Hey guys I just looked at my bushing and their brittle and in need of replacement, now i have a 95 honda accord ex i need to know what are the best and cheapest bushings online? thanks for the help

 

Which bushing? Some are pretty difficult to get out.
OEM is the best way to go for the cheapest and for dependable quality bushings.

 

Honestly the cheapest are going to be like a energy Suspension Bushing. OEM bushings are not cheap. The poly bushings will make your ride a tad harsher. But they also last forever.

If you have never replaced bushings though, it's not a simple bolt on job.

They either need to be pressed out and sometimes back in. Or my shadetree way torch the middle metal peice of the bushing out and then saw zall out the bushing rin and hammer it out.

 

Poly bushings will not last forever; they will definitely not outlast stock hard rubber.

 

Interesting as I've replaced a couple of suspension end links with oem ones and others with Poly. Through the years of racing abuse I've had the OEM ones start to show stress wear. The poly bushings still look as good as day one.

To answer the next question the poly area's are seen as a more abuse wear area on my track vehicle.

I have no scientific proof behind this just a observation on my first hand account.

I just did a small search to try to get a scientific stand point on this issue and appear to be seeing first hand the correct answer of.

"Poly-urethane will last longer than rubber"

Do your own searchs if you must but I think the above statement that rubber will last longer is incorrect.

 

I want to thank both of you for your suggestions, thank you very much.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DX Hybridizer &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Interesting as I've replaced a couple of suspension end links with oem ones and others with Poly. Through the years of racing abuse I've had the OEM ones start to show stress wear. The poly bushings still look as good as day one.

To answer the next question the poly area's are seen as a more abuse wear area on my track vehicle.

I have no scientific proof behind this just a observation on my first hand account.

I just did a small search to try to get a scientific stand point on this issue and appear to be seeing first hand the correct answer of.

"Poly-urethane will last longer than rubber"

Do your own searchs if you must but I think the above statement that rubber will last longer is incorrect.</TD></TR></TABLE>

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1563815

 

The above post makes perfect sense. I believe it can happen and that proves it. I'm just saying with my driving style mine are still working fine. And one of my cars is a yearly car and the roads get pretty nasty and rutted in winter.

I don't honestly know why mine are lasting.

 

OEM rubber will seriously last a long time if you install them properly. You need to tighten the bolt when the suspension is at ride height. If you do not and you tighten at full droop the bushing will be twisted and will tear permaturely. Poly do not have this problem since the inner can rotates in the bushing. If grit and dirt gets into this area it will cause premature wear of the poly bushing.

Both bushings have their pros and cons... I'm installing poly for the first time. When they wear out I'll replace with poly again since they're much easier to install the second time around.

Price out a ES master kit then price out each OEM bushing that comes in the kit... price speaks for itself. Poly is way cheaper. Prothane kits usually have a few more bushings included or have an option for more bushings... take a look at those as well.

 

I think the reason why people say that poly bushings don't last as long as oem bushings, is cause the grease always dries out...

To prevent that install some grease zerks in your control arms...

http://www.k20a.org/forum/showthread.php?t=5952

how often you grease ur bushings depends on your weather conditons