nightrider

I am replacing all bushings on my 93 Civic Si.

Honda only sells the bushing including the mount, which is $70 too much per side and ebay has some OE replacements for $40 per side, but I'd rather stick to OEM bushings.

Honda lists the part #s as 51396 SR0 A02 and 51395 SR0 A02. Is there a part for just the bushings to be pressed into the mount for the front lower arm?

nightrider

Energy Suspension sells this bushing, but I could only find it a part of their master kit.
http://www.energysuspension.com/asse.../pdf/17141.PDF

The circled bushing that goes into the circled bracket is what I'm talking about in the in pdf above. Any help? Called Honda, but they said I have to buy the whole bracket, which I don't entirely believe.

nightrider

made a few phone calls and they are called the front compliance bushings.

anyone know where to get OE replacement ones? Energy and Mugen only have poly...

94EG8

You can't get just the bushing on its own. You should be able to find good used ones at a junkyard though. The compliance bushings usually stay pretty good, its the other 2 that normally go bad. Hardrace also sells the compliance bushings, they aren't poly IIRC, but a harder rubber than stock.

nightrider

thanks, i need to stay away from poly based on the research i uncovered today.

i think i'm going to have to suck it up and buy the compliance bushing oem new. i figure if i'm replacing everything else anyway, do it only once.