I did one side at a time and within 1 hour I had all of the left side suspension removed and bushings pressed out. What took the longest for me was removing the metal sleeves in the lateral links... I took my time removing them since I didn't want to damage the surface that the new bushings were going on. I decided to run 2 washers for a spacer on the rear trailing arm bushing that connects to the spindle. I think there must be a better way for that to be done. My idea is to get a longer steel insert the length of the OEM bushing then get several washers that fit over that acting as the spacer without compromising how much of the sleeve that contacts the spindle. Right now the bushing is losing 6mm of support by not having the washers apart of the bushing setup
I didn't want to cut the bolt since these are OE specs and it seems like the engineers knew what they were doing with our rear suspension when they designed it! One note: I had to add an extra washer behind the SRD rear tie bar to keep it from touching the lateral link...Overall I am very pleased with Charlie's product and he did an amazing job regarding this group buy. All I have to say is "WOW"... my car is twice as responsive and I feel so much more grip in the turns... I can't wait to test this setup out in Packwood, WA for the Smackdown in 2 weeks! The only thing I'm concerned about is using the CF hatch with this new setup, I almost feel like it will be too loose in the rear...
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I can't wait for the results.. Even tho I know the secret :p
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