HI guys,

 

been doing a few bits to the zed over the last week,

 

and now found rear subframe bushes dripping, stripped it off and heated up and knocked old ones out are stock bushes available or aftermarket,

 

what's your opinions on the ones to buy and where from.

 

Looks like the zed is gonna b off the rd for a while now, looks like a bloody breaker on the drive,

no bumpers, wings, subframe not much left on it lol.

 

Think I'm just gonna pull the engine out now too,

have spare engine what was gonna rebuild and swap over when done.

Wanna spray engine bay again so why it's all stripped may has well pull it and get whole car sprayed for the 4th time in about 3yrs popsy bloody zed.

 

So my new list that started from having front bumper sprayed and aligning couple panels.

 

Shot blast and powder coat subframes, plus new bushes.

 

Pull engine get shell painted again cause I chipped it in few places aligning bits.

 

And build a bloody engine.

 

Oh and underseal the whole thing.

 

Why me lol.

Apparently Nissan don't supply the bushes separately, if you want to go down the oem route then it will mean a buying a new subframe assembly (sounds kinda expensive).

 

Energy suspension do poly bushes, they advise that the outer casing of the original bush is left in situ. Driftworks also do bushes which are supposed to be a direct fit, however they need packing spacers to maintain the correct subframe to chassis clearance and also spacing washers to pack out the centre sleeve.

 

Probably the easiest to fit will be the Energy Suspension ones, but if youve already cut out the old bushes that may not now be an option. One member on here has fitted the ES bushes after removing the originals and said there didnt seem to be any problem. I'm sure some of the other guy's will be able to clarify.

Cheers for the advice, so the other members have fitted es bushes with metal sleeves removed,

hope so or I'm in deep shite.

 

Anyone else got any advice please.

The sleeves had like rivets in them, take it the néw bushes come in 2 halfs.

Ive got solid mounts from Z1motorsport saves fitting all the original metal sleeves

Been searching a bit seems people are saying u remove sleeve to to fit energy suspension bushes and courtesy zed I think it's called sell set with sleves.

 

Another thing I'm worried about is I have fitted an na subframe and diff are the bushes the same na and tt.

 

Are the solid ones noisey, mines pretty much standard car and would rather keep has close to standard has possible.

But keep it in mind and thanks for your reply.

went passed your house today bud holy shite stripped right down

I went a bit ott I think lol, I forgot to come round and see you too,

I get round asap mate.

 

Still lost on what I'm gonna do about these bushes, some say remove sleves and others keep them,

maybe it's easier to find an na subframe,

 

but found a place who shotblast and powder coat cheap, so really wanna make mine nice with new bushes.

 

The ones on cz seem to come with sleves, maybe I go for them.

Aarrrgggghhhhh what to do lol.

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