I'm looking to replace the stock suspension bushings with spherical bearings. Anyone done this? Is there a kit for the car or do I have to take the entire suspension apart, measure each bushing and get the bearings custom made.

Thanks
Steve
p.s. anyone know who makes 26mm front/rear adj stabilizer bars for the ITR other than Mugen?

 

Do not do this on a street car.

 

Swaybar: http://www.sanerperffab.com/

spherical: Progress http://www.progressauto.com/ makes bearings for the front control arm. All others will have to be custom I believe.

 

Why?

 

because of the high rebuild cost and very short life of the bearings. if you dont mind that then the only thing to worry about is the harsher ride that you will get.

 

ITR parts galore with spherical bearing installed...

 

For a race car, it's a big plus. I read that for Group N race in England, cars with spherical bearings would require to be ballasted. For a street car, it just plain sucks.

JDM brand Vision has a complete set of suspension arms with spherical bearings already installed. Obviously it's for race use only.

They also have a set of those arms with harder bushings for street use. Unlike the Mugen or Spoon that you have to deal with individual bushing pieces, for the Vision kit, the bushings are already pressed into the arms.

 

yep.. see my sig for the bling suspension pieces with monoballs(spherical bushings) already pressed in!

 

I don't see the big problem with using monoballs on street cars. The life expectancy for rubber sealed bearings is almost lifetime. I think the ride quality improves with monoballs. And yes before everyone and thier mom flames me, i've been running monoball custom a-arm/stock arm setups for years now.