Mr. Pickles Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 Not sure which they're called (or both names), but I'm thinking it may be time for some attention. Its a 94 with 162XXX miles, the last many thousand miles with a locker in the rear diff causing all sorts of movement Nissan didn't plan on. I haven't poked around yet, but there's a bit more play it seems lately, which has me suspecting wear. From what I could see, there are some bushings available on AC for like $35 each, and you'd need 4 sets to do the upper and lower arms. Ouch. Has anybody swapped these, and if so, from what source/how much/etc.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuong Nguyen Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 (edited) I get a whole lot of rear steer/fishtailing. Definitely the bushings are shot. I'll be replacing mine with Johnny Joints when I start the double triangulated 4 link build. Luis, Nissannut, and I believe Trailchaser have replaced the rear link bushings with the poly ones. http://nissannut.com/projects/Poly_bushings/ Edited December 31, 2007 by Cuong Nguyen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 I've done this job twice already once on my 87 and once on my wifes 91, and will be doing it very soon on my 89. Not to hard of a job, just real fun getting the old ones out. That link that Cuong posted will help you, I did mine the same way. Also, only pull, repair, and replace one link at a time since the axle may move a little when you remove them, makes it a little easy to get the links lined back in. Oh, and I've used AC's bushings both times, only because I can't find them any cheaper around here. And defenitely go with poly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrailChaser Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Yep, it's a helluva job. You can use my tools I made if you don't want to cut the bushings in half. Here's the topic I started about them. Maybe a mod can make it a sticky or "how-to". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrailChaser Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Yep, it's a helluva job. You can use my tools I made if you don't want to cut the bushings in half. Here's the topic I started about them. Maybe a mod can make it a sticky or "how-to". Sorry, but the trailing arm tools are now loaned out. PM me if you still need them and maybe I can arrange something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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