So, even though they're already installed he could just grind a little materal off of the END and that would loosen them up? Sounds better than replacing everything again.
I drove a car with these in it recently and I thought it was very nice. The owner does, too. He didn't mention having any of the problems described here. Sam On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 11:41 AM, Bill Cardell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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> > ! > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > >
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