well i am lowering my car in the spring with coilovers and i have a few ideas 4 that but i kno i need new bushings i minaswell replace all of them is this a good set of plyurithane bushings and is it worth the price i say yes but i need direct word from other people
http://www.jcwhitney.com/autop...10101
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and this is most likely the suspention im getting
http://www.passwordjdm.com/pro...D=293


Modified by crx90rcr at 7:27 AM 12/30/2004

 

Completely worth the time and money put into installation.

 

I used the energy kit. Looks similar to the prothane kit.

It comes with boots for your ball joints (upper, lower, tie rod) and i don't like them. The oem boots do a better job of keeping the grease in. If you have damaged ball joint boots i'd just get a new ball joint.

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If you want to change all your bushings to poly you need to order these bushings seperately (rear upper control arm, compensator arm and trailing arm). Add another $250 for those.

Look into oem or mugen trailing arm bushings. I have the prothane ta bushings and i'm thinking about going back to oem.

IMO The end result is worth the price. It was a great way to spend a weekend. You may want to add grease fittings to keep your bushings lubed.

 

ok so get the whole kit and im sure if they wear to fast ill swap them out with oem ones or something but over all its worth it and if the bolts are to rusted what would u do buy new ones and if so were from

 

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junkyard

 

umm i could try that but notto many crx s arnt rusty in chicago land area but if i want new bolts were do i get them like honda has to order the ones i need or what

 

If you visit http://www.crxsi.com the guy had problems with his energy suspension bushing kit and loved it when he went back to stock. IMO, stick with OEM unless you're car is a track star only.

 

I'd find a store that has a good selection of nuts, bolts, and fasteners. I wouldn't go to honda for those. PM me if you need bolts.

 

isnt poly urithane bushings diff than energy suspention bushings

 

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Even then I hesitate to recommend any of these "complete" bushing sets. First of all, there are a LOT of bushings that are not included in those sets that should be replaced if your current bushings are old and/or damaged. I would first suggest you do some searching through this forum for dozens of threads on the use of poly and rubber bushings. My short answer is that poly bushings are a good replacement for OEM bushings only in a few key places. Fresh OEM bushings are superior to poly bushings in several places (and I say this also from a roadracing standpoint). Finally, there are a few places where you might do better with all metal bushings depending on your application. Basically, I don't think there is any "kit" on the market that is good for everything. You are better off doing your homework and building your own kit if your bushings need replacement. Trust me, you do not want to have to do this work again. Bushings are a pain in the *** and are best done once and forgotten.

 

sounds good but if i lower my car should i have all this done first

 

i replaced all my bushings with the energy suspension kit. i had to purchase the rear trailing arm bushing set separatly. i didnt bother with the ball joint boots either.

installing all the bushings is a pain in the ***! but its worth it, way firmer ride, more responsive, but at the cost of stiff. most of the bushings on our old ef's most likely are on there way out anyway so its a good thing to do. the bushings for the front crossmember help with the wheel hop. hth

 

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It doesn't really matter which you do first but I would certainly do both. It is much easier to install a new set of shocks and springs than it is to install the complete bushing kit. There are some bushings that require the removal of the suspension (like the upper damper rod bushings at the top hats) as well as LCA bushings so you might as well do those all at the same time. However, the steering rack bushings, sway bar bushings, etc. don't require the removal of the suspension and can be done at a different time. If it was me, I would pull all the suspension parts from the car, replace the bushings, and install the new suspension (whatever you're using to lower your car) when you put everything back in. That will give you the shortest down time. Sway bar bushings and such are a quick install.

 

yea sounds worth it and stuff so now its about were can i get the best price and wich ones are the best i dont want to have to take the **** off next fall and buy all new ones again

 

The problem I have run into with any of the urethane bushings is *noise*. You grease the hell out of them when installing, and on colder days (say, below 50 degrees Fahrenheit), they squeak like a cat on a lathe until they get warmed up. I put these on my '87 CRX Si, and I'm completely happy with them on that car, but it's an autocross-only car, so it doesn't really have to be comfortable. Then I put a set of Energy Suspension urethanes on my '91 Accord (5-speed wagon), and I've been hating it ever since. Enough that I actually bought all new OEM stuff and I'm going to be tearing the wagon down AGAIN and redoing the entire suspension, AGAIN.

I wouldn't even consider putting them on either of my 2G CRXs. They're both weekend toys, not race cars. I like the better response and crisper feeling of the urethane bushings, but the noise is just bad enough to be a deal-killer for me. For my cars, I think it'll be Mugen from now on...

Mike

 

I would say order the bushing you need to replace rather than buy the whole kit. As far as being noisy the BLACK ones are good because they are impregnated with graphite which will keep the kinda lubricated.

 

Correct me if I am wrong (I'm sure someone will...lol) but aren't the black (OEM bushings) made of rubber which is why after 14 years or so of use and abuse they fail.

If the bushings haven't been replaced since they were new in 1990, it definitely won't hurt to replace them all.

I used the prothane kit and I've been satisified with it.

To answer your ?, yes, its worth it! The car feels and handles like new.

 

i dont kno i need pritty much all of them
how loud was the squeeking
and i dont care about how soft the ride is its just a car to experament with even tho its my only car
i think ill get them and only replace the bad ones then if any other ones go out i have them
plus its not to much money
what do u think about those coilovers