for you track guys with subframe bushings or spacers

[s13irdie2]

hey
who here has aluminum subframe bushings? im deciding whether i should just get the subframe spacers or spend the extra 50 and get the aluminum bushings. i take my car to the tracks like once a month and i was wondering if anyone has experience with both.

[AzNCmB]

i have the aluminum spacers.....been on my car for like a year or less now...they are great...
i installed them with a factory se sway bar on my base model s14....and after they went on, the rear was more stable... nothing dramatic but it was noticeable

[Dousan_PG]

im getting my solid subframe bushingsin later this month.
should be fun :)

ive had spacers they are great, worththe money
doing the subframe is a bigger job. no fun w/o a lift im sure.

[AzNCmB]

im getting my solid subframe bushingsin later this month.
should be fun :)

ive had spacers they are great, worththe money
doing the subframe is a bigger job. no fun w/o a lift im sure.

where are you getting the subframe bushings from? Do you need to press them in? if so, do you kno if autozone or advance have rental presses to do the job?

thanks

[Dousan_PG]

got them from a friend for free
doing it at their shop

i dont know if need press, mabye burn them out. my friends are showing me how, i have an extra S14 subframe putting them on

got the rear 2 bushings for diff cover froM SPLParts.com

i dont know who made the solid ones.

[projectRDM]

A press is recommended, but the correct blend of psychology and extreme violence will yield similiar, if not more painful, results.

[Var]

got them from a friend for free
doing it at their shop

i dont know if need press, mabye burn them out. my friends are showing me how, i have an extra S14 subframe putting them on

got the rear 2 bushings for diff cover froM SPLParts.com

i dont know who made the solid ones.


Everything with you is free free free. Share the wealth pa'tna

[Dousan_PG]

sure you can have my old subframe bushings.

[Var]

WIN! :rawk: i'm gonna go tell all my friends i'm gonna be sporting Aaron's old bushings. :p

[s13irdie2]

thanks for the replies guys. so if you have the aluminum bushings, theres no need for subframe spacers right?

[North240]

right

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[DJPimpFlex]

the spacers have been fine for me. I have the T3 ones and they have been a great (and cheep) addition. There a simple bolt on and it only takes hand tools and a big ass crow bar. Makes the rear end WAY more stable. I had upgraded linkage, springs and shocks and a VLSD and I actually felt the rear end twisting when I grip drove hard out of a corner. VERY WORTH the $50.

[sideviewcivic]

I got the 8-piece set from T3. Made a comparable difference equal to going from stock suspension to full-on Tein HEs,Tie rods, and tension rods. I also burned out the rubber bushings to get an extremely close tolerance. Next on agenda is to get the solid mount pieces.

[s13irdie2]

do the collars work better than the poly spacers? for only 20 bucks more i might go with the collars.

[sideviewcivic]

poly spacers are if you don't want hardcore solid connection with the subframe. I enjoy hearing the clutch engaging and the rowing of the gears, and the sound and feeling of the car shaking from the lsd. go with the collars dont skimp out and get the poly bushings, go with 8-piece. that way you could go in steps, using initial 4 to see how it feels, then put the 4 in for very solid feeling in the subframe.

[Drunk Bastard]

I need to pick me up a set of the T3's :rawk: :rawk: