Suspension bushes

[grazza]

Righto, did a fair bit of searching and have learnt a lot, especially on the right tools, but I am after some of the latest info from those who have done their bushing recently.

I have just got a quote for $750 for all the main urethane aftermarket bushes for my NB8A, just the bushes, not labour to fit them.

Now that may be a perfectly good quote but looking at what I can get from USA and Mania it looks pretty high so I thought I better ask the forum members before handing over the moola. I would rather buy locally, but then again...

I am also a little apprehensive of getting bushes that are too stiff, after all its my partners car and while we will be having a bit of non-competitive fun on the track it is 99% a streeter

So whats the go? Last time I replaced the bushes on my old 260Z it was around $200 for the lot...

thanks

[Fatty]

hmm, i bought my superpro bushes from mania about 2 years ago (via a group buy on this forum) for about $450 iirc. your quote is VERY high.

i would shop around a bit more

there are probably other places than mania that you could get a quote from, such as forum sponsor wholesale suspension. as they say, it pays to shop around, altho in my experience mania were the cheapest at the time.

i have found my suspension to be quite a bit stiffer and harsher since fitting the superpro bushes, altho i also fitted tein superstreet coilovers at the same time. i think the extra harshness is probably more due to the coilovers, as others who have fitted the superpros to stock suspension have told me that they noticed no extra harshness, juts a tighter, better car. overall the car feels much tighter and controlled, the old bushes were worn out and felt sloppy in comparison.

[Juffa]

Well given that you are in Bris I can only suggest Fulcrum Suspension, and their superpro bushes.

http://www.fulcrumsuspensions.com.au/superpro.html

I think I paid around $500 for a full set, including the sway bar bushes. I fitted them myself.

I actually found that they provided a softer, but more controlled ride. I believe this was because the old rubber bushes had gone rock hard over time.

J

[wun911]

dam they have gone up in price they used to be sold by n power for 400 bucks the complete set...

[grazza]

Well given that you are in Bris I can only suggest Fulcrum Suspension, and their superpro bushes.

http://www.fulcrumsuspensions.com.au/superpro.html

I think I paid around $500 for a full set, including the sway bar bushes. I fitted them myself.

I actually found that they provided a softer, but more controlled ride. I believe this was because the old rubber bushes had gone rock hard over time.

J

Erm, it was Fulcrum, plus $750 labour including wheel alignment. As recommended by the club.

[manga_blue]

I've got the same story as Juffa's. New stiff SuperPros are much more comfortable than shagged OEM bushes ... and they make a huge difference to how precisely the car handles. Fatty put in bricks for springs at the same time as he changed bushes.

[Dave]

Has anyone tried these??
The kit even includes diff bushes!

[Juffa]

Erm, it was Fulcrum, plus $750 labour including wheel alignment. As recommended by the club.

Ah, ok. I have had 3 MX-5s over the years and put SuperPro bushes in each one. I bought them all through GT Suspension in Melboune. I think I bought the last set about 3 years ago... sounds like they have gone up.

J

[manga_blue]

Has anyone tried these??
The kit even includes diff bushes!

Nooooooo! Don't get the diff bushes. Been there. They're horrible.

[StanTheMan]

N power was doing a special on the Super pros a while back on thire website have you tried them?

[grazza]

Has anyone tried these??
The kit even includes diff bushes!

Nooooooo! Don't get the diff bushes. Been there. They're horrible.

Is it because they are polyurethane or just that particular brand?
I am thinking of getting my Californian brother to send me the Energy kit, although as the diff bushes were not identified as being needed, I wont get them fitted if they are going to be counter productive.

[bensale]

The mx5parts.co.uk front and rear polyurethane set is $590AUD delivered but does not include the sway bar bushes. Makes the Flyin Miata ones look like good value.

[adamjp]

Mate, get a set from 949Racing in the US. Under $400AU to your front door.

http://www.949racing.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=107

Send them an email, they will send you a pay pal invoice.

I have a set waiting for the warmer weather to install.

[Okibi]

I think MX5center is the distributor for 949 racing in Australia.

[Wholesale Suspension]

Hi All,

Over the last two years Super Pro Bushes have had two or three price rises, mainly to do with the amount of steel in the MX5 bush kits, crush tubes and washes ect.

I have looked into selling other types of bushes here at Wholesale Suspension but we just can't go past the quailty of the Super Pro gear.

It is the best in the world right now and has been for the last 5 years or so. They now export all through South America and into Europe, some factory car company actually use it from factory now.

It is well worth the extra cash, they are the only bush on the market that is self lubricating and once installed does not need to be re-greased again.

Also the finish of the bushes are the best on the market too, ask anyone who has had them, usually you will only ever get good feed back about them.

I am looking a putting together a group buy on these now, will post up today sometime.

Cheers Josh