Im looking to do the bushings instead of swapping out the front bar. I am considering Energy suspension or prothane. Anyone try these out?

 

i would tell you how my es ones are but they have been on back order for over 2 months now

if the car is a few years old it could probally help a bit


[Modified by bikeboy80, 12:43 AM 2/5/2003]

 

Yes I did.
It tighten up steering a *tiny* bit.
But that was not the reason I replaced it.
I did it because it lasts longer then stock rubber bushings.

 

For my 95 Teg, Neuspeed makes just the bushing kit.

 

I bet you could have gone to your local AutoZone and bought them. The AutoZone here where I go to school (very small town) carries the ones w/ the grease fittings on the brackets.

 

I did because mine were all worn and cracked. Didn't really notice much of a difference in handling though. They are cheap and easy to swap out.

Here is the thread from the archives
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=354882


[Modified by emr88, 11:07 AM 2/5/2003]

 

well unfortunatly I because it was a special order item i had to pay in full before i ordered and its not refundable

 

i can get the prothans endlink bushing kit for about $35 canadian dollars, and the sway bar bushing kit for $15 canadian with no back order time. question is... is this a worthwhile $50 upgrade? car is a 95 teg

This will eventually be used in conjunction with a ITR rear sway bar so essentially im just trying to balance it out a bit

 

Not much of a benefit for the $50. If it cost you that much, I'd opt for the factory rubber pieces as replacements instead, shouldn't cost you more than $20.

 

I put some ES front swaybar bushings in after installing my ITR rear swaybar. Before putting in the bushings, low-speed turns felt somewhat sloppy in the front. But keep in mind, this was for everyday driving <edit>and my car's OEM bushings were worn after 7 years</edit>. Pushing it hard through the turns, I felt the effects of the ES bushings considerably. The car stays planted, without a doubt. But, acceleration-wise, when going through turns, the car was slower. In my mind, this was due to the slight increase in understeer brought about by the upgraded bushings. So to counter this, I chose to adjust the settings on my shocks. It is now a little better...and I even thought about swapping the ES bushings for some new OEM ones. For now, sacrificing slightly faster turns for flatter low-speed everyday turns is a fair trade-off.

If I could do it over again, I would opt for some OEM bushings. Or better yet, get the ES bushings, but with the 23mm rear swaybar.

Hope this helps...


[Modified by ALF, 1:20 PM 2/6/2003]

 

energy suspension kit fit both my ST front/rear sway bar bushings. Big improvement. Very impressive.