Anyone else have trouble with suzisport trailing arm bushes?

[wellsey]

I have some aftermarket bushes for my trailing arms from suzisport, but the suckers wont press in.

I have completely pressed out the shagged ones (yes I have got the steel outer as well), but the new ones wont press in without tearing off the flange.

I am using a hydraulic press so there is stacks of power, using enough rubber grease to make the shed look like a jenna jameson film, but they still wont go.

I have spoken to Suzisport in brisso, they reckon that all the part numbers are right and that they should go straight in.

Any advice would be MUCH appreciated!

Cheers all, Wellsey

[PAZZ]

the dude that done mine said they had heaps of trouble pressing bushes in aswell, but not sure what they did, have you tryed putting them in the freezer over night to shrink the outter steel, iv done that befor with truck spring bushes!

[ZookNC]

Hi mate,

Had the same problem with mine, they'd cut up when I tried to press them on.
Two ways to go about it.
First have a look at both sides of the trailing arms where the bush is meant to be pressed in. On side seems smoother and more at an angle than the other.
Second (that's what I did), cut the buggers in the middle with a sharp knife by rolling them on a table while pressing down on the knife. A bit of WD40 on the blade helps as well.
With this method, you can fit them by hand. Don't forget to grease the hell out of them before fitting them.
Cutting them in half also improves wheel travel as these bushes are very hard compared to the original rubber ones, but the overall handling is way better.

Hope this helps,

cheers,