Hey all, I'm trying to install a set of Energy Suspension polyurethane control arm bushings into the stock control arms for my '86 GLH Turbo.
The control arms are original to the car and have been stripped bare and powder coated. Even though I'm installing ES poly bushings, I bought a pair of new stock replacement rubber control arm bushings so that I could use the new shells, sleeves, and bushing caps to use with the ES poly bushings instead. I burned out the new rubber bushings to harvest those parts and then had a machine shop press the new bushing shells into the arms. The bushing slides into the shell nice and firm with some of the green lube from PolyBushings.com. The problem arises when I try to get the bushing sleeve to fit inside the ES bushing. The sleeve seems too large (OD). I forced it in with a threaded rod/nuts thinking that it was just designed to be tight, but it looks like it damaged and likely destroyed the new ES bushing.
So my question is, are the parts store replacement bushings for these cars using a larger size sleeve than factory bushings used? I don't remember having any trouble installing ES bushings in my old GLH Turbo.