Rear Camber Arm + Trailing Arm Bush

[dsp26]

Got mine in... heres my review:

Labour: $200

Observations + limitations
- the rear is noticable stiffer... so much so that i my rear shocks are now set to the lowest damp setting
- turn in is very predictable and has somewhat reduced rear bodyroll and i am able to make turns more comfortably and confidently... the same feeling you get from awesome bucket seats hugging you
- the un-predictable nature others were talking about seem to me like an issue with the tires now
- the car oversteers / loses rear traction an unpredictable amount WHEN it does on dry road, it suddenly snaps... so much a difference that it will take me a while to adjust to it
- above issue is not as noticable in the wet, the oversteer is a more controlable, its the fact that on dry road decent tires (toyo proxes 4 in my rears) grip well but because it is pushed beyond the limits of the tires it will snap out... like when you put your entire weight against a solid wall but it suddenly crumbles and you didn't expect it to happen coz of the resistance it had seconds earlier... get my drift?
- to me this is the exact same effect as upgrading stiffer sussy and better brakes at the front... the tires become the weak point when sussy doesn't damp enough and absorb forward inertia as result of beefy brakes... i imagine that further benefits of solid RTA bushes can only be realised with superior tires

But of course this is all common sense right?


Keep in mind this is an observation my current sussy setup plus the fact that my old ones were completely torn and kept in place with sikaflex that eventually tore due to the amount of flex and dirt the RTA is susceptible to

[bennjamin]

solids ? or mugen or oem ?

[dsp26]

solids ? or mugen or oem ?

these ones from a melbourne store... solid rubber... not solid polyurethane
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showpos...3&postcount=49

***EDIT***
actually i don't know if its a rubber or poly.... feels rubbery though

[bennjamin]

its rubber , just a aftermarket OEM one. Probably same thing as OEM just not attracting the price.

[vinnY]

my hard race ones are holding up, just feels more solid back there none of this madness you're experiencing ron hehe

alignment settings are;
1mm total toe out, -2deg camber front
2mm total toe in, -1deg camber rear
205/50/15 re001's all round
koni yellows 50%(1 turn) all round with 7.1/5.3kg springs

[dsp26]

not not oem benny their solid

and heres the centre of the actual item (camera fone):

[VTi_b0i]

so ur the dude that was at Joes when i was?
nice ot meet ya haha sorry i was a lil anti social i was trying to get my problems sorted HAHAHAH

[vinnY]

did they take out the trailing arms at all ron or just replaced the bush while on the car?
did you get them to clock them at all?

[dsp26]

so ur the dude that was at Joes when i was?
nice ot meet ya haha sorry i was a lil anti social i was trying to get my problems sorted HAHAHAH

kinda figured that was an ozhonda car lol.... well belated hello then lol and you have quite an attractive girlfriend *runs and hides in hot chicks thread*

did they take out the trailing arms at all ron or just replaced the bush while on the car?
did you get them to clock them at all?

he said he took it out... i actually did a test and slightly unbolted it this morning while not jacked up and it seems to be aligned for its resting place..

[VTi_b0i]

LMFAO! why thank you allways nice to know others find her attractive too hahahah

[dinorider]

resurrecting and old topic here, but I was wondering if anybody has had the superpro bushings (pictured above) installed in their civic/integra trailing arms? My OEM ones are on their way out and I'm looking for durable options here.

[bennjamin]

resurrecting and old topic here, but I was wondering if anybody has had the superpro bushings (pictured above) installed in their civic/integra trailing arms? My OEM ones are on their way out and I'm looking for durable options here.

those are sold as a few different brands - ES being one.
I have them on my civic - fairly stiff and fairly cheap.

Notes. These are firm - but will eventually pull out of TOE with consistent mileage. They are not "held" like other bushes but simply pressed into place with lots of lube to aid their movement. Also note installing these requires the destruction of your previous OEM bush - these require the re-use of the outer shell and inner rod for mounting.

They require quite abit of effort to cut down then install.If you are doing it yourself or with mates that know what to do ,,its just abit of time and then you go