FD Bushing and pillowball refresh suggestions
 

Looking at getting bushing kit and some new pillowballs for my FD and wanted to see what everyone recommends. Car isn't a DD but will drive it occasionally during the week/weekends as well as the occasional track day here & there. I see the kits on j-auto but from what I can tell they aren't a full replacement kit so what else would be needed? Any and all current input is much appreciated. I know there's some older info on this topic but I just wanted some updated info from everyone. Thanks

I have a set of new jimlab bushings if interested. 18 of them. Theres 6 pillowballs that you'll want to get separate from any bushing kit.

If you do some searching in bushings, you’ll find that there are specific bushings that some recommend a polyurethane replacement for and some that recommend OEM. Your toe links specifically here. SuperPro and Powerflex both have positive reviews generally. It also depends on what you plan on spending vs what you plan on tolerating. Most will say NVH isn’t bad with poly bushings and some will say it’s worse. If you want something with more performance and less NVH, your only option is Mazda Competition bushings. These are OEM bushings with rubber that is 40% stiffer. The price cost for Mazda comp vs poly is about 3 to 1 however. You can grab a complete poly kit for $550-750 (depending on brand) vs an entire Mazda competition kit being closer to $1800. New OEM bushings can be had for cheaper, probably closer to $1200. Replacing bad bushings with good ones will always yield better results. I’m awaiting the arrival of my Mazda competition bushings as some are on back order from Japan.

Matt