on a side note... does anyone know if you can remove the prothanes without destroying them?
I'm tired of wasting my time... now I'm breakin' free.
just curious why would u take the poly ones back out, they dont dry rot so they will be good for the whole life of your car. I personally have them and havent had any problems good upgrade for $40 and are supposed to keep better alignment. now i just need to get the rest of them
Karo at AllEcotec has the same CA bushings for ALOT cheaper.
Tinkles
2003 Cavalier 1SV
Bagged and Blown
From the response that I have in here so far, I have a good product choice. I also got the upper engine insert in from UPS today and it looks like its quality.
Could some explain to me how inspect if they are bad?
Also any tips or common issues that I need to keep in mind while replacing them? Might look at something else if its bad? Thanks again.
Alex Currington wrote:just curious why would u take the poly ones back out, they dont dry rot so they will be good for the whole life of your car. I personally have them and havent had any problems good upgrade for $40 and are supposed to keep better alignment. now i just need to get the rest of them
because the control arms i got already had them installed but they look nasty. i want to have em sandblasted and powdercoated.
I'm tired of wasting my time... now I'm breakin' free.
CRAIG POTH wrote:From the response that I have in here so far, I have a good product choice. I also got the upper engine insert in from UPS today and it looks like its quality.
Could some explain to me how inspect if they are bad?
Also any tips or common issues that I need to keep in mind while replacing them? Might look at something else if its bad? Thanks again.
There's really no way to check the actual bushings without removing them from the car.
Then you can check for dry rotted bushings or tears in the bushing.
Other than that, it's a crap shoot.
And that set of bushings in the link are the best available.
They're easy to install if you're mechanically inclined.
Good luck on doing the bushings.
If you need a link to a good how to on removing them and installing them, I can provide that with a how to that I made when I did mine.
Misnblu.com
Newbie member since 1999
Thank you Dave and JBO! 
Misnblu...That was the best response I ever got in this web sight. I understand that I don't have my resume posted in here and I do have mechanic ability. I took Diesel Tech at a local JVS. I never took mechanics as a way of living so I am "somewhat" out of the field. I also have compressed air capability. I just wish I had a lift.
Thanks for informing me that I chose the best available. With our poor local roads and rail road tracks, that is what I want.
So if I need to take them out to inspect them, I'm just gonna take them out and replace them. I thought their might be a pry bar method or something.
The sad thing is, about a year and a half ago, I removed the transmission to replace the clutch. It didn't go bad by wear, but it broke a spring. While I had the whole engine carriage out would of ben the best time to spend the $40.00 to replace them.
Now I need an approximate time to replace them, so I know how much time I need to tie up the garage.
Thanks again!
On the time, that depends on you.
But I would guess that if you were to take your time, you could do it in a weekend.
You could actually do this in a day if you know what you're doing but two days is the best amount of time you'll need is case you run into problems.
Here is the how to on removing the bushings and installing the new bushings.
Don't mind the other information about the aluminum control arms but that is in there too if you're wanting to upgrade the arms too.
There's a good write up on that here too if you choose to check it out but the link will give you an easy way to remove and install the bushings with simple hand tools.
Holler if you have any questions.
Misnblu.com
Newbie member since 1999
Thank you Dave and JBO!
Thanx again Misnblu. I have it in mind now.
