If the 6th gen responds anything like my 7th gen, then you'll love coils and bushings. I know I do. It's like a giant go-kart.

Ordered my poly front and rears from Pawel yesterday!

Thanks to this thread, i heard all i needed to justify pulling the trigger on this upgrade.

Suspension is still debatable, but the polys are for sure. Awesome celicas btw!

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get your cuz words lined up. Prepare for down time. order the bolts ahead of time, the ones you will smash, seriously... check out my thread...

Yeah, my car has been a consistent pia thus far. So ive learned to be prepared for almost anything. There's also the benefit of having a lift at a garage with an arsenal of snap-on tools i can "borrow" on a weekend... (Not all the time of course, but for this task... definitely calling in a favor... or two.)

I NEED to replace these bushings. My rear is so bad the wheels are cambered in at stock ride height... besides that, every time i hit a little bump in the road it sounds like a dead hooker bouncing around back there as i shimmy all over the lane Im in... Its pretty bad...

Which were the problem bolts? In the front control arms?

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All the bolts...

in my case not all were bad, but the spindle bolts, oh wow.... but i made it cuz....

Im prepared to battle these gremlins of car design past... i accept my challenges that lay ahead...



Besides that, i have too much time and effort invested to get discouraged now. Ill have a torch, a vice, impacts, a press...

Heck, i got that broken motor mount bolt out of my block with a Chinese drill and some easy outs in my apt parking lot... sure, it involved treating down the whole front end, removing my a/c completely, and some busted knuckles... But, i got it done...

Challenges be dammed. Im completely focused on the "having polys installed" part of all this... =)

this worked for me

i drilled on of the sides to make room for wiggle and release pressure



on the other side i left the bolt so i can wiggle with impact wrench between cycles..




start like this..

1. heat up bolt till red

2. hit bolt on vice with big hammer

3. if not loose repeat x 1

4. heat bolt again

5. use impact socket to try to loosen

6. go to step 1... (repeat as many times..)

you need a heavy hammer, and not a wimpy one, it will break... oxyacetylene torch seems to be best, i used map torch. it took me about 1 hour to 2 hours of heating and hitting ... per bolt.

How firm is the ride with the new bushings?

definetly a bit firmer than stock, but totally in a good way.
much less slop all around.

It's much easier to find and hold the limit of adhesion, your tires will also wear better because the alignment won't shift as it would have before with the soft factory bushings.

Damn i sure hate to bring this thread back but for the sake of someone elses potential headache did i just read a few posts about heating the BOLT?.. Wont that make it expand/harder to remove?! If im right i feel sorrrryyyy for the next guy to try that!

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Yes it does, but it still works. The bolt expands when it is heated and as it cools and contracts, it breaks free. It's a different means to the same end.

It does work. Been there. Done that and twice...

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hey..wheres the like button on this damn page?! lol