Steeds its support bushings and diff bushings red

[Choking_Victim]

The transmission mount bushing causes a ton of the NVH, try popping that out for a second to double check the NVH, in the old cars you could get rid of some of that NVH by popping a hole in the center of the thick portion of the bushing

This maybe the case with the white line bushing as I've seen folks bore holes in it..I personally have a steeda bushing,which is a different durometer. I Can't notice any additional nvh over the exhaust. I have driven mine with exhaust with and without bushing.

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[RSKTAKR]

ok.. so I got my trans bushing installed and the shifter bushing installed, both easy.. I decided that I got the rear diff bushings figured out so:

1. Invest in ratcheting wrenches, you will need them!! Specifically the 18mm and the 7/8".

2. REMOVE EXHAUST or you will be under there FORFUCKINGEVER. I have the MBRP so it comes apart right there anyways, I just removed both mufflers and the entire rear section of my exhaust.

3. I have all of this figured out except... HOW in the hell are you guys getting that front bushing, large washer and bolt in between that stock bushing and gas tank and into the hole? There is no room! I have the front of the sub frame dropped completely (about a 2" gap between the sub frame and body in front.. both 21mm and all four 13mm bolts out).

The aluminum bushing laying on the right side is the correct orientation with all the hardware for the passenger side, the instruction sheet is toward the FRONT of the car.

In the next to last pic you can see how much room I DONT have between the Steeda bushing and the gas tank and I'm not sure wtf to do here... Help?? I decided to call it a night and I will try to finish it tomorrow if I can figure out how to get that shorter bolt into that hole.. the rears will be LOTS easier.

 

[gtorpedo]

In the last pic you can see how much room I DONT have between the Steeda bushing and the gas tank and I'm not sure wtf to do here... Help?? I decided to call it a night and I will try to finish it tomorrow if I can figure out how to get that shorter bolt into that hole.. the rears will be LOTS easier.

While I didn't have an issue with getting both of the front bolts in, I had a similar issue with not being able to fit my torque wrench in the gap between the 7/8" bolt and the gas tank on the driver side. What I did to give more clearance was support the differential with a jack and loosen the back two subframe bolts as well (not all the way). This will allow the cradle to drop just a bit more. It will still be very tight but should help out.

One thing the Steeda directions do not point out is the bushings are formed differently for the front and the rear. If I recall correctly the front bushings have four equally spaced indents where they seat with the factory rubber bushing. The rears have indents spaced with three on top, one on bottom. In the picture below from Steeda's website the red bushing would seat with the rear and the black with the front.

Also, my kit did not include the pictured bushing grease below, nor do the instructions make any reference to this. As others have mentioned, Steeda REALLY needs to work on refining the included instructions to hammer out some of these details.

 

[Jmeo]

Is the grease needed? What happens if you don't use it?


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[RSKTAKR]

I also have no grease. Yes I would use some sort of grease or things will be pretty noisy.

 

[jvm051]

Steeda makes good parts, but the instructions I have seen from them are disappointing. I write quite a bit of process documentation in a manufacturing facility , and I really think this set of instructions needs to go back for a revision. If they cannot get a camera in close enough for good pics, remove the subframe and show how to do with unit out. This way people will know what they should be looking for when it's installed. Lots of confusion also on the springs with regards to the logo on the springs needed to be mounted up or down ....

 

[RSKTAKR]

I think I am just going to loosen the rear 21mm bolts so the entire sub frame will drop. I honestly don't see ANY way these front bushings can be installed without more clearance. The ONLY thing that I could think of is that my car wasn't level on the jack stands (In The rear) and it was allowing the sub frame to get into a bind or something, not likely but wishful thinking. I have the alignment pins and will just go ahead and install those now as well instead of doing them with my spring install the car will need an alignment after the springs get installed anyways. Has anyone had clearance problems with the gas tank? These aluminum bushings don't have that little insert the red and black bushings have either, wonder if that makes a difference in this tight space?

 

[Todd15Fastback]

Thanks for the feedback on the red and black bushing feedback. Still not sure which one I will go with but still leaning towards the black ones.

 

[2Cool]

I had to loosen the rear bolts over 1/2" to get the front to drop enough to get the driver side front bushing into place, and even then it was a PITA. No way to get a torque wrench on it.

 

[jbailer]

I think I am just going to loosen the rear 21mm bolts so the entire sub frame will drop. I honestly don't see ANY way these front bushings can be installed without more clearance. The ONLY thing that I could think of is that my car wasn't level on the jack stands (In The rear) and it was allowing the sub frame to get into a bind or something, not likely but wishful thinking. I have the alignment pins and will just go ahead and install those now as well instead of doing them with my spring install the car will need an alignment after the springs get installed anyways. Has anyone had clearance problems with the gas tank? These aluminum bushings don't have that little insert the red and black bushings have either, wonder if that makes a difference in this tight space?

That's what I was thinking when I said drop the exhaust. Other than having the exhaust pipes out of the way to work, you haven't really gotten to the benefit yet and that was so you could drop the sub frame below that body section. To do that, you'd have to loosen the bolts in the back I'm sure.

I put mine in with the space you are showing and it was a major PITA! To get it in there, you can't put the bushing in first, then the bolt, you have to put the bolt through the bushing and put them up there together. Even with that, it was very tight. Like gtorpedo mentioned, make sure you have the correct bushing front/back.

 

[RSKTAKR]

That's what I was thinking when I said drop the exhaust. Other than having the exhaust pipes out of the way to work, you haven't really gotten to the benefit yet and that was so you could drop the sub frame below that body section. To do that, you'd have to loosen the bolts in the back I'm sure.

I put mine in with the space you are showing and it was a major PITA! To get it in there, you can't put the bushing in first, then the bolt, you have to put the bolt through the bushing and put them up there together. Even with that, it was very tight. Like gtorpedo mentioned, make sure you have the correct bushing front/back.

Ya I can see that.. I know the bolt, washer and bushing would all need to up there at once, but FAWK that's a tight and nearly impossible spot to reach without dropping the rear bolts too. Still have to have room to get a torque wrench in there. I have the correct bushing in the front, the instructions ATLEAST let you know which is which :lol:

As for the lack of grease in my kit, did you all that have already received/install these use grease and if so, what did you use? I thought about just using a pretty big glob of Vaseline but I think I would need to use something that will stick around longer as I don't think the Vaseline would? Any ideas?

 

[jbailer]

I didn't get a torque wrench on it, couldn't so I had to go by muscle memory.

As far as the grease, mine came with it. It looks like white lithium grease to me. It was from Energy Suspension as marked on the little tubes.

 

[RSKTAKR]

I didn't get a torque wrench on it, couldn't so I had to go by muscle memory.

As far as the grease, mine came with it. It looks like white lithium grease to me. It was from Energy Suspension as marked on the little tubes.

I will probably have to do it the same way.

Same grease I had for my trans bushing, but nothing with the diff bushings.

 

[Tcstang]

I used white lithium grease. I put my exhaust on at the same time so I did it with the exhaust out of the way and had no issue installing everything and getting the torque wrench on it.

 

[Nanashii]

I just got these and will be going with the red (street) bushings. Also, the grease was included.

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