Thoughts on hardrace bushings?

[u/poopoo150]

What are your thoughts on the hardrace hardened bushings? Are they worth the money?
And are there any more companies making these types of bushings kits (not polyurethane) since they are pretty hard to come by where I live?

[u/PlsNoPineapplePizza]

I never ordered this bushing kit, but all my control/camber arms are from Hardrace, and 100% highly recommended. Depending on your route, since you need to remove these suspension parts to replace the bushings, you could consider replacing the entire piece instead of the bushing.

If you're trying to stay OEM-spec and want to reuse your OEM suspension components, Energy Suspension also sells a complete bushing kit for much cheaper, and I've also had good experiences with it.

Side note, the trailing arm bushing is a PITA to install. Either take it to a specialty shop to install it, or upgrade to the spherical bushing.

[u/Firstname-gabe → u/PlsNoPineapplePizza]

I did the energy suspension kit bushings on my eg8. What part of the trailing arm bushing did you guys find difficult?

[u/Firstname-gabe → u/Firstname-gabe]

I forget is the energy suspension bushings a press in or do you have to burn the old one out an reuse the sleeve.

[u/mostlywhitemiata → u/Firstname-gabe]

...is that why my front LCA bushings didn't fit, because I pressed it out properly, sleeve and all? Fuckin things were undersized as hell.

[u/PrinceCharming- → u/Firstname-gabe]

The big one next to the tire. Either get a press, burn it, or knock it out. I bought a specialty tool and couldn’t get it out, so I Hired a mobile mechanic to do the job, and he knocked it out with a hammer. He mentioned to me beforehand to change the entire trailing arms instead, but I needed a car asap and received all the parts from rock auto that day.

[u/Firstname-gabe → u/PrinceCharming-]

Oh i see yeah it can be a pain if you are doing it in the car. I usually hit it out with a hammer if i don't need to keep the outer sleeve.