Second try. All my text got deleted when fixing pictures.

a buddy of mine pointed out the suspension bushings are degraded while looking at photos of under the car.

I assume this is something I should address soon?

I started looking on here and google, but I’m not sure what all I’m looking at.

are these painful to replace?
any recommendations on what to replace them with?
anything else I should address while I have them off?

And yes, I’m aware the oil pan is dented. The pan doesn’t seem to be leaking. But the gasket is showing signs of a small leak. Or maybe just dirty… but I have no desire to pull the engine to change an oil gasket 😡

 

All the ones pointed have available replacements.

the first photo is pointing to the tension rod bushings, removing these will change your caster so you'll probably need an alignment after.
The rest are pointing to anti-sway bar bushings. If the bolt has rusted it'll give you trouble but it's not critical like the wheels will fall off if you don't replace those.

Download a factory manual at foxed.ca to check how everything is tightened down.

 

this will probably be an effort in which you will have to piece together whatever you can with whatever OEM parts are left, as some are now NLA. or, if aftermarket parts (e.g. Energy Suspension) suit your fancy, then you can go that route.

you can start here: https://mazdatrix.com/vehicle-year/1...cat=suspension

 

I would address the oil pan dent, the pickup tube is in that area and could be compromised. You don't have to pull the engine to replace the oil pan gasket. Just remove the passenger side idler arm from the frame rail and the steering link can be moved out of the way. Also a good time to replace the inner and outer steering links. Since you want to replace bushings, might was well replace the idler arm bushings (that are inside the idler arm). They cost less then $10 for the pair.

 

assuming I can find an oil pan and gasket for a 13b engine 😂. But I will look into it. Thank you

 

That dent can be pounded out. You don't need a gasket. The factory never used one even though you can get them as factory. Honda Bond or similar works good. The gaskets are easy to come by. I'd also convert to a oil pan stud kit.

 

-SE oil pan is still available, and cheap.

Bushings are all easy to find (as long as you dont mind aftermarket).

If you don't want to get an alignment when you do the tension rod bushings, just take a good measurement from the bracket to end of the rod.

 

I bought for my 82 GSL a whole set from Energy Suspension........