Suspension bushed for FD????

[samfc3s]

does anyone recommend any special brand of brushes??i want to change all the suspension arm and trailin arms bushes....any recommendation?>

thx in advance

sam

[Fish]

Yep, MAZDA!!!

They are not cheap, but Mazda spent a lot of time and money designing the suspension setup on the FD.

You could get the poly stuff from Jim Labrec (sp?) in the USA, but that squeaks.

Dan

[samfc3s]

i m in a process that gettin that unobtanium bushing from him...apparently it doesnt squeak like the poly one as it is made out of nylon and other materials...not sure..........but ppl seems to be ok wiht it...i m gettin a whole set shipped over 18 bushes in total and is about £400 which is half price of mazdaspeed askin for

sam

[jasonlel]

You could try SuperPro PU bushes

[Wobbz]

"unobtanium bushes?"

haha... un-obtainable

[samfc3s]

thats what the bushes actulally call and i should received the bushes in the comin week or so...

cant wait


samsa

[CCarlisi]

Every car I\'ve ridden in that has them squeaks.   The one with grease ports installed was quieter but it was still noticeable.  The owner said they require frequent regreasing to keep them quiet.

I still don\'t see the point of going with aftermarket rear bushings.  Remember, most of the rear suspension control arm pivots DO NOT USE BUSHINGS.  THerefore I tend to think the benefits will be minimal while the cost with respect to NVH is appreciable.

All the outer control arm pivots are zero-play ball joints.  

The lower inner rear control arm is a bearing with a very small rubber section around it-apparently to absorb vibration and not much else.  

The upper control arm inner pivots use bushings, but due to the wish bone shape (2 pivots several inches apart), I doubt they are the source of much flex.  

To the best of my knowledge the labreck kit replaces the inner bushings, the lower shock bushing (why??) and some of the trailing and toe link bushings.  

Instead of going this route I bought all new factory bushings, had some hard dif mounts made, and installed aftermarket trailing arms and toe links.  

In retrospect I wouldn\'t have replaced the inner bushings at all.  When I pulled the suspension apart with 70,000 miles on the car, a good portion of which on city streets, my stock inner bushings were fine.

Bottom line I think it\'s a waste of money for the rear suspension.
I can\'t speak for the front.

I documented my bushing replacement project on my website if any would like to see more info.

http://www.carlisiworld.com/ccarlisi/myweb3/index.htm


Best,

Chris C.