Calling All Energy Suspension Bushing Users!

[mattymatmat]

I have been slowly working on my rear suspension and I'm almost ready to bolt it all back together... but I've come across a strange realization... I don't know which bushing to use on my rear control arm to bolt it below the differential. I unfortunately don't have any of the master parts lists in my energy suspension kit for my 260z, however i'm working on it (contacted them for a copy of the master lists). I only post because I've gone through every bushing in my kit sizing it to the bottom of that "A" frame control arm and none fit snug. They mostly are too small, with the exception of two bushings that appear to be too loose on the area where those bushings slide onto the control arm. Does anyone know which bushings (part number) should be used?

Also if I have the right bushing then that means something is horribly wrong with my control arm... is there an outer sleeve that goes on the that side??? I know the top of the "A" frame control had an inner sleeve that I replaced (thank you machine shop), so does the bottom of the "A" have an outer sleeve? Thats the only thing I can imagine to make the bushings that are "too big" fit.

[abas]

Matty

have a look at this link which shows the kit references

http://www.atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/bushings/index.html

260z kit is halfway down the page

hope it helps

Andrew

[dogma420]

damn abas! Nice post, way to kill a thread!

[mattymatmat]

Thanks abas for that, now I know for sure which bushing is the one I want to use... problem is now I don't know how its supposed to fit. The bushings inner hole is to big to go on the control arm (to much play when fitted on). Does anyone know if there is supposed to be a metal sleeve on the inside of that bushing? The Energy suspension kit's sleeves that are detailed in the image provided are way to small to fit over the little posts where the bushings go on, let alone fit on the inside of the bushing. Just for clarification this is not on the spindle (tire side), this is towards the differential. Maybe my parts were mislabeled and I don't have the right stuff? Did anyone have problems with this?

In the supplied diagram there are two different bushings and two different sleeves to complete the rear control arm toward the diff. Why is there two sleeves (part number 4 in the diagram)??? How is that supposed to work together?

[jmanz6]

There is a metal sleeve that goes over the control arm and the bushing sits on that. If you don't have that sleeve, then I would call energy suspension and have them send new ones. In case you didn't notice the front a rear bushings are different lengths as well.