I bought the master kit and a few other misc Energy suspension bushings and I need to know which bushings I should concentrate on getting installed first and foremost, because I won't be able to get all of them done by next weekend when I need to "use" the car

I realize the rear trailing arm is important, but any others that need my attention right away? Car only has 115K miles on it and has never seen salt, so most are in pretty decent condition. I don't want to waste 3 hours doing a certain bushing that will make little to no difference.

Application: 91 Civic Si

Bushings already done: rear lower control arm, radius rods, shifter, all upper suspension hats, 2 of the motor mounts, front swaybar.

 

For me it is more a matter of what can you do in the amount of time you have. the control arms will have to come off the car and go to a Machine shop to get the OEM ones off, you can put the engergy ones in yourself.

The trailing arms are important but they will take some time and effort. If you have a press that it perferable, however...

I got my OEM bushings out by bruning them out with a propane torch and pushing the melted rubber out with a large scewdriver. Be sure to get all the rubber out.

Then I used my jack, a collection of small pieces of lumber and my truck to press the new ones in. Basically I jacked the truck up, stacked enounh wood under the frame to get the trailing arm close to the frame and put the greased bushing on top of the hole. Then I put held a piece of wood on top of the bushing and had a friend lower the jack. This pressed the bushing into the arm.

The other ones you can do without a machine shop are the radius rods, shock tops, and sway bar end links. I would start with these and when you have time take the trailing arms off and have them pressed.

hKw