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Originally Posted by Davisca455
Just my 2 Cents…
Sam and throatpunch brought this up earlier, and I'd also like to reinforce how important I feel it is to get a snug fitting spacer to keep the bores in alignment with each other when installing the new bushings.
If there is ANY deflection, as you are pressing the new bushing in, the two bores will become misaligned and I believe the force required to install will dramatically increase.
I used a hydraulic press to do my installation, and my opinion is that because my spacer fit so well, the force required to install never exceeded 3 tons.
I didn't experience any of the "pops" or high forces others have reported.
So I'd guess that to give yourself the best chance for the hand tool to work for installation, you'll want to spend the effort to get a good support between the frame halves worked out.
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Agreed and it totally makes sense. I decided to go poly as I didn't feel like dealing with trying to balance subframe on a press or bringing it somewhere. Plus I only drive my car less than 1,000 miles a year... The poly bushings went into without.much of a hassle