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09-30-2014, 03:18 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Franklinton NC
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Trailing Arm bushings
I am ready to do some work on my chassis and want to replace the trailing arm bushings. What are you guys using and where are you getting them? I saw a kit that had reinforcing plates and bushings but they were polyurethane and didn't look to have the outer metal shell that you press into the trailing arm. How does that work?
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09-30-2014, 03:24 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Modesto, CA
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Re: Trailing Arm bushings
You reuse your original shells with the polyurethane bushings. That's what I have but not installed yet.
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09-30-2014, 05:20 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Lynn Haven Florida
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Re: Trailing Arm bushings
bought some of the rubber ones from lmc,
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09-30-2014, 05:30 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: So.Cal
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Re: Trailing Arm bushings
Heres a question...How do you know when they need to be replaced?
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09-30-2014, 10:21 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Franklinton NC
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Re: Trailing Arm bushings
I am doing a frame off so all my bushings are being replaced.
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10-01-2014, 08:29 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Smyrna TN
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Re: Trailing Arm bushings
I replaced mine this summer with ones from LMC. Mine looked to be original and were dry rotted and cracked. At the same time I did new coils, shocks, CPP front stabilizer bar, new u-joints and carrier bearing, and a CPP rear track bar. Drives great but with all of that at once I couldn't tell you how much of a difference the trailing arm bushings actually made.
Last edited by engineer_gregh; 10-01-2014 at 08:38 AM. |
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10-01-2014, 08:52 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Worldwide
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Re: Trailing Arm bushings
I just did this with the Poly bushings, getting the old ones out can be tough since you have to leave the outer shell. I drilled several holes through the rubber, then pushed them right out. I put the Poly bushings in the freezer for a bit, then put the lube that comes with them on and they slide right in.
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10-01-2014, 03:25 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Vernon, Texas
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Re: Trailing Arm bushings
I got mine from travis at azproperformance http://www.azproperformance.com/Prot...lls-7-301.html
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10-01-2014, 08:19 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Glendale, Arizna
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Re: Trailing Arm bushings
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3001 N 35th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85017 http://www.performancesuspension.co... (602) 272-4085 It seems I had the most trouble getting the old rubber ones out, don't remember exactly how I did it but I used a wire brush to finish cleaning the inside of the old existing tubes before installing the new ones into there, they went right with the supplied lubricant. I did them with the truck fully assembled with the axle tubes on jack-stands, I loosened the U-bolts on one side at a time and dropped the trailing arm just enough for clearance one at a time and had no problems at all. I had my come-along and bottle jack at the wait, but not needed. I HAVE HEARD since then that once you loosen those U-bolts that you need to replace them. I have not, but since I heard that it's on my to-do list. I only drive it to the dump, I know, no excuse but I'm not as young as I used to be and not as energetic. The old bushings, after some 250,000 miles, were still good. The new bushings are nice but if I told you I could tell the difference I'd be lying. |
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