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General => General Technical => Wheels & Tyres, Suspension & Brakes => Topic started by: Fish on December 15, 2002, 09:45:29 AM

Title: Suspension Bushes???
Post by: Fish on December 15, 2002, 09:45:29 AM
My 7 is 10 years old, and I am thinking about changing all the suspension bushes, springs and dampers.

I have a ruff idea of what springs and dampers I want to go for, but what about all the bushes? Do I replace them with stock Mazda units or do I go for some uprated units.

Looking at a US sullpiers web site, they use what look like some poly mix bushes.

http://www.rotormotorsports.com/fd3sbushingkit.html

Or should I go for the Mazdacomp/Mazdaspeed bush kits?

The reason I think that it is one its way out, is when I recently had the geometry setup done, I took the car for a quick drive to check everything out, and the front nearside (left hand side for you US boys!!!) had lost 3 degrees of castor. I took it back and put it back on the setup bed, we checked all the bushes, but all looked ok.

Comments welcomed.

Dan
Title: Suspension Bushes???
Post by: Grizzly on February 16, 2003, 05:38:49 PM
There is only two places in the US i\'d use for suspension bits.

Racing Beat //www.racingbeat.com

MazdaTrix //www.Mazdatrix.com

they supply quality parts and i\'ve used them alot with good results.

Chris
Title: Suspension Bushes???
Post by: Glenn Butcher on February 17, 2003, 08:58:50 PM
Hi Dan,

What about the FEED spherical bearings?  Chris Wilson had purchased from Japan.  But I believe you can get these through Ant.

Bloody expensive - but bloody good from what I hear.
Title: Suspension Bushes???
Post by: MikeLMR on February 17, 2003, 09:53:40 PM
Spherical bearings aren\'t meant to be much good for road use, they get covered in dirt and grit and wear out very quickly