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Originally Posted by BiscottiGelato
From my limited understanding. I think the key to this one is that... almost everybody was saying that the entire rear subframe needs to be completely dropped for this install to happen. Now it seems that a large enough opening can be achieved to insert 2 of the harder new bushings? The scariest part of this whole procedure seems to be the lowering of the centre jack. What kind of jack do you have that gives you fine control of the lowering? Mine usually will lower things rather quickly once turned.....
The only last thing left is the torque values for all the bolts, and someone else to double confirm that this is doable even by a mechanic noob (like me, who have only ever changed summer/winter wheels here...).
That said, if it's this simple, why do places charge an arm or a leg for it? It sounds like as if this is doable under 2 hours for an experienced shop!
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Most of what I read said that you don't have to completely remove the subframe, but in any case, you definitely do not.
Regarding the jack - I have both a nice floor jack that releases by turning the "pole" and another $30 one that releases by turning a screw on the base. Both work fine if you're not reckless.
It costs a lot because it is time consuming. Easy does not mean quick. I wouldn't put this in the easy category, but it's definitely not hard. If you have no experience working on your car, I wouldn't bite it off as a first project.