I just got my set of red neo bushings from FS and my wife is asking me how long the car will be down.

Any idea's how long it takes to replace bushings on all 4 corners and cradle for a guy who is moderately handy with a wrench?
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That all depends, The hardest part is getting everything off. I can see just removing the control arms taking a better part of 2 full days, depending on how seized up the bolts are in the bushings. It also depends on whether or not you want to take them out and have them sand blasted and powder coated before you put them back in. That could be two days at whatever shops you take it to.

In my experience with installing Control arm bushings, don't listen to someone try to sell you "special" control arm grease to install them. The only grease you need is under your kitchen sink. I use dawn dish washing detergent, and a lot of it. I completely cover the bushing in it and you can just about just slide the bushing home without pressing it in there. Also make sure that the bushing sleeve is completely clean. The cleaner it is the easier the job will be. If it doesn't shine inside its not clean enough.

Good luck

What about silicon grease to help control squeaking???

You can use it if you wish, but haven't had any problems with squeaking, or at least I don't think I did. Most of the cars I did that too were pretty loud. Never noticed the squeaking. But I'm sure if it does squeak you should be able to spray the bushings with lithium grease. We used to do that with squeaky bushings at a dealership I worked at back in the day.