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PostPosted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 12:27 pm 
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I should have more info in a day or two. Ordered them, and they're NOT from australia or europe. I'm a little surprised no one has thought of this before. If I can make them work, it'll be a ten minute job to finish them up, and possibly $30 total cost. Dead Colt GT Turbo bushings will need to be modified though...

Best part is that they're from Energy Suspension's catalog :).

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 7:37 pm 
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I am highly interested. Are the rear control arms differant on the non turbo cars? Keep us updated.


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PostPosted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 8:19 pm 
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Yeah, the turbo control arms use a rear bushing like this:
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It looks like a single piece, but it's actually a press-fit, steel-shanked bushing in a housing.

I pulled the control arms out the other day, and to get the bushing off of one arm, I had to cut the outer shell. I started thinking, and dug up the Energy Suspension catalog. They've got a universal poly bushing with a steel inner shell that could be modded to fit in that Colt bushing shell :). I should have them by wednesday, and pictures by the evening.

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PostPosted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 4:24 pm 
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Step 1: take worn out original Colt GT Turbo bushing/bracket.
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Step 2: Cut out center bushing, leaving outer shell (2" ID). Cut the sleeve out of the rubber, you'll need that later.
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Step 3: Buy this.
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Step 4: Admire them. You won't need the metal tube that comes with them.
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Step 5: Be amazed when you see the poly fits perfectly in the outer shell of the leftover bracket.
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Step 6: To be documented shortly :).

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PostPosted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 7:48 pm 
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Its great your figuring this out, but you know you can buy the ones made for that from SuperPro right?

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PostPosted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 9:09 pm 
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The Superpro kit is ~$100, IIRC, and has to be ordered from overseas...my option is less than $25, and came in one day from a local garage :). The commercially available option is great, but I can't justify the wait or expense for something as simple as a rear control arm bushing. It's ridiculous that the bushing has been NLA for years, and that the community is forced to rely on a single replacement option if they wish to retain the OG colt turbo arms. I'm adding an option for the cheap and impatient folks out there, like me, lol :).

I should be able to finish the up tomorrow, and I'll have more pictures.

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2012: 1989 Dodge Colt GT Turbo - 14.9 @ 100mph, 10psi/s16G


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PostPosted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 10:44 pm 
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Finished one. It's late here, and the paint isn't dry yet, so I'll post pics and the rest of the process tomorrow. It's SERIOUSLY easy to do this, but I'll admit it could be intimidating to someone who hasn't really done anything like this before. At least it's one more option, that's perhaps a bit more convenient than the current ones ;).

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 1:09 pm 
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Take your $5 rasp (the one for plastics, wood, and soft metals, purchased at Canadian Tire)...
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Enlarge the hole to fit the stock shank tube (which you saved from the stock bushings).
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Do this for all sections of bushing (4), cut one of the flanges off flush at the housing (so you can alter the offset in order to mate up with the holes in the body, press the tubes in, and paint :).
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I painted mine flat black, so they're not super pretty. The entire cost of the project was under $30, including the rasp, so I am calling this a success :).

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 7:00 pm 
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This thread had a good start but now i'm disappointed :wink:
We dont have a Honda, our Colts need the best thing in my mind.

You can also machined this bushing to the inner diameter with a professional tool bench, maybe 5$ each for a best result and no ghetto feeling 8)
But nice find, i appreciate your share here :supz:

Edit: we have also this solution : http://www.energysuspensionparts.com/pr ... rod=DIYMMI
Take the 94A shore grade and custom made your bushing, you need the stock inner tube and a template could help to keep the correct tube position ...
With this solution you can play also with the caster, custom bushing for the best utilisation :wink:


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PostPosted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 8:14 pm 
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That's great, you should start a build thread about pouring your own bushings. We need a third option.

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 12:20 pm 
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That's great, you should start a build thread about pouring your own bushings. We need a third option.
I would directly benefit from this type of build thread as pouring my own bushings to adjust caster is relevant to my interests at this time.
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Edit: we have also this solution : http://www.energysuspensionparts.com/pr ... rod=DIYMMI
Take the 94A shore grade and custom made your bushing, you need the stock inner tube and a template could help to keep the correct tube position ...
With this solution you can play also with the caster, custom bushing for the best utilisation :wink:

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