Today i set about installing the polly bush kit and rear trailing arm limiter. I knew it would be a challenge and i was ready for a fight.. 
first thing was to get amongst it at the front end, got it jacked up and had to remove the metal undertray to get access to the wishbone bushes, i had been told these would come off without having to remove the wishbone. Once i got to them this was the case, managed to free the securing bolts and set about removing them from the wishbone. This was an absolute T W A T of a job but time patience and effort got them off...
So now they were off had to press the bushes out and get the new ones in. The rubber pushed out a treat but what a task to get the case's out, cutting, sawing and hammering but got there eventually.
Then pushed the new Powerflex bushes in, this was an easy part of the job..
While at the front end also did the anti-roll bars, this was an easy job just undo the brackets old out, new in fasten the bracket up, 10 min job..
So the main wishbone bushes were it the housing just needed to re-mount themwhich was an easy job. Front end done, took about 2 hours in total..
So on to the rears, getting access to the rear trailing arms was a bit more difficult, they are in a very hard place to work on and i didn't want to remove the whole thing as time was an issue. Once i got in there it was obvious that the task of removeing the original bushes would be a hard one. I decided that today i would just fit the limiter kit and anti-roll bar bushes then revisit the trailing arm bushes. So, once the rear trailing arm is removed from it's housing the bracket can be removed, drilled with a template and the limiter kit fitted. Then it is replaced onto the trailing arm and bolted back into place.
Final job of the day was to swap the rear anti-roll bar bushes, a simple task as per the fronts but not quite... :x ..Access was very difficult without taking loads of stuff off the car and it took longer than expected but got there in the end...
So, just need to put another day aside to fit the trailing arm bushes, that might be a few weeks yet. Given what i have done today i wanted to try the car and see if there was any changes in it's behaviour so off for a 'spirited' drive..
The car is really transformed, i am delighted with the results, it feels so tight precise and planted, the steering is incredible and it carries so much sure footed corner speed my ribs hurt..
, this is one bad mother hairdressers car..!! :lol: ,
A fantastic mod maybe a bit deep for some but the benefits are tremendous, any E46 owners out there reading this take heed..... :wink:
Just on another note many of you reading this will know my mate Ian and his Porsche C4S, he collected some new wheels for it yesterday and fitted them today, a rare set of RUF 19's, they looks the ballcocks.... :wink:
first thing was to get amongst it at the front end, got it jacked up and had to remove the metal undertray to get access to the wishbone bushes, i had been told these would come off without having to remove the wishbone. Once i got to them this was the case, managed to free the securing bolts and set about removing them from the wishbone. This was an absolute T W A T of a job but time patience and effort got them off...
So now they were off had to press the bushes out and get the new ones in. The rubber pushed out a treat but what a task to get the case's out, cutting, sawing and hammering but got there eventually.
Then pushed the new Powerflex bushes in, this was an easy part of the job..
While at the front end also did the anti-roll bars, this was an easy job just undo the brackets old out, new in fasten the bracket up, 10 min job..
So the main wishbone bushes were it the housing just needed to re-mount themwhich was an easy job. Front end done, took about 2 hours in total..
So on to the rears, getting access to the rear trailing arms was a bit more difficult, they are in a very hard place to work on and i didn't want to remove the whole thing as time was an issue. Once i got in there it was obvious that the task of removeing the original bushes would be a hard one. I decided that today i would just fit the limiter kit and anti-roll bar bushes then revisit the trailing arm bushes. So, once the rear trailing arm is removed from it's housing the bracket can be removed, drilled with a template and the limiter kit fitted. Then it is replaced onto the trailing arm and bolted back into place.
Final job of the day was to swap the rear anti-roll bar bushes, a simple task as per the fronts but not quite... :x ..Access was very difficult without taking loads of stuff off the car and it took longer than expected but got there in the end...
So, just need to put another day aside to fit the trailing arm bushes, that might be a few weeks yet. Given what i have done today i wanted to try the car and see if there was any changes in it's behaviour so off for a 'spirited' drive..
The car is really transformed, i am delighted with the results, it feels so tight precise and planted, the steering is incredible and it carries so much sure footed corner speed my ribs hurt..
, this is one bad mother hairdressers car..!! :lol: , A fantastic mod maybe a bit deep for some but the benefits are tremendous, any E46 owners out there reading this take heed..... :wink:
Just on another note many of you reading this will know my mate Ian and his Porsche C4S, he collected some new wheels for it yesterday and fitted them today, a rare set of RUF 19's, they looks the ballcocks.... :wink:
