I received my full HardRace bushing set last week. I haven't pressed in any of the bushings yet, but I went ahead and installed the front LCA compliance bushings since I was working on the front end of the car anyway (installed new OEM upper arms).

The passenger side bushing went on perfectly without a hitch.

On the driver side bushing, I threaded the 2 19mm bolts closest to the wheel into the subframe. After doing that, the 1 hole in the bushing "frame" that is closest to the center of the car was slightly out of alignment from the hole in the subframe.

I loosened the 2 other bolts and then managed to get all the bolts after working with it. However I'm concerned that the bushing might be slightly angled to one side instead of directly in line with the other bushing on the LCA, and there may now be extra stress on the rubber portion of the bushing assembly.

Should I be concerned about this? Obviously I'll be taking the FLCA off later when I press the other bushings in, but I don't know how soon I'll be doing that. Should I go ahead and remove this bushing now and enlarge that hole a bit so that it can sit straight like it's supposed to?

I also noticed my steering wheel slightly off-center when I drive straight. I don't know if it's because of that one compliance bushing or just from the general fact that I was replacing parts on the front end yesterday. I'll take it for an alignment first thing tomorrow morning.

 

Has the car ever been in an accident? Or just hit the curb? BTW on the steering wheel off aligned you already said that your getting alignment so I wouldn't worry too much about it.

 

Didn't you see the thread where I bitched about the quality of the hardrace bushings? Check that your 19mm bolts are actually setting flush against the bushings. But most likely you will need to file something away.

By replacing the compliance bushing, you have tweaked slightly with your caster and toe.

 

Nothing more than minor fender-benders. The car drove straight and the steering wheel was straight before the work.

Yeah I saw that thread. We'll see what happens with the other ones. I believe your set was quite a bit older than mine, though.

Yes the bolts do sit flush. There wasn't anything extraneous on the metal that would keep the bolt from tightening fully. I torqued all the subframe bolts to the factory spec of 66 ft-lbs.

 

Just recheck everything and compare the bushing to your existing set. The Hardrace ones are cheaply welded (I ended up coating mine in paint again to prevent rust).

When I did mine, everything else was loose - I couldn't get it on without everything disconnected.

My take on these: https://honda-tech.com/forums/road-racing-autocross-time-attack-19/its-never-easy-hardrace-suspension-bushing-install-notes-2579762/

btw you can do the alignment yourself - https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...ght=diy+camber