Hi All,
I imagine bushings are foremost in a lot of our minds now with the recent rule change. So, I figured I'd bring up an old topic once again since I'm on the fence and could use some advice. Since I'm already tearing into the front suspension to install the new offset bushings on the upper A arm, do I just go ahead and replace all of my ancient rubber bushings all around?
There doesn't seem to be any consensus on this. Some feel that older bushings may be better since the rubber has hardened over time. I am leaning towards not replacing mine. Plus Steve's recent photos of the latest bushings from Mazdaspeed are concerning to me. Looks like they would be more compliant.
The only data I've seen on this I found in this old post from the old site:
http://forum.specmia...29;t=000058;p=0
This seems to support leaving the old ones in place.
On the other hand, if one were to do a complete tear down of a donor and convert it to an SM, wouldn't bushing replacement be standard practice? I can't imagine the top builders out there replacing every wear item on the car except the bushings.
A little background......my car is '91 with 105k on it. I bought it bone stock at 85k and converted it myself to an SM (so I'm VERY attached to it). Any advice from others who have been down this road?
Thanks!