im looking to change all the bushes at the rear of my car, what bushes are there. im doing the hicas bushes, not doing the sub frame bushes. can these bushes be changed? if so what are they and where do i get them from?

Yes, Luke at the ZCentre does the kit. Called control are bush kit or something but if you call he'll help you out.

Ive changed these bushes in the rear alloy hubs x2 each side with power flex they are common nissan bushes s13 /s14/skyline etc all the same.Apart from the lower rear wishbone bushes which are slightly longer.I made a puller up to pull the bushes from the hub.they can be removed with a hole cutter to take the centre out then hacksaw the inner bush shell out be carfull not to cut into the alloy hub or hit to hard with a hammer or you will crack the hub.The same bushes are fitted in the small traction arms and rear upper arms as well.I fitted powerflex in the traction arms and fitted cusco upper camber arms which does away with bushes and uses rose joints.Also whiteline subframe locking pinapples are worth fitting to tighten up the rear i done mine in half an hour [no need to remove subframe].

For got to mention on swb base models passenger side rear small traction arm bolt subframe end will not come out becuase of petrol filler pipe is in the way .I cut the head of the bolt and got a new one from nissan £10 .It saves taking the tank out.It looks like nissan asembeld the sub frame off the car then raised to the car .This is only only on swb cars only.

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is it the upper and lower rear arm bushes i need? http://www.zcentre.co.uk/shop/product_info.php?products_id=179

i will be replacing the rear shocks and also the rear hicas bushes. hopefully this should solve the problem of the rear skipping about over bumps

Just upper link and traction 1 and 3 in the diagram not 5 as thats the lower rear wishbone bushes these are diffrent bushes.Basicaly the 2 in the rear hub are the same as the bushes in the rear traction arms and rear upper arms subframe end .

is it worth doing the wishbone bushes as they come in the set. how do you get them back in. can it be done without a press and without removing the hub. cheers for the help mate

You might as well do them they will need to be removed from the car you need to undo the bottom balljoint and split the joint .BECAREFUL not to split the rubber boot as these balljoints are hard if not imposlible to get.Use a sissor type splitter not a fork type.No you dont have to remove the rear hubs to do the hub bushes .Good luck with the hicas balljoints in the hub there a nightmare to get out. New bushes just push in by hand with copper grease. :cool: