im thinking of replacing my Trailing Arm Bushing on my eg 4dr but im not sure what i should get ...should i get the oem trailing arm bushing from the dealer ship or mugen trailing arm bushing from jhpusa.com..any suggestions thanks guys

 

you can try the urethane ones from energy suspension...
http://www.energysuspension.com/

 

ebay them

 

^yea if you want to be replaceing them again.
oem,mugen,pic will work just fine.
energy suspension rtas can be a pita to install becasue you re-use most of the stock parts,

 

i got some hardrace trailing arm bushing off ebay for my eg for like 80 bucks!!! love them they work great!

 

Hardrace FTW. Cheap and reliable and stiff. Easy to install.

 

so now im looking into the hardrace trailing arm bushing and mugen trailing arm.. not sure which one would i be better off with lmk which would u guys prefer to get if u was gonna put dem on ur car.any suggestion ..thanks

 

friend had mugens and another just got the full pic kit.

 

The Energy Suspension ones are easy to install. Use a torch to heat the outter ring of the bushing until it smokes and pry the half crescents (the ")" shaped things in the rubber) away from the ring using a screw driver and the whole rubber part will pop out if you do it right, or whack the metal rod part with a hammer. Then torch the rubber and make one slice along that metal rod part and it should all fall off. Clean it all up with a little sand paper or a knife and you're ready to press the new bushing in.

 

PCI Spherical Bearings

One of the best upgrades you can do.

 

were can i order dat

 

My bad, it's actually PCI (Pro Car Innovations)

They make them for Password JDM: http://passwordjdm.com/PasswordJDM-R...P1854C326.aspx

King also has them if you don't want the PWJDM logos all over it: http://www.kingmotorsports.com/category.aspx?cat=37

Blox also makes a cheaper one as well and it seems to be a quality part.

 

depends on how you want your ride to feel. If you use the solid (energy suspension or similar) bushings, it won't give it any room to move, hence making your ride stiffer. It's great if you use the car for track. The only problem is that it will cause excessive wear on the other bushings and parts of the trailing arm and suspension because it's so stiff. If you're picking about unwanted noise such as squeaking from the suspension or every time you hit some uneven pavement like me, that's something else to look into too.

If it's a daily driver and partial track or just a daily driver, I would use the OEM ones or Megan ones. New bushings will make a noticible difference if you are replacing worn ones for sure, it doesn't require solid bushings to notice a difference.

my2cents.

 

Spherical Bearings will make your car ride like poopoo

 

Do you actually have them on your car? If not, I suggest you refrain from posting your opinions like they are a fact.

I have them on my car, and I consider them to be one of the best suspension mods I have ever done on the car.

There will be more road noise transmitted into the cabin, but the ride quality is greatly improved. I would highly recommend them.

 

no i do not, but i have ridden and driven a car with them many times. so, no i will not refain from posting my opinon, I'm not the first person to say this. It has been said quite a few times in multiple threads, so I'm not the only one to think they ride bad. Ride quailty is a opinon, that is my opinon and noithing more. your opinon is they ride good, thats cool thats your opinon and i respect that, but you should respect mine.

 

so i guess ama just order megan ones seeing im just a daily driver ..but my last question before i do order them is .....even do the rubber on the mugens are harder than oem ones would it still be smooth ride dats my only concern

 

Riding like "poopoo" is a pretty subjective opinion. You didn't offer any technical information. They aren't as bad as you make them out to be. They are perfectly fine for daily driving use.

The cons of sphericals are:

1) More road noise in cabin
2) Somewhat harsher ride quality
3) Need to be replaced more often than rubber
4) Have to drill 2 holes through rear trailing arm

The pros are:

1) Greatly improved handling
2) Better stability in corners
3) Steering response is tighter
4) No need to clock your bushings before placing load on them during replacement.

Now, with that said, if you want a more OEM-like ride quality, go with OEM. Honda OEM bushings are the same hardened rubber as Mugen and have been for a while. They are also cheaper and will be your best bet. Don't forget to clock your bushings before installing them to prevent early failure.

 

im not trying to argue with you, BUT, you said it your self, "Somewhat harsher ride quality", i simply siad it in a different way, i was in class and really didnt feel like typeing a bunch of stuff.

So ill re-do what i said- In my opinon the ride quality was greatly decreased, they are loud (but noithing a 12 and some good speakers cant cover up), i did feel like i had much more control over the car in corners at high and low speed. I have driven this car more in the past year then i have driven my own, with and without the Spherical Bearings in it.

OP- if the pros out way the cons then go for them, i dont think you will regret it, i am also looking into a set for myself.

 

Dude just buy the OEM one if it's your daily driver.

 

Does the whole trailing arm have to come off to push the bushing in ?