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DISCUSSION => Suspension => Topic started by: johnwoo on November 21, 2008, 02:32:46 PM

Title: bushings
Post by: johnwoo on November 21, 2008, 02:32:46 PM

looking to change mine out since they are pretty worn.  was gonna probably upgrade too.  wanted to know what you guys opinions are about going urethane for the rear subframe ones.  are there any difference between the ie, akg, and powerflex ones?  im looking it the ie street and akg soft for comparison.  i dd my car so no track duties.  

also what kind of trailing arm bushings do you guys recommend?  should i go acentric ones?  thanks for your input guys.

Title: bushings
Post by: haledj on November 21, 2008, 02:40:01 PM

I got all the AKG ones, non-eccentric, and they were really high quality.

Title: bushings
Post by: KenC on November 21, 2008, 02:42:29 PM

I have the IE ones.  They only have a few thousand miles on them, but seem to be holding up well.

Title: bushings
Post by: johnwoo on November 21, 2008, 05:21:04 PM

Quote from: KenCopperwheat;61445

I have the IE ones.  They only have a few thousand miles on them, but seem to be holding up well.

how did you like the car after the ie were installed?  im leaning towards these.  how was the quality.

also did you have the street ones (green) or the race (red) ones installed?

Title: bushings
Post by: Birdman16 on November 21, 2008, 07:42:31 PM

Call Bavarian Motorsport in Conneticut 1-800-535-2002 (ext 5).  They have an option between the urathane and stock bushings.  Same quality ride with sharper handling features than stock.  I have them in my car and are a little bit more expensive than the stock and a lot less than the urathane.  Hope this helps.

Title: bushings
Post by: Spec 2 on November 25, 2008, 05:03:00 PM

I've got the M3 poly's on mine.  Love the ride. Wouldn't go back myself.  I dd with 3-5 track days a year.

Title: bushings
Post by: KenC on November 25, 2008, 06:00:52 PM

The subframe bushings are going to affect the ride quality more than the TA ones.

My IE street ones have held up well.

I'm sure you're aware, but there is more cabin noise with urethane too.

Title: bushings
Post by: johnwoo on November 25, 2008, 08:02:08 PM

thanks guys ordered the ie subframe bushings along with trailing arm bushings today.  looking forward to upgrading my suspension.  now all i need are some bilstein sports and some lowering springs.  prolly going with vogtland

Title: bushings
Post by: Spec 2 on December 02, 2008, 07:28:01 PM

Quote from: johnwoo;61693

prolly going with vogtland

Good choice.  That's what I've got and they're perfect if you use your ride as dd.

Title: bushings
Post by: johnwoo on December 03, 2008, 12:41:14 AM

^^^thanks
decided to go ie rear subframe urethane street bushings, ie rear urethane trailing arm bushings, and akg differential urethane bushing
have the bushings already

just waiting on a refund from a sale on wrong to get the bilsteins and vogtlands.

anyone have this setup with the springs, shocks, and bushings?

Title: bushings
Post by: gearheadE30 on December 03, 2008, 05:50:41 PM

Good luck with the ie parts; they seem to be a bit hit-or-miss. I am very happy with my AKG parts, though; my car has full AKG bushings and offset CABs.

Title: bushings
Post by: johnwoo on December 03, 2008, 11:38:41 PM

i got the parts, the bushings looked pretty good.  softer thank the akg i assume because they are the street version.

Title: bushings
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