Rebel Bushing Install, also yet another reason I dont let "pro" shops touch my cars |
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Rebel Bushing Install, also yet another reason I dont let "pro" shops touch my cars |
JamesM |
May 28 2013, 05:04 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,916 Joined: 6-April 06 From: Kearns, UT Member No.: 5,834 Region Association: Intermountain Region |
I have never really documented the work I do on my cars, but figure this might be a good place to start as I have not seen too many people out there running these Rebel Racing Bushings.
Start with a little back story: A long time ago, in a state far far away... or at least as far left as you can go on the map. 13 or so years ago, before I did much work on my own cars I had some failing front bushings replaced with poly ones by a local alignment shot. They were ok aside from squeaking all the time, but then I really didn't push my car to the limit on a regular basis back then. Fast forward to today, been autocrossing for 5 or so years, always felt like the car has pushed really bad in the tighter stuff and always seems to lose traction in the front WAY to easy under breaking. Came to the conclusion that a lot of it is probably the poly bushings in the front sucking major @$$ and binding all the time. I had not planned on doing this upgrade this year but a failed rear bushing meant I had to get an alignment anyways so I figured might as well just do them all. Decided to go with the Rebel front setup as I like the design and don't like having to lube bushings all the time. Crapy phone pics to come... |
Jeff Hail |
May 28 2013, 10:37 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,141 Joined: 3-May 07 From: LA/ CA Member No.: 7,712 |
Put a large flat washer on both sides with a large enough hole to clear the pivot shaft diameter on both sides. Torque both sides down and let it sit over night. See if the bushing will compress a bit. Hell bolt it in the car. Remember its a new bushing not a bearing so some interference is expected. It will compress.
The factory always recommended installing the trailing arm horizontal to the car not drooped (hanging down) and then tightening the pivot shaft bolts. |
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