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rear poly suspension bushing install?

I've got the ES rear control arm kit. I burned the old bushings out last night and now I'm wondering what sleeves to cut and what ones do I leave in there?

Also, ES didn't include a slotted (if you will) sleeve for the trailing arm. I'm guessing I should re use the original one?
 

V faq says to cut them all out, but I found a post on here that said to only cut out some of them. I'm not sure what to do?
 

jepherz

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Your best bet is to just see which ones fit with the sleeves in. If you cut them out and the bushing won't fit you are sorta SOL. you could make a tech page on your install for the next person that has this question :)
 

curtis

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Well if you have the rear subframe and mustache brace ones that me and John.... did don't cut the sleeves.
 

I'm waiting on the bushings from boostx, are those the ones you're referring to?
 

cut out the control arm bushing sleeves. Leave in the mustache sleeves. Use lube, done deal
 

nsin

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So, cut out the permanent looking rubber around sleeve, and wedge the new bushings in? Is there 4 or 6 subframe locations?
 

JSchleim18

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There are 4 subframe bushings. Technically, two subframe bushings and two mustace brace bushings. The mustache bushings are for the bar that's connected to the rear differential. Remember to save the metal sleeves from your old bushings. Grease the new bushings and tap in with a rubber mallet.
 

I burned all the rubber out. And torched only the control arm and trailing arm sleeves out. I never took the mustache sleeve out, and if I remember correctly there isn't a sleeve in the subframe.
 
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