UKPlymouth
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i have some poly bushes ready to fit. If anyone has done this job and has tips I'd be grateful. I.e. Do I need to jack the car to take weight off the suspension first, or do I just remove and fit regardless?
Which bushings? Lower control arm? upper? strut rod? In any event: Yes, you need to unload the suspension of the weight.
It doesn't, i am replacing all bushings right now on my car there's no bushings for the torsion barsYeah, I'm confused too. The torsion bar cross member doesn't have any bushings that I can think of.
I cant really say, because I hadn't driven my car in over 10 years because it was not road safe because all the bushings, ball joints, tie rod ends etc were completely perished and replaced so it does ride nice now!Sorry for lack of clarity guys, it was in the title of the thread. The job is the one that 'Idrivemopar' has posted pics on. Thanks a lot for that. I presume that if I don't unload the bars the end of that cross member, it twists up towards the floor under tension.
I'll do the job just as you described. Already done all the K frames ones, did you notice any improvement after doing the torsion bar xmember bushings?
Yeah, I'm confused too. The torsion bar cross member doesn't have any bushings that I can think of.
It doesn't, i am replacing all bushings right now on my car there's no bushings for the torsion bars
I think he is referring to these....
https://www.summitracing.com/int/pa...oogle-_-shopping-_-srese1-_-energy-suspension
They are a royal PITA to put on......
73 and lates do
Do you still have the info on those steel bushings you had made. I think I might put my mill to work and make some.I had steel bushings made at the machine shop and also 'boxed in' the cross member. Yes it is easier to do after unloading the torsion bars tho I cant see it being too much more difficult to do without unloading the bars as the tension is opposing so shouldnt move around too much if the xmember is still solid, just need a persuader of some sort just like doing the Kmember bushings lol
very good advice about the bolts!
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Do you still have the info on those steel bushings you had made. I think I might put my mill to work and make some.