Polyurethane Vs Stock Bushings!

[Daemoncrx]

hy i was wondering are polyuretane bushings beeter than stock bushings from honda? if yes why? what brand do you recomend?I on an d16z5 91' crx

[slowturbocx]

the stock bushing aren't solid so they give a little more, the polyurathane ones work really well. ebay ones work just fine.

[Haysoos]

That would depend on what bushings you are talking about. Try the search function and search whatever bushing you are thinking about replacing.

[Toddnos]

poly bushings/ motor mounts cause a lot of vibrations...but they are very functional..i wouldnt put poly bushings on a Lexus...but a honda yes.

[slowturbocx]

i believe they are called energy suspension those are on ebay

[Daemoncrx]

i want to replace all bushings from the rear! and i want a camber kit allso for rear what do you recomend!

[Daemoncrx]

and ho makes uper control arm bushings for crx 88-91 because mine are fucked up bad!?

[Dweezil]

Just get an Energy Suspension master kit. It includes all the bushing for the front end and the bushings for the rear LCA's and shocks. I don't get all these people saying the bushings cause vibrations. I drive in Michigan (worst paved roads in the country) and have no problem with mine.

[DirtyDC4]

Yup, get the master kit. Works wonders.

Another option to buying the whole master kit, if you don't have a camber kit, would be to get:

ES front lower control arm bushings
ES rear lower control arm bushings
ES shift linkage bushings
Progress Group camber kit (it replaces the front upper bushings with poly ones that give you some camber back)

[Run Away]

Yup, get the ES kit. I got mine a few days ago, great deal.

Excellent customer service too, I called them with a few questions.

My car will primarily be used on rutted & snowy/icey residential roads so I'll post a review in about 3 weeks when I install them (after new years when I get back to school and can use the shop).

[Haysoos]

DON'T get the rear trailing arm bushing. If you need to replace it, get an OEM, or Mugen rubber. Some will say otherwise, but just as many claim it causes problems on the track and road. Either way, the mugen rubber bushing has plenty hardness, so why risk it?

[Run Away]

Is there anyplace other than www.redshiftmotorsports.com where I can get the mugen bushings? They're listed at $130.
Even King Motorsports only lists trailing arm bushings for the DA, at $105.

The local Honda dealership wants $63.xx Canadian per bushing, I think I'm going to go with that since the price difference between mugen and OEM is pretty big after you factor in shipping to Canada.

[Dweezil]

Mugen are $114 a set from King. Figure there the only official distributor in North America, so any other price you get is going to be the same or higher.

[Haysoos]

Is there anyplace other than www.redshiftmotorsports.com where I can get the mugen bushings? They're listed at $130.
Even King Motorsports only lists trailing arm bushings for the DA, at $105.

The local Honda dealership wants $63.xx Canadian per bushing, I think I'm going to go with that since the price difference between mugen and OEM is pretty big after you factor in shipping to Canada.

I swear, a couple years ago, I read an article that tested the hardness of a new OEM bushing and the Mugen bushing and it was the same hardness. I might be wrong, I don't have the article to back me up, but for some reason thats what I remember.

[DirtyDC4]

I swear, a couple years ago, I read an article that tested the hardness of a new OEM bushing and the Mugen bushing and it was the same hardness. I might be wrong, I don't have the article to back me up, but for some reason thats what I remember.

You are correct.

[Daemoncrx]

k 10x nice info!but if i lower the car only 2 inches will i need a rear camber kit?

[DirtyDC4]

k 10x nice info!but if i lower the car only 2 inches will i need a rear camber kit?

Probably not. Mine is lower than 2" and I didn't even do the washer trick. My rear could use a little + camber but it's not bad enough that my tires wear any faster.

[Haysoos]

k 10x nice info!but if i lower the car only 2 inches will i need a rear camber kit?

Some say yes, anything lower than an inch should get a camber kit. Other say lowering 1.5in puts the front at a great angle. Some say 2in puts the wheels at a good angle.

Everyone says get a damn good alignment (especially toe), and everyone says you should get a camber kit for anyting lower than 2in.