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Rear Cradle Bushing installation (reference only)

Thanks to Zeemr

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IT IS NOT recommended that anyone use these in place of actual instructions. these are for reference ONLY!

Items needed

  • 1.Specter (or GM) Rear cradle Bushings
  • 2.Lots of tools




  • 1. Jack rear of car up on level surface Steps (1-3)
  • 2. Put jack stands under rear of car under frame area. Step (4-5)
  • 3. Remove rear wheels Step (6)
  • 4. Place jack under rear differential of car with a piece of plywood for support Step (7-8)
  • 5. Put pressure on jack to support cradle
  • 6. Un-loosen cradle nuts (4) total front and rear with a 21 mm socket Step (9-10)
  • 7. Lower cradle with jack low enough to install new bushings Steps (11-14)
  • 8. Spray supplied bushings and mating surfaces with a high quality silicone Steps (11-14)
  • 9. Install upper supplied cradle bushings. Raise cradle back up to its stock position. Once again making sure you have coated the bushings with Silicone Steps (15-24)


  • 10. Coat lower set of bushings and install Steps (25-29)

  • 11. Torque cradle bushings to 141 ft lbs Rear/ 195 ft lbs front- Step (31-32)
  • 12. Install rear wheels back on car Step (33)
  • 13. Set car back on ground and torque wheels to 90 Ft lbs





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