Bushings! Rack and tranny? - Page 2 - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

cody · 2006-01-10, 04:07 PM

Okay, well good luck. I guess that means I actually get to go to the gym.

Dean · 2006-01-10, 08:02 PM

Front of rear Diff bushings: 30 minutes
Passenger side Power Steering bushing: 15 minutes
Drivers side Power Steering Bushing: 1 Hour and 45 Minutes. Definitely not priceless.

Heating it up in warm water for a bit finally made it pliable to get around the second corner.

Oh, and Scott, remember when we spent like an hour rummaging through your garage at your apartment looking for the "old" Diff bushings to put back in so you would be STX legal, and failed to find them?

Well, I know why now. There are no "old" bushings. The Poly bushings in the kit supplement the stock ones by basically taking up all the space around the stock bushing so they can't deflect, as well as adding 10mm on the top and 4mm on the bottom of highly incompressible Poly for the mating surfaces to push against. The only thing I have left are the extra inserts for the pre '02 10mm top bushings, just like you had in the drawer...

Oh, and it is quite a mild night out. No wind is a big help.

doubleurx · 2006-01-10, 08:06 PM

Did you drive it yet Dean?

Dean · 2006-01-10, 08:28 PM

Going to grab some food now...

Dean · 2006-01-10, 09:43 PM

It's at least two stickers worth faster... We'll see how it does at THill.

Dean · 2006-01-16, 12:44 PM

Well, I really like how the driveline feels. Throttle steering is extremely predictable and requires very little throttle input. Upshifts and downshifts appear crisper. Not in the shifter itself, but in the chassis\power perspective.

cody · 2006-01-16, 12:50 PM

Any increased vibration that would make you think twice before doing this to a daily driver?

Dean · 2006-01-16, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cody

Any increased vibration that would make you think twice before doing this to a daily driver?

I only notice the additional sound under deceleration when the exhaust is quiet. I'm not sure I really notice any vibration compared to what I get out of my suspension. Remember, I now have all the Group-N driveline bushings except the rear-rear differential one, as well as Group-N rear top mounts, and pillow ball front top mounts, so my car is pretty dang noisy already.

Oh, and the steering rack bushings feel very good under load. Again, they have added a level of crispness to the steering making mid turn adjustments very small.

Now if you hand or foot motions are not slow and smooth, you may find the response of both the driveline components and the steering rack to harsh and/or twitchy.

cody · 2006-01-16, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dean

Now if you hand or foot motions are not slow and smooth, you may find the response of both the driveline components and the steering rack to harsh and/or twitchy.

Hmmm, maybe I'm better off with my squishy mounts and bushings for now. At least that's what I'll tell myself.

2006-01-10, 04:07 PM	#26
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	Okay, well good luck. I guess that means I actually get to go to the gym. __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2006-01-10, 08:02 PM	#27
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	Front of rear Diff bushings: 30 minutes Passenger side Power Steering bushing: 15 minutes Drivers side Power Steering Bushing: 1 Hour and 45 Minutes. Definitely not priceless. Heating it up in warm water for a bit finally made it pliable to get around the second corner. Oh, and Scott, remember when we spent like an hour rummaging through your garage at your apartment looking for the "old" Diff bushings to put back in so you would be STX legal, and failed to find them? Well, I know why now. There are no "old" bushings. The Poly bushings in the kit supplement the stock ones by basically taking up all the space around the stock bushing so they can't deflect, as well as adding 10mm on the top and 4mm on the bottom of highly incompressible Poly for the mating surfaces to push against. The only thing I have left are the extra inserts for the pre '02 10mm top bushings, just like you had in the drawer... Oh, and it is quite a mild night out. No wind is a big help. __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids... Last edited by Dean; 2006-01-10 at 08:05 PM.

2006-01-10, 08:28 PM	#29
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	Going to grab some food now... __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...

2006-01-10, 09:43 PM	#30
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	It's at least two stickers worth faster... We'll see how it does at THill. __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...

2006-01-16, 12:44 PM	#31
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	Well, I really like how the driveline feels. Throttle steering is extremely predictable and requires very little throttle input. Upshifts and downshifts appear crisper. Not in the shifter itself, but in the chassis\power perspective. __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...

2006-01-10, 08:06 PM	#28
doubleurx EJ205 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Truckee Posts: 1,948	Did you drive it yet Dean?

2006-01-16, 12:50 PM	#32
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	Any increased vibration that would make you think twice before doing this to a daily driver? __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

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