willing to pay someone to do rear subframe bushings

[potmilkzs14]

well i just picked up my ride, i have no knowledge of nissans at all.

my rear subframe busings are out as i was told from the guy i bought it from... also it makes this really loud clunk noise when i brake.

im going to have ES bushings to be placed ther as well as the rear diff bushings.

want to see if anyone is down to do it for a price. let me know your price and it has to be done in a couple of hours.

[ayororo]

how much are you willing to pay ?

[dsastr_clan]

well i just picked up my ride, i have no knowledge of nissans at all.

my rear subframe busings are out as i was told from the guy i bought it from... also it makes this really loud clunk noise when i brake.

im going to have ES bushings to be placed ther as well as the rear diff bushings.

want to see if anyone is down to do it for a price. let me know your price and it has to be done in a couple of hours.


Clunking noise from the front when u brake....check your steering rack shaft get under the car and try to wiggle it if there is play more likely thats whats up
if it comes from the rear dont know...

[potmilkzs14]

Clunking noise from the front when u brake....check your steering rack shaft get under the car and try to wiggle it if there is play more likely thats whats up
if it comes from the rear dont know...

can you show me a pic of the steering rack shaft?


is it this? and where should i check? i feel this loud clunk under driver side.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs596.ash2/154834_10150102102966329_658581328_7736189_4470165 _n.jpg

[ryandriftingfat]

I got a spare subframe to clean up and prep off the car. I started on the bushings and didn't get far before I said fuck it. I took it to Driftspeed in Los Alamitos and they did it for me. I think they charged me for an hour (I had them do a few other little things too).

[BestOneLeft]

That clunk from the front end of you car is the tension rods.

You prob have a busted one.

What happens is when you break the bushing gives letting the wheel move back, and it moved forward when you go forward.

That's the most common clunk in the front end.

[potmilkzs14]

I got a spare subframe to clean up and prep off the car. I started on the bushings and didn't get far before I said fuck it. I took it to Driftspeed in Los Alamitos and they did it for me. I think they charged me for an hour (I had them do a few other little things too).

how much did they charge you? and what did they actually do?

[potmilkzs14]

can anyone help? give me a price!

what i need is for someone to take out the bushings, and put it back on the car.

[ryandriftingfat]

how much did they charge you? and what did they actually do?

They cut the bushings out. Maybe they used fire, maybe they used magic, I dunno. But my subframe is free and clear now for solid bushings.

Again, I had them do a few things so I don't know exactly how it all broke down cost wise. I think they charged me for an hour of labor though FWIW. I don't make a habit of quoting shop pricing - call them and ask.

I will say they did a good job and were quick about it. Nice guys too, exactly what I want in a shop.

[ryandriftingfat]

can anyone help? give me a price!

what i need is for someone to take out the bushings, and put it back on the car.

Did you already buy new [solid] bushings? If not, just get the spacers. You don't have to cut out the stock bushings or even take the whole subframe off the car.

[potmilkzs14]

well i dont want a harsh ride so spacers are out of question.

i just want it to be oem, plus my rear diff bushings are done too so its making alot of sounds in the rear.

[ryandriftingfat]

LOL. Good luck with getting them replaced with OEM bushings. Just go to Nissan and have them do it in that case. Spacers are the easiest way to get away with not having to buy and press in new bushings. Ride isn't that much different but I never cared about 'harshness'.

[Carbomb]

replace them with oem bushing that will go bad? good idea...

[potmilkzs14]

replace them with oem bushing that will go bad? good idea...

sry, i didnt mean OEM, i ment that i dont want to use metal spacers.

i have ES bushings in hand.. well imma try to attemp to do it myself this weekend..

taking it apart is the easy part.. anyone can take shit apart.. putting it back together is the hard one lol...

plus i have 1 broken stud on each wheel.. anyone know where i can buy single studs in socal? preferably in 626 area

[silverarrow27]

Studs can be bought from Autozone or any auto parts store. As for putting it back together is also a piece of cake, just a little time consuming. I actually will be doing the same thing to my subframe in a few months, replacing the bushings instead of putting band-aid spacers on.

[dued]

I would just pay to have a mechanic do the work. Try McKinney Motorsports, they should be reasonably close to you. If not, talk to some mechanics & show them a write-up of the process: The Ultimate Subframe Bushing (s13/s14) Install Thread (30+ Pictures, anti-56k) - Nissan 240SX Forums (http://www.240sxforums.com/forums/resource-center/74580-ultimate-subframe-bushing-s13-s14-install-thread-30-pictures-anti-56k.html)

Something like that ^

[Vatche]

good luck finding someone who will do that big of a job in 2 hours. i think its not humanly possible

[4-20sx]

after reading the post of how to do it, doesnt seem soo bad. just really time consuming. when i do it, ill do a write up on it.

[ManoNegra]

sry, i didnt mean OEM, i ment that i dont want to use metal spacers.

i have ES bushings in hand.. well imma try to attemp to do it myself this weekend..

taking it apart is the easy part.. anyone can take shit apart.. putting it back together is the hard one lol...

plus i have 1 broken stud on each wheel.. anyone know where i can buy single studs in socal? preferably in 626 area

make sure you have the complete replacement ones

http://www.energysuspensionparts.com/prodimages/Energy_Suspension/ES71117R_lg.jpg

it took me a weekend to do mine years ago
and I did SPL solids
ES ones should slip in after being in the freezer over night
search under my username,
I posted a few pics that should give you an idea of the process and what's needed