pressing MMR uhmw bushing is a scary task.. the trailing arm bushings are so tight im still not sure if everything is alright.. id advise polyurethan. i can see the metal buldging a lil to support these bushings.....more to come... im still scared the weld is gonna pop while im nearby

 

If you are having problems installing the bushings please email us at sales@mmr-direct.com. The trailing arm bushings should only be about a .004" press fit. If there is a problem with our parts we will do what it takes to fix it.

 

hahahahaha maybe the metal wasnt buldging but it was pretty short from doing so. well id say they were about a milimeter too big.. ROFL they are in.

 

You did take the outer shells from the old bushings out didn't you? If there is a problem then I need to correct it for other people who might want the bushings.

 

i didnt see any metal shells .. the frame was welded to anything that would have resembled that. i pulled out little flimsy bushings but they were all in one piece looked like a standard common bushings nothing sophisticated. they were just too big.
let the record show to all the readers that the other bushings fit fine. didnt need a press just a block of wood and a hammer. i stood on the subframe bushings to put them in. everything else was a breeze.

 

ok so once again im held up by these stupid trailing arm bushings they are too wide to fit in the crossmember. by about.12 of an inch. i measured the crossmember reciveing end is about 2.77 wide. the trailing link withs bushings are 2.90. the flange is .32 and the trailing width without bushings is about 2.46. translates into square peg into a circle hole. there is also an additional gap under the flanges.. these Bushings are too tall on the inside and to tall at the flange. i feel like i am the test car for the trailing bushings and didnt even know it. when do the math they should fit but they dont.

 

i gave in i cant afford anymore extra shop days. i filed the bushings down.. i hope i dont regret this....

 

a little offtopic but i had no problems with the engine mount bushings, theyre great

 

well looks like i left the sleeves in...... the sleeves looked permanent...now i have trash for arms.. they are on the car.. i hope they dont burst.. DOH which brings to to a new frustration all the parts i bought didnt come with directions. how what the proper way to install the rear camber links they are the type that replace the links on each arm.