I used drill rod, nuts/washers and an old socket (to bump up against
the inner sleeve of bushing) for lower control arm bushing R&R.

For the upper arms, piece of plate steel to back up vice jaw, various
pipe bits, worked fine in my vice for R&R. You need a vice large
enough to accommodate all parts concerned. IIRC, mine is a 7".

I can't recall the brand, but on the upper arm bushings I bought, the
OD was a two step affair. (smaller to larger) I assume this is done to
help keep the bushing straight while pressing it in. I tack welded
each. Some people don't.

Neil.

On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 4:30 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> Is this something that can be done with a large vise or some allthread with
> nuts and washers, or do I need to send the lower fronts and rears out to a
> shop?

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