Rear LCA Bushing Install Tips

[cidthekid]

Anyone on here installed any aftermarket rear LCA bushings at home? Any tips for how you went about it?

Going to get a set soon and I’m thinking it’s going to be a PITA but maybe you all have figured out a way for it not to be.

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[WItoTX]

I took mine in because it looked like a PITA. I talked to the guy who did the swap, and it was, in fact, a PITA.

I am glad I paid someone with the correct tools to do that job.

 

[jmeiers]

I did the install solo at home using a loaner bearing press tool from AutoZone. Removing/installing the arms is the easy part. It was a battle pressing the stock bushing out and pressing the new bearings in.

The second time I did the swap, I just simply bought new arms with Cortex bearings already installed and just had to swap the arms out and ship them back to Cortex for core deposit refund.

Save yourself the time/effort and buy a 20 ton press from Harbor Freight on sale and it will more than pay for itself to press in/out the bearings and then you have a tool that can be used for future work like rebuilding the diff/pumpkin, which I am doing now.

 

[Hostil]

I replaced mine last year along with a host of other suspension mods all at once by myself on jack stands in my garage. I choose to do everything at the same time rather than installing and uninstalling parts over and over just because something new was added. As for the LCA bearings, I removed them and found an automotive machine shop to remove the old bearings and press in the new bearings. I paid $30 per side (1000% worth every penny!) , I dropped them off, went and had lunch came back in about an hour and they were done. Reinstalled easy like sunday morning!

I heard these were a PITA with anything less than a 40 Ton press.. "Ain't nobody got time for that!!"

Also, did the FRPP toe link bearings at t he same time.

 

[NightmareMoon]

I did not do it on jack stands. If you feel ok about dropping parts of the exhaust, and getting the spring out on jack stands, then you can probably get the control arm off too.

For pressing the bushing.. My mechanic's shop press wouldn't budge it, but he had a manual screw type press for bushings which did the trick (with two people working it). Don't use a torch on the aluminum control arm, you'll just ruin the temper of the aluminum.

Overall, not a fun job. My friend did do it on jackstands on his GT350. I suspect he's more detail oriented and patient that I am.

 

[Cordero1]

I'm about to do this job myself. Looks like I'll just have to use the press at work & I'll be fine.

 

[DougS550]

Anyone on here installed any aftermarket rear LCA bushings at home? Any tips for how you went about it?

Going to get a set soon and I’m thinking it’s going to be a PITA but maybe you all have figured out a way for it not to be.

I removed my LCA and did not have a press to push them out. Took to automotive shop, paid $100 and had them replace them.

 

[Biggsy]

Just buy the set from Cortex. For additional $80 they ship you arms with them already pressed in. You send them back your arms and you get the core charge of $200 refunded back to you.

https://www.cortexracing.com/shop/s...5-2023-mustang-rear-monoball-bearing-kit-1753

 

[Biggsy]

I see that @jmeiers already said it lol. My apologies.

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