]

what brand of subframe bushing do you guys use? I think oem is pretty pricey now adays.

[BlackSpeed66]

Actually, OEM is cheaper than the aftermarket poly stuff. Stock rubber was $55.00 for a pair from Turner and AKG poly bushings are $90.00

[thereisnoyun]

Meistersatz on pelican parts for 15 a piece. Are they anygood?

http://www.pelicanparts.com/cgi-bin/...FILTER_TOOL=ON

[learningcurve86]

i had a butane torch... didn't do crap. they just looked like marshmallow... they didn't burn up like that at all.


maybe mine weren't gay? ... they still sucked pretty hard...

[SamE30e]

I used a air hammer. IE Street greens right here.

[Liam]

There is a tool made just for those, works bitchin but costs about $300, so I guess if you are only doing the one, burning it out like a 50s grease monkey on a Chevy will work (real old guy trick).