What type is best nylon or rubber? What is the easiest way to remove the arms? Do you drop one end at a time or just remove and drive the old bushings out? Thanks Pete
You have to support the frame with good jackstands, then lift the rear end up to take the pressure off the control arms. Unbolt the control arm bolts (air tools really help), and then remove the arms. The trick is to support the control arms around the bushing mounting area to prevent the arm from collapsing when you PRESS the old bushing out and PRESS the new bushing in. I use a cast iron pipe section that I cut in half. I use the halves around the bushing when pressing. You will need a huge bench vice or a ball joint press tool to do this. If you don't have the tools, any machine shop can do this for you for minimal $$$. Be aware that if the bushings have been in the arms for a while, they can be very stubborn to get out. Take your time, and use a good penetrating oil, like PB Blaster. I recommmend the MOOG rubber bushings too.
do one side at a time. u do need a pair of jackstands & i floor jack. if i remember correctly from 2001, i removed the core from the old bushings and then used a hacksaw to carefully cut across/through the sleeves that were was pressed into the housing. as paul did, i used a couple of pipe halves, a large socket and a vice to press out the old sleeves.
