Rear Subframe Bushes

[djr81]

My R32 GT-R has developed a case of "bleeding stinking silicon shite from the rear subframe bushes" as is common for the model. Can anyone suggest a vendor for replacement bushes & also how much for them & for the install. Thanks in advance.

Edited January 16, 2006 by djr81

[Sydneykid]

My R32 GT-R has developed a case of "bleeding stinking silicon shite from the rear subframe bushes" as is common for the model.  Can anyone suggest a vendor for replacement bushes & also how much for them & for the install.  Thanks in advance.

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Most of the guys don't worry about replacing the bushes. They clean up the silicone and stick a Whiteline rear subframe kit (pinapples) around/over the standard bushes. About 20 minutes DIY work and ~$100.

It is a bitch of job (ie; expensive and time consuming) to replace the bushes completely as you have to remove the whole rear subframe. That means diff, tailshaft, drive shafts, control, arms brake hoses and cables etc etc. The old bushes have to be pressed (20 tonnes) out, sometimes the shells have to cut with a saw if they are rusted in. Then the new bushes pressed in, if one is shot chances are the other 3 will be on the way out.

The relevant bushes are marked with green dots on the following picture;

cheers