Replacing Rtab

[KenC]

OEM rubber lasts longer too.

[bmwm42]

all rubber it is then to late to buy poly for the trailing arms, so that is all ill need to buy now then i already had replaced the end links

[Matt-B]

phil, use OEM rubber for subframe, unless you want every rattle in your car multiplied.

I did that, and poly t arm bushings

[LJ851]

A bench vice works well for install. I have a press but it was much easier to set the trailing arm on the bench and use the vice.

[KenC]

I've never been able to use a press to get the new ones in.

We made our tool for like $10 worth of hardware at Home Depot.

[bmwm42]

well i got rubber for the trailing arms but i think im going poly for the subframe. what do you guys recommend? beer is no problem guys but yes when i plan to do this i will have everything needed to complete the job

[HippyEarly]

have press, like beer :D

[Wishno87]

anyone willing to give me a hand doing this in a couple weeks? how long does this whole process take?

If you have all the parts ready and waiting expect to spend the majority of a day. Are you getting OEM or poly? Rubber bushings will probably need to be taken somewhere to be pressed in and lengthening the process.

[HippyEarly]

location? OR is kinda big, and most of it is really far away

[bmwm42]

anyone willing to give me a hand doing this in a couple weeks? how long does this whole process take?

[LJ851]

Just did mine , no tools needed.Heat the trailing arm up a little with a propane or mapp gas torch til the rubber gets soft and drive them out with a hammer or air hammer.

[KenC]

No like dropping the rear subframe and removing the half shafts. Brakes need to be removed too.

As mentioned before, make sure you have a tool to get them out

[Wishno87]

Do your subframe bushings while your in there and pull out your entire rear subframe. Little more work but worth it in the end.

[bmwm42]

Whole suspension meaning shocks springs disconnecting swau bar . Am I missing something

[Wishno87]

It's a pretty involving process to do it right. You may as well take the whole rear suspension out.