suspension bushings

Lime-Light · 08-24-2009, 02:23 PM

Looking to refresh the suspension on my '93 NA, can I get a quote for all the rubber bushings having to do with suspension?

te51levin · 08-26-2009, 07:56 PM

Well...actually, no, you can't. Not that I don't want to, but Toyota does not sell all of the bushings separately, so you'd have to buy new control arms etc to get new OEM bushings. It's beyond costly. If you want to replace them all the rubber, you're really better off getting the Prothane kit from another MR2-friendly vendor.

Lime-Light · 08-26-2009, 10:09 PM

ah. Bummer....didn't really want euthane. Thanks.

GrandpaGofast · 08-26-2009, 10:17 PM

Curious why you don want urethane bushings ?

te51levin · 08-27-2009, 12:13 PM

I'm curious about that as well. In my cars, it's inevitable that they will get polyurethane suspension bushings if I am going to drive them with any enthusiasm at all. I think poly bushings are the only way to go for a roadgoing performance car. They work great and last forever, and the price is certainly right.

So what are the arguments against them? Well, road noise is marginally increased, but not by enough to worry about. There are still some people out there warning everyone that they squeak, but they are simply repeating what other, equally inexperienced people are telling them. I've personally used them in three Toyotas over ten years and more than 200,000 miles, and I've never heard any bushing squeak. These kits have steel sleeves that the bushings rotate around rather than twisting as the rubber bushings do, and they come with a special lube that never seems to wear out or go away.

Sh0ty · 09-06-2009, 12:13 AM

Yeah, the noise was my concern... bought the bushings anyway, just haven't gotten around to installing them. Got any good tips to remove the old rubbers?

te51levin · 09-06-2009, 02:21 PM

I must say, after going back to street tires from the worn Falken Azenis I had, road noise is really a non-issue. The car is very quiet given its age and design.

I used a ball joint puller to remove inner control arm bushings, and a large drill bit to soften and weaken the bigger strut rod bushings to the point that they can be wrestled out.

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08-26-2009, 07:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
te51levin Lithia Toyota Parts Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,928 Thanks: 33 Thanked 146 Times in 125 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (126/100% )	Well...actually, no, you can't. Not that I don't want to, but Toyota does not sell all of the bushings separately, so you'd have to buy new control arms etc to get new OEM bushings. It's beyond costly. If you want to replace them all the rubber, you're really better off getting the Prothane kit from another MR2-friendly vendor.

08-26-2009, 10:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
Lime-Light f Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Austin TX Posts: 62 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	ah. Bummer....didn't really want euthane. Thanks.

08-26-2009, 10:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
GrandpaGofast Have tools, will cob it. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Mid Atlantic USA Posts: 132 Thanks: 33 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Curious why you don want urethane bushings ?

08-27-2009, 12:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
te51levin Lithia Toyota Parts Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,928 Thanks: 33 Thanked 146 Times in 125 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (126/100% )	I'm curious about that as well. In my cars, it's inevitable that they will get polyurethane suspension bushings if I am going to drive them with any enthusiasm at all. I think poly bushings are the only way to go for a roadgoing performance car. They work great and last forever, and the price is certainly right. So what are the arguments against them? Well, road noise is marginally increased, but not by enough to worry about. There are still some people out there warning everyone that they squeak, but they are simply repeating what other, equally inexperienced people are telling them. I've personally used them in three Toyotas over ten years and more than 200,000 miles, and I've never heard any bushing squeak. These kits have steel sleeves that the bushings rotate around rather than twisting as the rubber bushings do, and they come with a special lube that never seems to wear out or go away.

09-06-2009, 12:13 AM	#6 (permalink)
Sh0ty Cage Fighter Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Novi, MI Posts: 369 Thanks: 14 Thanked 18 Times in 18 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	Yeah, the noise was my concern... bought the bushings anyway, just haven't gotten around to installing them. Got any good tips to remove the old rubbers?

09-06-2009, 02:21 PM	#7 (permalink)
te51levin Lithia Toyota Parts Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,928 Thanks: 33 Thanked 146 Times in 125 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (126/100% )	I must say, after going back to street tires from the worn Falken Azenis I had, road noise is really a non-issue. The car is very quiet given its age and design. I used a ball joint puller to remove inner control arm bushings, and a large drill bit to soften and weaken the bigger strut rod bushings to the point that they can be wrestled out.