For those who replaced their control arm bushings

I just pressed some new bushings in and out recently. These were copies of the stock bushings from Andrew Vlamos http://www.vftbushes.com/

I did the rear/front upper and the front lower. The front upper are very easy to push out with a long bolt/nut and some creativity.



The rear uppers were harder since they have the outside sleeve. I was able to pull them out and press the new ones in without pulling the arm from the hub, which would have been a bitch. Just pull the two bolts and swing it around. I found a NPT threaded cylinder in the plumbing section of Home Depot that was a perfect fit. Large enough to fit over the lip of the bushing sleeve and small enought to press on the rim of the control arm.

I had to push the rubber out of one of the bushings (leaving the outside sleeve in the control arm) and then very carefully cut a slit through the sleeve to get it out. Just don't cut through to the aluminum. I used that sleeve to press out the other bushings. I bought a long bolt, some strong washers and with a little creativity and an impact wrench, I was able to push those out and get the new ones in.

The front lowers were the hard ones. I took these to the shop my brother works at and used a press to push them out. Luckily we had a lathe and made a tool to fit on the rim of the bushing. I could probably do this now in a quarter of the time it took the first time! I'm not sure if you need to push the outer sleeve out with those R2 bushings. If not, the inner sleeve and rubber shoudn't be any problem for you to push out with a press. The hard part if with outer sleeve.

whitetiger777 said:

Hey this might be a little bit of a thread jack, but is there a polyurethane bushing set for this car? and what is R2?

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Here you go!

R2 Racing Camber Correction Kit for 1993-98 Supra - Front
Part # R2R 800-CC250
Attention road-racers and drifters! This kit is probably for you! While this kit can be used by anyone needing camber correction, we find these kits to be exceptionally useful for track racers and drifters!

This camber kit corrects for up to approximately 2 degrees with an offset center bushing that replaces the upper control arm bushings (4 bushings replaced with this kit).

Camber kit can be set for 1 degree of correction along with reduction in camber gain - this is the ideal setting for drift applications. Rather than moving the arm straight outwards the entire amount, it can be moved outwards half the distance, and upwards half the distance.

Kits come with grease and instructions but require a fair amount of mechanical ability and familiarity with the specifics of urethane bushing installations.


Your Price $129.95



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R2 Racing Camber Correction Kit for 1993-98 Supra - Rear
Part # R2R 800-CC350
Attention road-racers and drifters! This kit is probably for you! While this kit can be used by anyone needing camber correction, we find these kits to be exceptionally useful for track racers and drifters!

This camber kit corrects for up to approximately 2 degrees with an offset center bushing that replaces the upper control arm bushings (4 bushings replaced with this kit).

Camber kit can be set for 1 degree of correction along with reduction in camber gain - this is the ideal setting for drift applications. Rather than moving the arm straight outwards the entire amount, it can be moved outwards half the distance, and upwards half the distance.

Kits come with grease and instructions but require a fair amount of mechanical ability and familiarity with the specifics of urethane bushing installations.


Your Price $129.95



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R2 Racing Control Arm Bushing Kit for 1993-98 Supra - Front
Part # R2R 800-CA200
Tired of your exotic Supra riding like a worn out Pinto? Is your Supra about a decade old with 100,000 or even 200,000 miles on it? Does your dream car ride like its worn out no matter what you've done to try to stop it?

Welcome to your solution!
R2 Racing brings us a the first and only bushing replacement kit! We have installed this kit on a 1994 Supra with 166,000+ miles. This Supra had HKS HiperMax coilovers, TRD B.A. Sway Bars, new tires, and has been well maintained. However, it still had that old and worn feeling on the chassis. After replacing the Toyota bushings with this R2 kit the results are amazing! This same Supra now feels like it has 20,000 miles on it and is a year old all over again! We can't recommend this kit enough to virtually every MKIV Supra owner!

Other benefits of these bushings include:

High performance bushing upgrades to eliminate handling problems

Reduces or eliminates most wheel hop problems

Suitable for drag, road race or drift applications

Excellent for use with upgraded wheels and tires

Compatible with all spring, shock and sway bar combinations

This front kit includes:
Upper and lower control arm bushings (4 upper, 4 lower). Upper replacements are 2 piece, lowers are 1 piece - 8 bushings replaced, 12 pieces total. All R2 kits come with grease and instructions but require a fair amount of mechanical ability and familiarity with the specifics of urethane bushing installations. This is not an amateur installation. However, it can be made a lot easier by taking out the control arms yourself. Then take the control arms and this kit to a machine shop that has a press. They can then take out your old bushings and install the new ones.



MSRP $209.95
Your Price $189.95



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R2 Racing Control Arm Bushing Kit for 1993-98 Supra - Rear
Part # R2R 800-CA300
Tired of your exotic Supra riding like a worn out Pinto? Is your Supra about a decade old with 100,000 or even 200,000 miles on it? Does your dream car ride like its worn out no matter what you've done to try to stop it?

Welcome to your solution!
R2 Racing brings us a the first and only bushing replacement kit! We have installed this kit on a 1994 Supra with 166,000+ miles. This Supra had HKS HiperMax coilovers, TRD B.A. Sway Bars, new tires, and has been well maintained. However, it still had that old and worn feeling on the chassis. After replacing the Toyota bushings with this R2 kit the results are amazing! This same Supra now feels like it has 20,000 miles on it and is a year old all over again! We can't recommend this kit enough to virtually every MKIV Supra owner!

Other benefits of these bushings include:

High performance bushing upgrades to eliminate handling problems

Reduces or eliminates most wheel hop problems

Suitable for drag, road race or drift applications

Excellent for use with upgraded wheels and tires

Compatible with all spring, shock and sway bar combinations

This rear kit includes:
This kit replaces upper arm, lower arm, and strut rod bushings (4 upper, 4 lower, 4 strut rod). All replacements are 2 piece - 12 bushings replaced, 24 pieces total. All R2 kits come with grease and instructions but require a fair amount of mechanical ability and familiarity with the specifics of urethane bushing installations. This is not an amateur installation. However, it can be made a lot easier by taking out the control arms yourself. Then take the control arms and this kit to a machine shop that has a press. They can then take out your old bushings and install the new ones.



MSRP $209.95
Your Price $189.95

Taken from MVPMotorsports website.