vdub08

Car: 94 EG coupe at 225k

Suspension: Stock

Tire (for curiosity's sake): Yoko S.Drive 195/45/16

Situation: I have had to get 3 alignments in the past 2.5 years because my car keeps shifting out of alignment. In that time, I've gone through 2 sets of tires (I drive a lot) with a lot of rotations and 1 unmount-wheel flip-remount on each set just to get relatively even tire wear. Since I just ordered a set of Progress CS-II's and will be at my doorstep next week, and since I will be swapping my axles (ripped boots swapping in reman's) I figured I might as well fix this issue as well. I replaced my RTA bushings less than 15k ago assuming it was the main culprit, which did help, but did not completely solve the issue.

Question: What other bushings are major causes of alignment shifting? Where can I get some good prices on oem-style rubber bushings?

If the answer is all of them, can I get some help on specifics? I need to know which ones to order.

grumblemarc

iTrader: (4)

Have you actually examined any of the bushings yourself? Has your car been in any accidents?

vdub08

My car has been in one minor accident where I rear ended someone. No bumper crack, no frame damage, just cracked paint.

I jacked it up this past weekend to see if there was any visible wear on any of the other bushings, but to be honest I did not know which ones to check. The LCA bushings (front and back) have very minor cracks from what I could see, but didn't know how to check any of the other ones without complete disassembly

98civdx

Replace all of the bushings. Hardrace, or PIC.

phat00civic

I personally have not seen an alignment go out of wack from bad bushings. What I have seen throw it off is bad roads, and this could include pot holes to speed bumps. If the roads by you are like NJ that could be the reason. Once I saw a tech who did not tighten everything down so that caused the person to have to go and get it done again. I just had mine done today, specifically the toe but I replaced my bushings for a better ride, not for the alignment.

Dioxine

I would think wheel bearings and tie rods before i would think bushings. Wheel bearings wheel cause a good alignment to go bad right from the get go. Grab your wheel and try and push and pull it back and forth. If it clicks or wiggles then that's the culprit.