hey all. i was wondering (i did a search, but surprise surprise, i came up with nothing...) if anyone knows where i can get spherical bearings to replace the stock front rubber bushings on a integra/civic lower front control arm. i am at your mercy here...

 

if this is a street car, i'd advise against it....

 

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for my race kaa... but thanks for looking out

 

http://www.progressauto.com/

 

thanks for the links progress ones look nice, but at $209 i might poke around a bit more.

 

jealous of daddio's chit??

you could contact small fortune racing and see if bill gendron can make something for you.

nate

 

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yeah nate. but, i am jealous of the parts, NOT the reliability record

 

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hehe! did he break at the dc tour too?

nate

 

I plan on using Progress'.

Soonish.

 

I saw the link to OPM Motorsports and thought I would chime in. I have been running their Front Lower Control Arm Delrin Bushings on my daily driver for over 2 years. They are a great product. I have no complaints at all. It is hard to remember what the suspension was like without them. But I remember be happy with the purchase.

 

I tempt you with a Progress picture....

 

Progress Group- We use them on the JDM Type R- Would'nt use anything else.
Call Jonathan at Progress- Tell him Kiwi sent you. He'll give you a deal.
Kiwi

 

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Just a question...how come they are using a bearing for the trailing arm bushing...but not for the shock mount? Or is that just a "example picture" .

 

From what I know, they don't make them for the shock mount.

 

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thanks kiwi, i will do just that. hey eepee, for our cars, they (progress) offer them for the inner control arm bushing, shock (fork) mount and you get a poly rear bushing. i just want the fronts, as i have a good buching in the back already.

 

http://www.progressauto.com/products/trick.html

 

I can see how the sphericals remove flexing completely, but is there adverse effects to the rest of the suspension absorbing the extra flex that is no longer taken in by the poly/rubber bushings?

 

I find this kind of worrisome. I'd be concerned that the utter lack of lateral play in the control arms' paths would cause some kind of binding at some point in the wheel's travel. But enough well done cars are using them that perhaps my concerns are unfounded.

 

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The spherical bushing will allow enough travel... hence the name, 'spherical'.

Poly bushings allow much, much less lateral movement... and bind. I like to drop the LCA's from the subframe to install shocks (rear), and use a jack to monkey them back in place - you realize very quickly that you dont want those bushings to bind.

 

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I'm not sure I see specifically what you're looking for here, but they have lots of similar race specific suspension stuff.
http://www.opmmotorsports.com/

Good luck.

 

what about these guys?
http://www.orijinmotorsports.com/prodspben.html

anyone ever use or heard of these?

 

anyone have a spherical bushing setup on there 96-00 EK Civic chassis

I am looking in to it right now and am just looking for any personal experience.

 

chris-talk to matt d. he knows where to get them and has them on his show kaa.
-spenc

 

but are spherical bearings for your lower control arms IT legal? *duck*