Need quick help with rear subframe bushings

[Shepp1691]

So while my IRS was out of my car I purchased Prothane subframe bushings. Well not knowing I needed the housings, I had to use a chisel to remove them. The housings are now ruined and I am not finding them anywhere. Does anyone have any help for me? Cant find the bushing housing anywhere. Car had been down a week and Im getting very fed up with working on it. Thanks for the help.

 

[KLLR SNK]

Pics might help.

 

[Shepp1691]

Wont be able to get pics, i ordered these, 1999-2004 SVT Cobra Prothane IRS Subframe Bushings P6-112, apparently they slide into the original metal housings, but why would they want to tell you that before your ruin them, found a IRS cradle only near indy for $200, hate to have to buy that just to get the stock bushings out of it.

 

[gfcobra04]

Contact Bruce at Full Tilt Boogie Racing. He is the IRS specialist.
Gary.

 

[Shepp1691]

Ya i have a few of his parts, really i just need a stock housing, but of course no longer available anywhere

 

[Shepp1691]

feels like as soon as i make ground on this thing, im right back to working on it...

 

[thomas91169]

Good question. I would figure you need to press out the sleeves as well, this is how its done on most cars when going prothane/poly bushings. Usually the new OD of the bushing matches the ID of the hole where the bushing is going into. Never heard of reusing/keeping the sleeve intact. Every sleeve on my Spyder got pressed out and discarded. I found torching the bushings until they catch fire and melt themselves was easiest, followed by sawzalling through the sleeve then air chizeling it out. Got down to around 5min a bushing before I was done.