Jerry, I'm sorry you had problems with the superpros. Depending on individual car tolerances we find sometimes we have to take the individual bushings to a belt sander to get a perfect fit. IOW, don't touch the metal tube, but take a couple thou off the end of the bushing to take some of the end pre-load out.
Bill Cardell TurboDog's Dad www.flyinmiata.com www.fmwestfield.com orders 1-800-FLY-MX5S Before you call our tech line (970.464.5600) please check out the FAQ <http://www.flyinmiata.com/FAQ/> section of our website ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 6:35 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Subject: Re: Super Pro Bushings In a message dated 10/3/2008 6:06:58 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I am looking for driving impressions from anyone who has installed the Super Pro Bushing kit on their Miata. The bushings on my car are worn out, and I am looking for replacements. I believe I can get stock bushings for close to the same price via Mazdaspeed. While I auto cross this car once to twice monthly, I also drive the snot out of it for work and pleasure. So it needs to have somewhat civilized road manners. Currently I have ground control springs and coil overs combined with 8 way adjustable AGXs. The car is sitting pretty low, and I have the FM rear shock extenders. This combination of sitting low, questionable quality AGXs shocks, and minimal shock travel results in an already somewhat rough ride, so if these bushings will add to this characteristic noticeably, I may go with the stock bushings. If you have these bushings on your car, let me know what you think. Thanks...Steve I put SuperPros on my car and it was a big mistake. I bought them from FM, a very reliable and good source for parts and advice, but the [EMAIL PROTECTED] *&%!R^*! bushings didn't fit! They were made too big, so when I finally had them on the car (after two days of the slipperiest, gooiest work Imaginable), the were binding everywhere, making it impossible to get a decent alignment, and the ride was a complete disaster since the suspension no longer moved up and down without considerable force. I will NEVER use SuperPro again thanks to that debacle! On the plus side, after drilling holes in the A arms and adding zerk fittings, I've been able to keep them greased enough so that the suspension works a little better, but very soon I'm going to trash all of the A-arms and replace them with new ones, which come with stock bushings already installed. Now, it is possible that I received a bad batch of SuperPros, but I'm definitely NOT willing to "give them another chance" because they're too expensive, it takes too much time to install them, and there is NO recourse or restitution available that makes it worth the trouble. Go Mazdaspeed performance if you want harder bushings. You know they'll fit, and the additional cash spent will be WELL Worth It! Personnaly, as mentioned above, I think stock bushings are the smartest move. ________________________________ New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out <http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000001> !
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