do you prefer these polyurethane bushings? i know mine are junk on my 95 z. i was looking at energy suspension bushings but i did not know anything about them. also, is it just best to buy a kit with all of these? if not, which bushings would be the most beneficial to replace? thanks

 

They reduce flex. Swapping the ones in the swaybars and LCAs made the most difference for me.

 

I replaced all the bushings on the front of my 95. Made a huge difference, but it came at a cost, now you can feel every irregularity, bump, groove, etc in the road, but that is what you want from a sports car, isn't it? The biggest difference will be felt from the control arms (upper and lower) and the sway bar. In the rear, the difference will be felt most with the lca's and pan hard bar. All easy to change except the front, lower LCA's which are a bitch (I just bit the bullet and bought BMR's really excellent lower LCA's). Good luck.

 

how difficult were they to replace these? What tools would I need?

 

Basic hand tools are fine. However, I cannot stress this enough, buy one of those small propane torches. I promise you will have to burn them out.

 

does anyone know the sizes we need on these bushings? i went to a local store that carried energy suspension bushings but they could not tell me which ones i needed for my car. thanks

 

I have poly everywhere and bought it as a kit for our cars - didn't have to worry about sizes, except sway-bar bushings, which I bought earlier.

Made definetly difference in handling. I don't race my car, just few track-days per year, but general consensus among serious racers seems to be, that poly is not good for racing, as it causes the binding on both - front and rear suspension (when aftermarket lca's are used). Also mine are squeaking quite loud afer 2 years, have to lubricate them when car comes out in the spring.

Do search in autocross section, lot's of good information there. If I had to do it again, I would use poly only for sway-bars.

 

does anyone have pictures or know of a place where i can look at all of these suspension items. i get confused on which bushing goes where. i am just not too familiar with the suspension and all of the names of the bars and such. thanks

 

rksport has the whole kits. check them out.

 

try www.bmrfabrication.com too, i think they sell the bushing kits.