Fresh Air Inspector
Well-Known Member
Hello All,
Please let me know if I should be posting this in the Police Forum as my car has the AHB package.
Need some feedback - hopefully someone has done this already.
I'm in the midst of installing the ESPO polyurethane bushings in my rear suspension. The bushings for the shackles have a flat face where they meet the sides of the shackle. This is very different from the original which is dished to match the shackle face. I've attached pictures; #1 - shows the original style on the left and the polyurethane on the right, note the convex surface on the original versus the flat face of the polyurethane. #2 shows the inner surface of shackle with the convex recess for the factory bushing. I assume the polyurethane bushings need to be modified to match the factory ones. Polyurethane doesn't compress or deform very well.
Has anyone installed these ESPO bushings? If so, did you modify the bushings to match the factory ones? What tool(s) did you use?
Looking forward to the feedback.
Please let me know if I should be posting this in the Police Forum as my car has the AHB package.
Need some feedback - hopefully someone has done this already.
I'm in the midst of installing the ESPO polyurethane bushings in my rear suspension. The bushings for the shackles have a flat face where they meet the sides of the shackle. This is very different from the original which is dished to match the shackle face. I've attached pictures; #1 - shows the original style on the left and the polyurethane on the right, note the convex surface on the original versus the flat face of the polyurethane. #2 shows the inner surface of shackle with the convex recess for the factory bushing. I assume the polyurethane bushings need to be modified to match the factory ones. Polyurethane doesn't compress or deform very well.
Has anyone installed these ESPO bushings? If so, did you modify the bushings to match the factory ones? What tool(s) did you use?
Looking forward to the feedback.