I figured I'd make a thread to show my setup before I throw everything back in and it gets all dirty

Rear overhaul consisted of:

New OEM pillowballs + dustshields
SuperPro bushings
New rear wheel bearings
ARP 2.5" wheel studs
And a shiny paint job







BIG thanks to Mike (65imp) for the help! If it wasn't for him, this would have been impossible.

Front is done too, just need to snap some pics.

 

Wow those look amazing! Did you blast them?

 

Like it.

 

Were the bushing hard to get in. I have a set still in the box, just waiting on pillowballs to do it all at once.

 

Congratts on the suspension. I just finished mine as well... how ironic.

Looks very clean man. Now lets see some installed pics

 

nice! are those stock length studs or extended? if so by how much?

 

looking good, hows it look assembled?

 

Sup Riverside buddy. Where did you get your super-pro bushings and how long did it take to get them? I've been waiting over a month for mine.

I think I've seen your car before. You in the La Sierra area. Are you Johnson's friend?

 

more importantly where did you order yours from as i am about to order a set and want/need them in about a week.... FYI i was looking at getting them from JKL Engineering on the forums here?

z

 

rx7store. Their supplier has been yanking them around since I keep hearing "next week."

 

Man you got those parts major clean. Will need your advice on that later.

 

Good luck with JKL. I don't know if they are still active on this board. They never responded to PM's we sent them. We also tried RX7Store but was told it would be months before they would get any. We finally got ours fairly quickly from Rishie with Auto RnD.

 

so what happens when you just need to replace one or two in the future?

 

No, I just cleaned them up really well and painted them with some enamel paint!

They're not hard, when you have a friend that has done them a couple of times now

They're extended Henry, by .75" from stock, IIRC.

More pics coming soon! I don't have school/work tomorrow so I should be able to finish with pictures/assembly
I bought them almost a year ago from Rishie at AutoRnD.

You can buy SuperPro pieces individually from Tein.

 

Excellent work. So clean and fresh! This is my next project as well....hopefully, in the Spring or Summer....or once the Ice Age melts. If you know of a clone Mike/65imp or anyone handy with these jobs in the NoVA area, I'll be looking.

 

edit: nevermind

 

I have the complete bushing kits in stock.

It's doubtful you'll find them in stock anywhere cause it takes many many months for me to just get 5-7 sets for inventory. I have 3 kits in stock at the moment.

Whenever Tein has a few extras from their shipment I will lock them down. This might help explain things a bit.

The individual bushings are also very hard to get. Honestly whatever good individual pieces they bring in i grab them out of their inventory right away.

i.e.
Differential/Cross Member
Steering Rack
Certain non eccentric bushings for LCA's.

Rishie

 

Alright, time for a little update... I've been busy working on my mom's Accord (starter went out). Anyways... the rear suspension is back up together... here are a few pics:




The coilovers are Tein Flex, the sway bars are Tanabe, and the brakes are the Racing Brake rear BBK upgrade. And yes, I did punch down the axle nut after this pic

And YES, the car is really dirty! You can see all the rocks my diffuser aka street sweeper has picked up. I just cleaned it all not even three weeks ago and it got really dirty after driving through some rough areas...

Front suspension should be coming back together tomorrow/early next week.

 

thanks for the tip!
z

PMed and payed thanks!
z

 

Nice.

 

Here are pics of the fronts:





SuperPro bushings and new front hub/bearing assembly. I replaced my other front hub/bearing assembly a few months back, so there was no need to buy another one.

 

Nice work man. You are going to love the difference in feel coming from stock bushings.

 

Question for your andrew,
I have a set and getting ready to put in. However I am not sure which way should I put the eccentric tube in (like what position etc). Another thing is, all the bushings came with lubes, is it necessary to lube the bushings first and then push them in?
Or just press in the bushings, then the crush tubes? There weren't any instructions on these and I want to do my job right the first time. Thanks in advance!

-AzEKnightz

 

To answer the question above, you should lube all areas where the bushing contacts metal. So yes, lube them and then press them in.

I'm actually doing the fronts right at this very moment. The fitment of the front A arms is a bit strange. The bushing inside seems too thick so when I re-attach the A arm to the car it is a tight fit on the inside and there is a gap on the outside. Anybody else notice this? Should I reverse them?

 

This I can answer you. You can pry the tight fit one and the other one just clamp it more tight. =)

I noticed that when I was removing the arm itself before I even work on the bushings. One side pop right off, the other side is more tight.

Just got all the bushings pushed in today. However I need to buy the 6 pillow ***** and dust caps with 2 other OEM bushings that did not include with the kit thats also on the same control arm where the pillow ***** clipped in.

-AzEKnightz