My car was making these weird clicking noises coming from the front, so i decided to check everything out. I found this:




(tiny red lines were added for dramatical purposes)

As you can see, they need replacing...
I am going to purchase the Energy poly bushings due to the bushings not being sold at the dealership and mugen bushing being TOO expensive.

Now my questions:
Will i need to change out the other bushings in the arm due to a change in material?

And what special maintenance is required with these specific poly bushings?


Modified by xd69 at 9:22 PM 10/12/2008

 

 

Polyurethane bushings are junk. They will squeak, they bind, and will generally wear out in a relatively short period of time when subjected to normal street use.

Look on eBay for HardRace hard rubber bushings. Similar to Mugen but cost much less.

 

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Look on eBay for HardRace hard rubber bushings. Similar to Mugen but cost much less.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Thanks for the reply!

After doing hours of searching, i did conclude that i am going to get the all the front bushings + RTA bushing from HardRace. But the thing is, i need to change that bushing ASAP, and at the time i do not have the funds to purchase and install them.

I need to pay to get my rear disk conversion done, and a few more things to finish the remodeling right now. The bad things ive heard about poly is that they do not last, but since they should only be installed for a few months, they should be fine.

And for anyone reading this with the similar problem, read this thread:
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=2388838

 

what exactly are you trying to highlight about whats wrong with that bushing?

the pic is so crappy i cant tell, but it looks fine to me.

and dont get poly. get an oem replacement and have it pressed out and in.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tyson &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what exactly are you trying to highlight about whats wrong with that bushing?

the pic is so crappy i cant tell, but it looks fine to me.

and dont get poly. get an oem replacement and have it pressed out and in.</TD></TR></TABLE>

You try getting a good pic of that area without removing any of the brake components. Not to mention i was using a crappy cell phone camera. But the bolt that goes through the bushing is CROOKED. The fork actually touches the LCA on turns with a bump!