Need new trailing arm bushings for my gsr trailing arms, don't want OEM replacements. Would the pin in my current civic OEM bushing fit into the replacement, or do i need to buy new pins. ?

 

When I bought my Prothane trailing arm bushings, they came with new pins and grease. Obviously YMMV, but if it doesn't come with new pins, the factory pins should fit.

 

You HAVE to use all of the OEM hard ware with the ES bushings.

Prothane costs a lot more, but comes with everything.

 

Prothane has the metal ring that presses in, like an oem bushing. ES is just the rubber part, and is forced into the existing ring along with the existing pin.

 

ES were a LOT more work to install. I did them on my 90 integra, had to burn out all the rubber from the metal ring in the trailing arm and reuse the pin.

 

Why not OEM? From what I've read the trailing arm is designed to move in accordance to the OEM trailing arm bushings...ES polyurethane ones cause binding and someone said the rear felt more "twitchy"

 

When I made the change, I wouldn't say they made the rear more twitchy, but it did make it feel more solid. I've never had any binding issues, even after I slammed it to the ground, raised it back up again, and finally dropped it to a comfortable height.

 

+1

Never had bushing squeak, bind or twitch. Day and night feeling when you change your bushings though.

 

The people that were complaining of the cars feeling twitchy/ or it binding were racing the cars. Theres only been a few people pushing their cars hard enough on the streets to tell. Thats what I read any ways.

A few even said the rear end felt much better after removing the ES bushings in favor or hard rubber.

 

I recimmend hard rubber. PIC or Hardrace

 

Good to know. I've only used OEM replacements, if I do them again I'm going with hard rubber.

 

I would like to go with PIC.


They're pretty far away though.

 

??? they'll ship it you you!

 

HARDRACE makes nice bushings... but if you dont mind paying alittle extra just go MUGEN

 

lol. I know. What i meant is money wise. I lost almost all of my hours at work.

 

I understand. I'm a contract graphic designer and this is the slow time of the year. Sucks.

 

A little? Like $600-800 hahah


Mugen bushings are stupid expensive. Just to do Mugen bushings in the front LCA's is looking about $350



Yea, it's no fun. This econmy doesn't help either. I work at Macy's, I went from 35 last week, to 10, if I am lucky this week. If it continues to snow, I might be ****ed on those.

Thankfully my uncle owns a construction compnay, so I get some work on the side.

 

Look into delivering food, it's an easy way to make money if you're really broke. Plus you get paid to drive around in your Honda

 

YEAH A LITTLE.... 600$-800$ hahaha is WAY OFF!

http://www.jhpusa.com/store/pc/viewP...idcategory=386

$155 for a set + shipping...

 

I thought about it. This area has the most food joints per capita than any other in the country. Would be a way to make some cash while I try and finish out this degree.

 

Those are JUST the RTA bushings, which you can get from pic for $70 or 80. A full kit is like 1.2k or something ridiculous.

@98civdx

I year ya, I'm a student so I'm perma-broke.

Hey if you want to get a leg up I've got a spare PIC compensator bushing I can send you!

 

thread title : Trailing Arm Bushing Replacement Pins

 

Yeah but that's not what 98civdx wants -- he wants the whole kit

 

Yep, the full kit will set you back around that. Quite easily.
We're taling $350-400 just for the damn front LCA's

 

ahaha thread is funny, Yeah ill look into hardrace/pic.

I did deliver for dominos haha but now manager instore good money, just not much wear and tear on my car