hey just got under my car today to wire the twin scroll actuator arm open and I noticed this??? Is this bad to drive like this??? does the energy suspension bushing kit come with these bushings???? Thanks.

 

Yes, the master kit does have sway bar bushings.

 

Wow. who ever put your swar bars on was a moron. You're missing a very large washer and the end link was able to slip right off.

wow. just wow.

 

thats about right! the first owner put them in and he was a regular jack *** from what I've seen on this car anyways I guess I"m going to have to get this fixed when I have a friend of mine put in the master bushing kit I got in the other week.

 

The master bushing kit comes with sway bar bushings, not tie rod bushings. At least mine only came with bushings for were the bar mounts to the chassis. I'd order up some of them Racing Beat adjustable tie rods if I was you.

 

so those are tie rods?? Sorry don't know much about suspension. Where can I get just the bushing for that? Thanks.!

 

is your car lowered? if it is, that may be why the rod came off.. it looks like it doesnt really want to fit in there. maybe some new endlinks are in order? when you lower your car, swaybars can become "preloaded" which is when the weight of the car being lowered affects suspension geometry, placing load on swaybars at all times. can cause damage to sway system during heavy driving.

 

that is a good question here is a pic of my car, you tell me if its lowered the rims are ugly *** 17's. The suspension is stock so I don't believe there is any drob other than what the 17's and low profiles do. Also I know I need to fill up my tires

 

doesnt look like youre lowered... so i take that back. with my honda, when we installed sways after lowering it, i had preload problems, and with larger swaybars, its not uncommon to have your sway pop out. still, you need to find that missing endlink part.. maybe just buy new ones, cuz your missing alot of performance with it.

 

not to mention all the clunking etc.....lol

 

well...i like your wheels....i'd like em better if they were black.

 

lol, I appreciate the compliment if I ever buy new ones I will give you these

 

ugly *** 17's....they are pretty nice. I'm using 16's but I would lose so much money if I sold em.
Also how much was your brake kit? was it a kit? whered you get it from?
Thanks
Nick

 

I just bought the brembo's off of ebay for something around 200 bucks and then painted my calipers with that high heat spray paint at autozone. I really haven't even messed with my suspension / brakes / tires yet because every part of my spare time has been invested in getting the motor to run good and fast. After I install my fmic and cai I am going to get new bushings and then a little later I will get struts and springs and then if I don't get these rims fixed I will more than probably get some new ones.

 

Hey man, is there any rubber at all left in the end link? If there is, just get a big-*** washer (like the guys were talking about earlier) on the other side of it for now, to keep the bolt from pulling through again, and you should be OK short term, just don't go doing any serious road racing. If you want, you could also fill in any voids in the bushings with silicone, again, for short term use only...

Jack the front end of the car up, and the end link will be a hell of a lot easier to get back on...

 

thanks man however there is no more bushing left just a round circle where it used to be. I need some new bushings for them just don't know where to get them??? Any Ideas??? Thanks

 

No. Those are not Tie Rods. They are called End Links.

They sell Polyurithane replacements for them.

 

ahhh ok thanks man I do appreciate it! WIll the end link bushings come with the washer I need?

 

Yeah, the end link bushing kit I ordered from Mazdatrix a long time ago had all new hardware + the big-*** washer

 

ahh great I'll order it today! THanks.