SHO sfb's same as Police sfb's?

[JaySHOguy]

Need to know....

My fronts are shot . I also need to order them for my '90 SLO... may as well order the same parts, right?

 

[SHOZ123]

They are all the same size (front and year)for all years of SHOs. The Gen 3 rear bushing is a very good design. Otherwise I would just get some solid aluminum ones.

 

[SHODWN]

Get Gen three ones if you dont buy solids for your gen 1. A much bigger and better design

 

[shojuan]

So the GenIII stock bushings will fit an '89 and work better than the police SFB?

Rick

 

[SHODWN]

ever see a rear bushing where it contacts the car? on a gen 3 its over 3" in diameter and has metal **** to dig in.

on the Gen 3 there are 2 small knub's that you file off, they are plastic. made a world of difference on my worn out 92 with 182k. now to get the rest of the crappy suspension out of it.

Also while your there and thinking about swaybars, and bar bushings you may want to locate a Gen 3 FSB. Again a much better redesigned unit, besides Nimz can anyone else tell me why?

 

[Ian Macoomb]

SHODWN:
Get Gen three ones if you dont buy solids for your gen 1. A much bigger and better design

If that's the case then I'd hate to have a Gen I or Gen II bushing. The front Gen III bushings suck. I just put the aluminum bushings in the front because they were done. They were probably about done when I bought the car (at about 46k miles, now at 79k miles).

 

[JaySHOguy]

Too late. I already ordered two sets of Police front bushings. I don't have tho money right now for the aluminum ones

When I do have the money, I'm planning on going through the whole suspension.

 

[Bluto]

Are the front bushing hard to change?
Any special equipment?

 

[Ian Macoomb]

Bluto:
Are the front bushing hard to change?
Any special equipment?

It wasn't ******* my Gen III. I've made a how-to video and posted it on my superford account.

http://www.superford.org/registry/index.php?vID=1743&profile=1

 

[Emerald94]

Someone mentioned using hockey pucks as bushings.
He was kidding right?

 

[JaySHOguy]

Emerald94:
Someone mentioned using hockey pucks as bushings.
He was kidding right?

Honestly? You could probably get away with it...

You never realize how cheap those bushings are...until you replace them. I was missing the entire upper half of the bushing.

As for changing them, you need a floor jack, jackstands, a 1/2" breaker bar,18-19mm socket, and shallow 10mm socket, or a 10mm wrench. Very easy, if teh bolts come right out. I managed to change the front bushings last night in about 1 hour.(maybe less)