Originally Posted by JacekPSUr6

The press finally came in and I was able to complete the job. If you're thinking of doing it yourself, get a bigger press than 6 tons because the one I got was too short - not enough of a clearance to fit the pieces in there. I was able to break the rubber part through, then press the ring out - I used that ring to push the 2nd bushing out with ease. I wasn't able to fit all the pieces in to press in the new bushings and I decided to give up pay a local Midas shop to get the new oem bushings pressed in - $25 cash did the job and it was well worth it. I tested the car and the creaking is gone - I just hope it will not come back and I'll have to do this all over again. If for some reason I'll have to replace them again in the near future, I already have the press and will buy polyurethane bushings as replacements. I'm super stoked that it's fixed and I didn't have to replace anything else. I also had the car re-aligned since I lowered it a few months ago. Next job will be to replace my rocker/valve covers, which are leaking oil through the busted seals. I have all the parts, just need to get to it.

All in all, I'd say it's worth to do it yourself - I spent about $185 in parts and Midas labor to get the whole job done

Originally Posted by JacekPSUr6

The cracks aren't really visible, but if you were to look at the bushings when the car is on the ground, you'd most likely see the busted bushing under all the pressure that is put on them. If the creaking noise is there, just replace the bushings. All I could really see when I took the compression rods off were some tiny creases. Both of the sides were making noise, and by replacing them both, all the creaking noise has gone away.

Originally Posted by lox1985

My dealer said the same thing. I took a chance and swapped the bushings but it did not help my issue. I'm thinking of replacing entire rod at this point. My bushings did not look worn at all. I replaced them with OEM bushings (the part # you provided is the one I got).