Pac-Man_G

I need some help guys, not to sure what to do with my suspension.
i have a 1994 civic cx hatch. brushings on the car are done, shot like a deer hunting.
but i dunno it i should get a bushing kit like energy suspension, or just buy rear LCA's ASR sway bar kit, Front and rear camber kit. seeing how they all come with new bushing and seeing on how i'm probably gonna get the stuff later on for the car. should i get all bushing kit to stop annoying sqeeks, or all the other stuff cuz they come with new bushing anyways?

PatrickGSR94

iTrader: (1)

Get the ASR brace if you want to. It's not totally necessary on 5th gen Civics or 3rd gen Integras (it IS necessary on 6th gen Civics due to weaker subframe). A Beaks kit along with the 22mm ITR sway bar, stock end links and stock LCA's work perfectly fine.

Camber kits, again not necessary, probably more trouble than they're worth. A good 4-wheel alignment will prevent tire wear if that's what you're worried about, and the car will handle better with the negative camber.

Polyurethane bushings are crap for a street car, unless you want to continually replace them every 2-3 years.

I suggest saving a bunch of money and just getting the HardRace hard rubber bushings, which come with the large trailing arm bushings, as well. You can find them for sale from a couple of distributors on eBay.

Targa250R

Frankly, I'd do neither at this point. You should buy OEM rubber replacement bushings.

Polyurethane bushings cause more problems than they solve, and buying camber kits and sway bars won't fix your broken bushings (other than those in the upper control arms).

PatrickGSR94

iTrader: (1)

I just suggested HardRace bushings because I believe the whole kit is still cheaper than brand new OEM bushings, are they not?

Targa250R

I'm not sure.

The HardRace bushings may be a good buy. The only reason I don't suggest them yet is because I still haven't seen how they fare long-term on a street car. OEM bushing durability is a known benchmark.

alphalanos

Replace your worn bushing s before you get a swaybar. That will only put more stress on the already bad bushings. If you dont get camber kits make sure your ball joints are ok.

Pac-Man_G

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ok guys well i went ahead a bought the hardrace bushing kit. came in a couple days ago and want to put them in this weekend but if there is any tips/tools to help me get this done faster and maybe the right way...i heard something about a press i'm going to buy a hydrolic press today. i bought a torch just in case. anything else i should invest money into to get this job done in a better/faster way

Targa250R

For bushings, I use a torch, a Sawz-all, and a 20-ton press.

bpr0422

whatever you do, make sure all the bushings are clocked correctly.

ie, tighten everything with the suspension loaded (the car sitting on the suspension)

and the trailing arm bushing needs to be clocked correctly, there is thread that explains how to do it...