Installation of rear cradle bushings - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

1985airborne · 08-28-2014, 09:32 AM

Im tempted to install myself...But I was curious to know how much shops are charging to install them...Whats you guys experience? Thanks!

Dexman1349 · 08-28-2014, 06:23 PM

They were challenging as a DIY because I mis-understood the DIY threads. Once I figured it out they were a lot easier. I wouldn't mind doing them again now that I know how.

Tenring · 08-28-2014, 07:58 PM

I was wondering the same, also looking at the BMR web site, they have some poly inserts that look to be a little more DIY friendly.

BMR Sales · 08-29-2014, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Tenring

I was wondering the same, also looking at the BMR web site, they have some poly inserts that look to be a little more DIY friendly.

The inserts are definitely much easier to install. They do provide an improvement, but not nearly as much as the full bushing replacement. The hardest part to doing the full bushings is getting the factory bushings out. Some people cut them out with a sawzall, some heat up the bushing pockets and push the bushings out against the body with a large socket or improvised "puck" of some kind. Either way, it is a fairly tedious task, but the end results are worth the effort.

detroitspeed · 08-29-2014, 10:14 AM

DSE will have an installation/removal tool available to help with this upgrade soon!

Dexman1349 · 08-29-2014, 04:22 PM

It is impossible to remove the stock bushings without some type of hydraulic press if your car has any sort of age/mileage. I did mine after 45k miles and I needed a sawzall to cut them out. I was lifting the car with the puck trying to push it out and it didn't move. We are talking entire rear of the car supported by a single puck & bushing.

JCunningham · 09-01-2014, 02:25 AM

i heated them up and it was easy. took about 5min each one. I put BMR delrin bushings in. There worth every penny. Big time improvement and NO driveline noise. You have to remove the metal plates on the bottom of the bushings befor you remove them. Heat the plate up real good and knock them off with a hammer. remove the cradle bolts then thread them back in 1/2" 1 at a time. I lowered the cradle then used a 1" socket on top of the bushing 1 at a time. put a jack on the cradle by the bushing and jack it up, heat the cradle up around the bushing for 5min. the bushing will start to melt Then it will start to move. theres a DIY on here how to do it.

08-28-2014, 09:32 AM	#1
1985airborne One Slow Automatic Drives: 2017 GS 2010 CAMARO SS Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NC NJ NY DMV THE BAYAREA Posts: 877	Installation of rear cradle bushings Im tempted to install myself...But I was curious to know how much shops are charging to install them...Whats you guys experience? Thanks! __________________ 650HP 2010 CAMARO SS 710HP 2017 GRAND SPORT

08-28-2014, 06:23 PM	#2
Dexman1349 2010 2SS/RS M6 Drives: 2010 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Auckland, NZ Posts: 1,482	They were challenging as a DIY because I mis-understood the DIY threads. Once I figured it out they were a lot easier. I wouldn't mind doing them again now that I know how. __________________ 2/7/2014: 419 hp, 419 tq Cosmetic: ZL1 front w/mailslot, painted stripes, powdercoated SS rims, tow hook, and full chrome delete Suspension: Pfadt subframe bushings, Pfadt rear UCA bushings, Z28 Upper control arms, Spohn trailing arms with BMR trailing arm & differential bushings, ZL1 Toe Rods and springs, Prothane radius arm inserts & steering rack bushing, Pfadt Sport front sway, FE4 conversion w/ DS rear sway, Pfadt strut brace Drivetrain: RMCR tune, CAI intake, Kooks headers, hi-flo cats & exhaust, VMAX TB, ZL1 fuel pump, LSR Tri-Ax shifter Bumblebee Racecar Build

08-29-2014, 04:22 PM	#6
Dexman1349 2010 2SS/RS M6 Drives: 2010 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Auckland, NZ Posts: 1,482	It is impossible to remove the stock bushings without some type of hydraulic press if your car has any sort of age/mileage. I did mine after 45k miles and I needed a sawzall to cut them out. I was lifting the car with the puck trying to push it out and it didn't move. We are talking entire rear of the car supported by a single puck & bushing. __________________ 2/7/2014: 419 hp, 419 tq Cosmetic: ZL1 front w/mailslot, painted stripes, powdercoated SS rims, tow hook, and full chrome delete Suspension: Pfadt subframe bushings, Pfadt rear UCA bushings, Z28 Upper control arms, Spohn trailing arms with BMR trailing arm & differential bushings, ZL1 Toe Rods and springs, Prothane radius arm inserts & steering rack bushing, Pfadt Sport front sway, FE4 conversion w/ DS rear sway, Pfadt strut brace Drivetrain: RMCR tune, CAI intake, Kooks headers, hi-flo cats & exhaust, VMAX TB, ZL1 fuel pump, LSR Tri-Ax shifter Bumblebee Racecar Build

09-01-2014, 02:25 AM	#7
JCunningham Drives: 2017 2SS M6 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: WNY Posts: 7,070	i heated them up and it was easy. took about 5min each one. I put BMR delrin bushings in. There worth every penny. Big time improvement and NO driveline noise. You have to remove the metal plates on the bottom of the bushings befor you remove them. Heat the plate up real good and knock them off with a hammer. remove the cradle bolts then thread them back in 1/2" 1 at a time. I lowered the cradle then used a 1" socket on top of the bushing 1 at a time. put a jack on the cradle by the bushing and jack it up, heat the cradle up around the bushing for 5min. the bushing will start to melt Then it will start to move. theres a DIY on here how to do it. __________________ real ZL1 wheels and brakes, 285/305 Michelin Pilot Super Sports, Pray ported Intake manifold, Soler Throttle Body, Rotofab intake, EFI Tuning Flex fuel kit, full American Racing Headers Exhaust, 1 7/8" w/ cats H pipe and mufflers. Full 1LE suspension, with BMR adjustable sway bars and links, GM aluminum cradle bushings, Hurst shifter with lighter reverse spring, TWM shifter knob, Tick level 1 transmission. I should have bought a ZL1

08-28-2014, 07:58 PM	#3
Tenring Drives: 2014 2SS/RS - SIM Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Arizona Posts: 2,188	I was wondering the same, also looking at the BMR web site, they have some poly inserts that look to be a little more DIY friendly.

08-29-2014, 10:14 AM	#5
detroitspeed Drives: 1969, 70, 2010, and 2012 Camaros Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Mooresville, North Carolina Posts: 18	DSE will have an installation/removal tool available to help with this upgrade soon!