E/S and prothane aren’t showing a listing. I’m in contact with Suja Motoring now. Anyone else find these recently? I need stiffer than OEM parts…
I have some got a traction bar now. Bought the es kit and dont need those if you want to buy them there black. Email is emerson6748@gmail.com
u still have the traction bar?
Bump for an answer to the original post. I just bought some OEM rubber radius rod bushings because I couldn’t find the ES ones. At one point I had found some old posts about ES making these but can’t seem to find them for sale anywhere now.
You and me both man.
Bump…sorry to bring this back from the dead. Can anyone confirm that the below link is for the radius rods? Has anyone installed these? The shapes seem drastically different from stock…wouldn’t this disrupt the caster?
http://www.amazon.com/Energy-Suspension-16-7104R-Front-Integra/dp/B001EEQST8
Yeah, that’s the right part. This stuff is pretty easy to find on ES’s website: http://www.energysuspensionparts.com/proddetail.asp?prod=16.7104
How are they drastically different from the stock ones? I never had any issues with caster when I was using these. Personally I think the ES kit is GREAT upgrade from your old worn bushings, IMO this is the very first thing you should do if you have a car w the original bushings. If you have more $$ then by all means, get OEM or Hardrace, but if you’re on a budget the ES kit is fantastic. With that said, I would avoid the following parts from the kit:
- ball joint boots
- front UCA bushings
- rear trailing arm bushings (I know these don’t come in the kit, but ES does make them. For this part I’d use OEM, Hardrace, or Mugen - or PCI if it’s a track car)
I think the photo angle, being from the top, could throw off your perception… But yeah they look similar enough to stock.
sigh I really need to address the bushings of my Integra.
Proper info as always Colin.
DO IT! New wheels, paint, all sorts of other fancy stuff is a complete waste of time (and $$) if you’re still on stock, worn out bushings. Your car will literally feel like a completely different car once you do all the bushings.
So not to beat a dead horse, but Colin…What is the correct orientation to install the radius rod bushings? I feel like the info is constantly conflicting on how to install these correctly and I’m probably change these this weekend myself.
They are installed exactly as the stock ones are. The bushings are conical and are wider at one end than the other - same as the stock ones. The wide end mates to the crossmember, the narrow ends mate with the two washers which keep everything held in place. So, the orientation should be like
this: ( )
not this: )(
[QUOTE=Colin;2303801]Yeah, that’s the right part. This stuff is pretty easy to find on ES’s website: http://www.energysuspensionparts.com/proddetail.asp?prod=16.7104
How are they drastically different from the stock ones? I never had any issues with caster when I was using these. Personally I think the ES kit is GREAT upgrade from your old worn bushings, IMO this is the very first thing you should do if you have a car w the original bushings. If you have more $$ then by all means, get OEM or Hardrace, but if you’re on a budget the ES kit is fantastic. With that said, I would avoid the following parts from the kit:
- ball joint boots
- front UCA bushings
- rear trailing arm bushings (I know these don’t come in the kit, but ES does make them. For this part I’d use OEM, Hardrace, or Mugen - or PCI if it’s a track car)[/QUOTE]
Thanks Colin. I’ve actually replaced all of my bushings with OEM parts. However, the Radius Rod bushings and trail arms are still original. I will be replacing the trail arm ones this winter with OEM. I guess in the photo it’s deceiving as far as their size because all four are identical. The stock are ones are similar in the front but much flatter and not cone-like on the rear side.
You’ll be stoked when you replace those RTA bushings… As for the radius rod bushings, the oem ones are still sorta conical for the rearward ones, one end is still narrower than the other, although not by much. As you can see in the cross section that you posted the two faces of the bushings which face each other are sort of carved out in the middle. Similar to how the ES bushings are carved out in the middle on one side and dished out on the other side. It’s VERY straight forward once you have have the OEM ones out and the new ones in your hands.
Awesome thanks for the info. Yeah, I’m looking forward to replacing both.
[QUOTE=Colin;2303816]They are installed exactly as the stock ones are. The bushings are conical and are wider at one end than the other - same as the stock ones. The wide end mates to the crossmember, the narrow ends mate with the two washers which keep everything held in place. So, the orientation should be like
this: ( )
not this: )([/QUOTE]
Perfect! Thank you sir, any other tips besides getting an alignment afterwards?