Rear track bar/control arm bushings

[Mr. Pickles]

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.?

[Cuong Nguyen]

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

[speedy]

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.

[TrailChaser]

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".

[TrailChaser]

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.