Best bushings for fd
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Best bushings for fd
I recently bought an fd that has been sitting for many years. I want to replace all the bushings and was wondering what brands are good. Better than oem but not super expensive either. Any recommendations would help since I'm new to the fd game. Thanks
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If you have the money and you absolutely want to keep everything original, go with OEM. Otherwise poly bushings are the way to go. I dont have OEM FD bushings listed on my website at this time (I'm currently updating it) but do carry them. Check my website out www.j-auto.net.
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I ran SuperPro, and they weren't bad, but after a while the grease wore off and they sqwawked something awful, so plan to re-grease. I didn't really see a "performance" upgrade there ("feeling" stiffer isn't really definitive), but they are perfectly good replacements.
I ended up buying new stock arms with bushings OE bushings already in them. Perfectly happy with them as well.
I ended up buying new stock arms with bushings OE bushings already in them. Perfectly happy with them as well.
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I just spoke with the owner of my old bushings. I think I am getting old. He is liking them for autox and track days - which is where I enjoyed them most. Now that I use the car as a DD and given the roads I drive, I prefer to stock or Mazda Comp bushings. Running Mazda Comps now.
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Checking their condition is fairly easy. The easiest being the pillow ball where the trailing arm bolts to the lower control arm. Remove the bolt and swing the trailing arm down so it doesnt touch the pillow ball. Carefully pop off the dust seal on each side of the pillow ball. The pillow ball will be exposed and you can now test it by wiggling it around and back and forth. If you can easily move it around with your pinky finger, it's due for a replacement. New pillow ***** are very hard to move and have no slack. Do this for all 6 pillow ***** (2 on each rear lower control arm and 1 on each rear upper control arm). Getting all 6 at the same time is a good idea if you dont know when they were replaced. This will give you a good reference point for future service.
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Bumping an old & Very useful thread. I am up to change Bushings on my FD. Have decided on OEM Pillowball bushing.
Keeping the cost near to lowest, I need ur opinion on which Polyurethane Bushing kit should i get?. Got a quote for OEM bushings which is more than 1700$, so thats pretty much a NO.
Keeping the cost near to lowest, I need ur opinion on which Polyurethane Bushing kit should i get?. Got a quote for OEM bushings which is more than 1700$, so thats pretty much a NO.
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I just spoke with the owner of my old bushings. I think I am getting old. He is liking them for autox and track days - which is where I enjoyed them most. Now that I use the car as a DD and given the roads I drive, I prefer to stock or Mazda Comp bushings. Running Mazda Comps now.
On some Japanese website I read that the mazdaspeed/mazdacomp are 65 durometer hardness, wouldn't that make them close to the hardness of the superpro/powerflex polyurethane? Or am I comparing apples to oranges here?
The only thing I know is that mazdacomp are 40% harder than stock, anyone knows how this would compare to poly?
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How many miles are on your car? You may want to evaluate each bush before deciding to change. I had 65k on mine and all the pillows were shot (no after market alt there), but not all the rubber bushes were bad (trailing arms and a couple others). If cost is the primary consideration, aftermarket may be your only choice.
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You should probably jump on this deal right now.
You're not going to get the pillow ball kit at a lower price than that.
J-auto would be my next choice ~$450.
Also, you can find the Superpro bushing kit for less than what you're paying for the pillow ball kit.
Though it doesn't cover all the bushings, you can always buy the remaining separate.
You're not going to get the pillow ball kit at a lower price than that.
J-auto would be my next choice ~$450.
Also, you can find the Superpro bushing kit for less than what you're paying for the pillow ball kit.
Though it doesn't cover all the bushings, you can always buy the remaining separate.
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Updating this thread.
Another option for the pillow ***** is now available thanks to Juan.
J-auto (Juan) is currently running a sale on his pillow *****, I'm not sure when it will end or why he hasn't advertised it here.
Anyways the quality looks great and they are made in the USA.
Another option for the pillow ***** is now available thanks to Juan.
J-auto (Juan) is currently running a sale on his pillow *****, I'm not sure when it will end or why he hasn't advertised it here.
Anyways the quality looks great and they are made in the USA.
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Updating this thread.
Another option for the pillow ***** is now available thanks to Juan.
J-auto (Juan) is currently running a sale on his pillow *****, I'm not sure when it will end or why he hasn't advertised it here.
Anyways the quality looks great and they are made in the USA.
Another option for the pillow ***** is now available thanks to Juan.
J-auto (Juan) is currently running a sale on his pillow *****, I'm not sure when it will end or why he hasn't advertised it here.
Anyways the quality looks great and they are made in the USA.
You can read more about these pillow ***** in the vendor classifieds or by clicking here: J-AUTO pillow *****.
Sale pricing on these will be good until this batch of pillow ***** runs out (got a few sets left). Orders can be placed through my website: www.j-auto.net
Thanks,
Juan