I have a lot of play in the front of my car and check out my LCAs and the bushings are cracked/misshapen and obviously need replaced. My concern is that I know these things are are a bitch to get out of the LCA…
Is it going to be a huge pain in the ass for my buddy and I with limited tools to get the bushings out and put new ones in there? Or can it be done in a few hours?
My thought was to just buy new LCAs and replace the whole assembly to save myself the headache, but it would be nice to not waste money.
Just do what i did and buy some washers and a bolt. One washer should be bigger then the bushing and the other the same size,as you tighten the nut on the bolt,it will push the bushing out,then just do the same to push the new ones in.
Might need to use a sleeve for the bigger washer,wish i took pics but you should know what i mean about the washer trick. Hope this helps you out bro,GL
If you don’t have tools, just take out the old LCA’s and bring them to a shop to have them press out the old bushings and press in the new ones. Most shops charge like $15 per LCA… hope this helps.
well…you can burn out the old bushing using a torch then saw out the metal plate with a jig saw. Energy suspension sell bushing for them. If you want the easy route just get an aftermarket LCA. I recommend skunk2 LCA because the bushing is pretty solid. I have Skunk2 black series LCA in my DB. BLOX LCA is Shitty. Good luck!
what these people fail to tell you is that OEM bushings from honda are rubber… energy suspension bushings are NOT rubber but polyurethane and thats why they are more solid. BIG difference between the two. poly bushings make the car handle great because they are stiff and helps stiffen the chasis and less flex but it also makes the ride stiff (even though it might feel better than your old beat up rubber bushings) so you sacrafice a bit of comfort for performance … also poly bushings must be lubricated properly… or else it squeaks and cracks… (VERY ANNOYING SOUND) so once in a while they have to be re lubed… oem bushings on the other side are going to make your car feel and ride like new… and require no maintenance or re lubing… and never squeak or crack… my advice is that if your DA is your daily driver then stick with OEM bushings… but if your looking for extra performance and dont mind the stiff ride then go with the energy suspension… i think both are great… just comes down to personal preference. i have personaly ridden in cars that have had both newly installed and i must say the OEM is way smoother and softer… but the poly bushings make the car fun as hell and just makes you want to challenge any corner… lol hope this helps good luck
I just spent this past weekend installing the Energy Suspension Hyperflex Master kit on my DA. It was a great improvement, due to the old ones being worn and cracked. My DA has about 141,000+ miles on it and those old OEM bushings were a bitch to come out. I had it set up on a 30 ton press and the bushing didn’t budge. As a matter of fact, the LCA started to slightly bend so I put an end to that method. I ended up going to Home Depot, buying a small propane tank for like $5, and burning the rubber out of the bushing. As far as the metal sleeve, I used an air hammer to get them out. The ES bushings go in easily, with the exception of the pivot bushings on the front upper control arms that had to be pressed in. Although it was a decent amount of work for the master kit, I would go that route over the OEM bushings again. I’m not knocking the OEM bushings, but I like the tight stiffness I have now.
oh yeah dont forget that you cant used petrolium base lubes on poly bushings since they swell and crack. you have to use the white lotion they supply you with your bushings so try to save some for later lubes if needed.