How much work is it? Is it possible to access the brackets/bushings without dropping the crossmember and a bunch of other stuff? It's hard to tell from the shop manual.
Anyone make polyurethane bushings still?
Front sway bar bushing replacement
Front sway bar bushing replacement
- Gord
1996 MX-3 GS-ZE 2.5L 5spd
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1996 MX-3 GS-ZE 2.5L 5spd
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I could only find control arm bushing kits there. Hrmm.mx3autozam wrote:Yes I believe Mazdaspeed has front busings for them. Look on Corksport.
I might just grab a set of OE replacements and brackets and see if I can fill them myself.
- Gord
1996 MX-3 GS-ZE 2.5L 5spd
KLZE+LSD / Headers / KL02 VAF / Clutchmasters stage-I / Fidanza 9lb flywheel / Eibach Pro Kit / Tokico HPs / Urethane bushings & mounts / SSR Comp-C 16x7 / General Exclaim UHP 205/45R16 / Wilwood 13" brakes / Whiteline rear swaybar / Carputer / Software Crossover / Infinity components+subs / 41hz Tripath Amp9 / Trunk SLA batt / Keyless entry
1996 MX-3 GS-ZE 2.5L 5spd
KLZE+LSD / Headers / KL02 VAF / Clutchmasters stage-I / Fidanza 9lb flywheel / Eibach Pro Kit / Tokico HPs / Urethane bushings & mounts / SSR Comp-C 16x7 / General Exclaim UHP 205/45R16 / Wilwood 13" brakes / Whiteline rear swaybar / Carputer / Software Crossover / Infinity components+subs / 41hz Tripath Amp9 / Trunk SLA batt / Keyless entry
You have to drop the crossmember and such. It's a quite a bit of work. You can kind of reach the bushings from inside the wheel well but I doubt it's possible to swap them out that way.
I got the 22mm Energy Suspension bushings. These ones, I think:
http://www.energysuspensionparts.com/pr ... rod=9.5126
They're a little bigger on the outer diameter, but I'm not sure how much bracket modification was required, because I had the shop put them in. The guys didn't mention any complications when installing, so I'm assuming it's not too bad. Upon inspecting the result, at least from what I can see, it looks like the stock brackets are on there and are just kind of squeezing the bushings to fit around them.
So it's doable, if you have to do it. It's just a matter of how worn yours are. Mine were in a pretty bad shape, so the new ones made a difference.
I got the 22mm Energy Suspension bushings. These ones, I think:
http://www.energysuspensionparts.com/pr ... rod=9.5126
They're a little bigger on the outer diameter, but I'm not sure how much bracket modification was required, because I had the shop put them in. The guys didn't mention any complications when installing, so I'm assuming it's not too bad. Upon inspecting the result, at least from what I can see, it looks like the stock brackets are on there and are just kind of squeezing the bushings to fit around them.
So it's doable, if you have to do it. It's just a matter of how worn yours are. Mine were in a pretty bad shape, so the new ones made a difference.
Nice. I just ordered a set. I'll wait till I do my engine swap to install them.Whisper wrote:You have to drop the crossmember and such. It's a quite a bit of work. You can kind of reach the bushings from inside the wheel well but I doubt it's possible to swap them out that way.
I got the 22mm Energy Suspension bushings. These ones, I think:
http://www.energysuspensionparts.com/pr ... rod=9.5126
They're a little bigger on the outer diameter, but I'm not sure how much bracket modification was required, because I had the shop put them in. The guys didn't mention any complications when installing, so I'm assuming it's not too bad. Upon inspecting the result, at least from what I can see, it looks like the stock brackets are on there and are just kind of squeezing the bushings to fit around them.
So it's doable, if you have to do it. It's just a matter of how worn yours are. Mine were in a pretty bad shape, so the new ones made a difference.
Thanks everyone.
- Gord
1996 MX-3 GS-ZE 2.5L 5spd
KLZE+LSD / Headers / KL02 VAF / Clutchmasters stage-I / Fidanza 9lb flywheel / Eibach Pro Kit / Tokico HPs / Urethane bushings & mounts / SSR Comp-C 16x7 / General Exclaim UHP 205/45R16 / Wilwood 13" brakes / Whiteline rear swaybar / Carputer / Software Crossover / Infinity components+subs / 41hz Tripath Amp9 / Trunk SLA batt / Keyless entry
1996 MX-3 GS-ZE 2.5L 5spd
KLZE+LSD / Headers / KL02 VAF / Clutchmasters stage-I / Fidanza 9lb flywheel / Eibach Pro Kit / Tokico HPs / Urethane bushings & mounts / SSR Comp-C 16x7 / General Exclaim UHP 205/45R16 / Wilwood 13" brakes / Whiteline rear swaybar / Carputer / Software Crossover / Infinity components+subs / 41hz Tripath Amp9 / Trunk SLA batt / Keyless entry