Re: [DML] urethane bushings?

[tobyp@xxxx]

Ralf - I sourced the urethane bushings through Honest Performance in 
Renton, Washington. I have the part numbers at another location, so I 
will post them, if you wish, a little later. I can tell you that the 
bushings at the attachment to the front frame extensions are a bolt-on 
replacement, although I did do a minor modification due to bushing 
retention problems. The sway bar seems to apply a side load to the 
bushings, causing them to drift sideways out of the housing. I added 
a little retention knob to the "saddle bracket" and a matching dimple 
in the bushing, to hold the bushing in place better. No further 
challenges in the last year or so. The bushings at the lower control 
arm to sway bar attachment were actually aftermarket 1994 Honda Civic 
radius rod bushings. They have the correct outside diameter, but 
needed to be thinned a little, and the inside hole diameter enlarged 
to accept the steel sleeves from the original rubber bushings (which 
were cracked and split - totally toast). The difference in handling 
was definitely noticeable. As noted in another post, the interior 
noise level from the suspension did increase a little, but well within 
acceptable limits (for me, anyway).

--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Ralf Philipp" <doc.brown@xxxx> wrote:
> Toby!
> 
> Were did you get these urethane bushings from? I didn't find a 
source for
> them, so far.
> 
>