Energy full poly bushing kit goes for ~$170 w/ shipping from ebay

so far, i've replaced 5 bushings with oem parts... parts and labor was around 170 as well
i'll need to replace a few other bushings in the rear since it squeaks from the back now.... front upper control arm bushings were replaced recently that removed squeaking from the front


should i just go ahead and get the full poly bushing kit and replace whichever bushings that needs replacing?
i heard i'll feel a difference with poly vs. rubber...... can someone confirm?

so far i'm running cheap kyb's with eibach prokit springs......
soon to replace the kyb's with koni yellows

 

For sure you'll feel a difference with stiffer (not to mention newer) bushings. Everything will tighten up.

 

Stay with oem rubber. I keep reading about people having to redo the urathane after a year or two.

 

Ditto, OEM rubber lasts MUCH longer and will not develop as much movement over time as polyurethane will when exposed to street driving conditions (hot, cold, wet, dry, freezing, etc).

 

OEM is always the bestd unless you want to put up with the sweaking.....

 

Well I've had my bushings (mixture of ES and Prothane) for a little over a year, and I checked them out the other day and they seem to be holding up fine, no squeaking either. However I have read that a lot of people have problems with these. The hardest part is getting the old bushings out, putting the new ones in is easy, so even if these poly bushings melt/crack/break/explode I will still be able to add hard rubber ones in easily with a press/vice.

 

yeah i got es bushings, 2 years old.

nothing diff from when i put them in.

 

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Interesting, an ITR owner on here posted a thread showing his 2-yr old ES bushings he removed from his car, which had been regularly lubricated, and still they were completely trashed.

 

a guy i know had energy bushings for a while, probably close to 2 years now. recently it started squeaking, but all u have to do is lubricate them and they're good as new.

that car was daily driven with a tiny bit of auto-x, so as far as doing auto-x or anything of that nature, i wouldn't know how well they would hold up

 

I've heard that poly bushings often seem to bind up when they are installed on Hondas, which is a difference you don't want them to make. I am running Energy Suspension bushings on my Dodge Dart and they have held up pretty well, but about all this one has in common with a Civic is a double wishbone front suspension layout (and for you third gen Civic guys out there, a torsion bar front suspension with a solid rear axle). I probably won't be putting polyurethane bushings on my Civic after talking to some of the local racers, who recommend that if you're going with nostock bushings to go Delrin.

 

Ive had the black ES kit on my DD and autocross car for 3 years. Not one problem or squeaking at all.

 

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Interesting, an ITR owner on here posted a thread showing his 2-yr old ES bushings he removed from his car, which had been regularly lubricated, and still they were completely trashed. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Your mileage may vary... no regrets about putting on my energy full kit. Can't remember how long ago it's been now. For $100-150 for the full kit you really can't beat it if you have to replace every 2 years or so.

Full kit is $130 all day long from Summit Racing.


Modified by stumpyf4 at 4:50 AM 8/16/2008

 

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Your mileage may vary... no regrets about putting on my energy full kit. Can't remember how long ago it's been now. For $100-150 for the full kit you really can't beat it if you have to replace every 2 years or so.

Full kit is $130 all day long from Summit Racing.


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hmm yea, if you don't have any other means of transportation, then removing and replacing ALL bushings (with a press) and getting it aligned afterwards is a huge hassle to be doing every 2 years. Not something I would want to deal with.

 

you dont necessarily have to get all oem bushings to replace, i got oem replacement bushings that were about half the the price. i got it from a place similar to this.

http://www.statracing.com/oem-...shing

 

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Press is not necessary after the first time... even for the first time a press isn't really required; torch and hacksaw get the job done. After the first time it shouldn't take you longer than 4 or 5 hours to drop all the control arms and replace the bushings. Alignment every 2 years isn't really a hassle either, I check my alignment every year as part of maintenance.