RTA Bushings - OEM vs Hardrace

[anzai]

lol i get your point, but which part # am i getting??? apparently the s21-003 doesnt fit snug

http://honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=3024027

or would they all fit just fine?

im thinking of getting the sr3-003, and tbh im not comfortable with buying from those k20a guys, dont want to be one of them guys who sign up on a forum only to buy and sell shit

[mocchi]

up to you man, its your car and your money.
but i would trust honda bulletin more.

im telling you to pm them because sometimes oemacura will charge ridiculous shipping price.
just trying to help you.

good luck.

[EG5]

lol i get your point, but which part # am i getting??? apparently the s21-003 doesnt fit snug

http://honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=3024027

or would they all fit just fine?

im thinking of getting the sr3-003, and tbh im not comfortable with buying from those k20a guys, dont want to be one of them guys who sign up on a forum only to buy and sell shit

best way to do it?

ring up your local honda dealer and quote them your chassis code, they will supply the correct bushing for you car. no hassle.

[bennjamin]

EG5 , please do make a false accusation upon my self of "defamatory comments". I do realise you a distributor in Oz / on this site....Im not dissing you personally as I am telling the community not to fall for buzz words/statistics and think about a purchase beforehand. Im sure you can see me "diss" another traders products in this very thread - HE responded very maturely and constructively. This is a thread for discussion. I will personally always push your products where people ask me personally , but you sell both OEM and hardrace so back oem for the right reasons and back hardrace for the right reasons too. Not just suggest a senior admin "...should know better" :0)

This thread is titled " OEM vs hardrace" - in which , IMO from experience and train of thought - OEM is superior - Yonas this is about discussion , bring out some info for everyone to back up claims of 150% harder etc.

What is the current longevity on hardrace mounts etc ? Any reports of failures ?

[u mad?]

[EKVTIR-T]

Dont stir up trouble u mad?

[mocchi]

lol i get your point, but which part # am i getting??? apparently the s21-003 doesnt fit snug

http://honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=3024027

or would they all fit just fine?

im thinking of getting the sr3-003, and tbh im not comfortable with buying from those k20a guys, dont want to be one of them guys who sign up on a forum only to buy and sell shit

oh btw gor if you buying rta bushes from US let me know, i wanna buy spark plugs
i took out the plugs from my engine and forgot where i put it.

[e240]

I would recommend hardrace as the alternative to mugen or spoon (which are re-branded Oem stuff anyway). HardRace has a track record amongst people who track a lot and having used their stuff, it pretty good. As for copying, I mean how different can you go in design of a bush anyway.

Front Hardrace arm and spherical bearing.


Rear hardware trailing arm spherical bearing.


Oem or hardrace, i'd go hardrace.

[anzai]

oh btw gor if you buying rta bushes from US let me know, i wanna buy spark plugs
i took out the plugs from my engine and forgot where i put it.

lol why u buying spark plugs from the states?

ngk copper 4.50 each from bursons

[bennjamin]

Hey e240 , cheers for the input - why exactly would you go hard race over OEM ?
What bushes did u run in the old blue eg ?

[EG5]

EG5 , please do make a false accusation upon my self of "defamatory comments". I do realise you a distributor in Oz / on this site....Im not dissing you personally as I am telling the community not to fall for buzz words/statistics and think about a purchase beforehand. Im sure you can see me "diss" another traders products in this very thread - HE responded very maturely and constructively. This is a thread for discussion. I will personally always push your products where people ask me personally , but you sell both OEM and hardrace so back oem for the right reasons and back hardrace for the right reasons too. Not just suggest a senior admin "...should know better" :0)

This thread is titled " OEM vs hardrace" - in which , IMO from experience and train of thought - OEM is superior - Yonas this is about discussion , bring out some info for everyone to back up claims of 150% harder etc.

What is the current longevity on hardrace mounts etc ? Any reports of failures ?

Ben,

I'm all for open discussion... but did you read what you posted on page 4? it wasn't discussion, it was a statement.

OEM RTA bushing is rated at 58A
HR RTA bushing is rated at 75A and with a TOTALLY different inserts design that is HR original.


no reports of bushes failures, I do have a customer coming back with broken bush due to poor DIY effort.

Regards

[e240]

Hey Ben, for one, Oem feels quite will willowy (if there was such a term), especially coupled with firm suspensions. When you move onto HR, one of the first things you will feel is that it's a lot firmer, then again, most people replace when their bushings are sh.t anyway, so anything new in there would feel firm - but I had the advantage of moving directly from OEM to ES to HR (and tracked with all of them). The ES were good (and simple to install) and did the job but moving to HR in the 2nd year, there was difference and the car did handle better, all things being equal. I subsequently reverted the eg to daily street duties before it got stolen mid last year, it was good for some midnight runs :-p , but also good on a day to day basis.

For price and performance, I'd go hardrace over Oem, as for longevity, well, I've not seen any complaints by internet warriors about it so I assume everyone's happy.