Ok Aaron, thats a lot of good advise, I'll need some more to be conclusive -
On Mounting - There is some vibration when the engine is cold, of course it recedes as the engine warms up but nothing that troubles me. You are right, the mountings would be softer with age causing a cold engine to pass some vibration on to the seats but I wouldn't know... have no clue what an MR2 with fresh mountings feels like or does a cold engine on our cars cause a little rough weather. It doesn't seem as calm on a cold engine like a cold Toyota Camry does is the only hint I know.
- I'll check the mountings to see what I can find.
On suspension -
My front ball joints are new. I've inspected them & they barely move with hands.
The rubber boots in the rear ball joints are torn, which is why I figured their time is done. I don't know if they last way after their boots are torn or not. Any advise here would be great.
As for the other suspension bushes etc. I've seen some cracks on the stabilizer bushes in the front. I decided to do most of the rear bushings based on the worn boots in the ball joints. There is no sound in the suspension so I have no fixes to make in the rear, I just took the age factor of the rubber into consideration.
Having said that, will take your advise and check the entire suspension.
Just let me know if cut up/ worn boots in ball joints is sufficient to replace them or not. I really don't want to pull them out & inspect but surely will if I need to.
The only factor to consider is - 5 miles on my country roads = 50 miles on yours mate. Roads are looking great but only recently around here. 10 years ago, I wonder where the first owner drove my car... I've seen vehicles going into pot holes and not returning
Thx Aaron
