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Got a shipment of 2 sets of bushings for the S13's... Energy Suspensions new S13 parts. Anyways... haven't gotten them swapped in yet but if anyones interested I've got a spare or two of each bushing set. Here's what I got..

front lower control armsfront sway barrear sway bar (2 sizes.. I believe HICAS/LSD cars take one and the other is for non LSD cars)tension rod bushings

unfortunately the rear control arm bushings are backordered.. but I should have some soon.. I hope! These bushings kick arse.. I've run ES stuff in a few other cars and love it. Nismo and Whiteline have nothing on me :) hehe....

Anyways.. if anyone wants some.. hit me w/ an email...

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Since when did ES make S13 bushings?!?!?!
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rico05 wrote:Since when did ES make S13 bushings?!?!?!


They're brand new my friend :).... I shoulda ordered more because I guess all of them are going on backorder. As I said I didn't even get the rear control arm bushings..
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Wow. Bout damn time they made em.
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Yeah I discovered they make bushings for the s13 a couple weeks ago. Fairly priced too. I was debating their tension rod bushings. I think I'm going to get the PDM ones.

So you like the ES bushings over whiteline?
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What price can we expect for the TC bushings?
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~*IdIoT bOx*~ wrote:Yeah I discovered they make bushings for the s13 a couple weeks ago. Fairly priced too. I was debating their tension rod bushings. I think I'm going to get the PDM ones.

So you like the ES bushings over whiteline?


Yeah.. the ES ones are nice.. I like them better than whiteline because they're easier to come up with and you don't have to source them from PDM (the only whiteline reseller in NA that I know of). I'd look at the ES ones if I were you.. I can make you a pretty decent deal on them.
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Touchdown038 wrote:What price can we expect for the TC bushings?


The TC bushings will be slightly less than the whitelines from PDM (which sell at $50) I can probably sell the ES ones for $45-48 depending on how much interest their is. If there are a few guys that want them (from the CA board.. I prefer this not to become a big board wide fiasco ;)..) hit me with an email and we'll get something worked out.

Oh I've got Specialty camber bolts in stock too.. $25 for the fronts (pair)... if anyones interested. Not completely adjustable but it'll give you 1.5-2 degrees for someone lowered and needing a little camber correction.
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Touchdown038 wrote:What price can we expect for the TC bushings?
From my research on the tc bushings I would stay away unless you modify them. People have reported them being too stiff and causing either the tc rod or lower control arm to break in the long run due to no play in the bushing. I was looking around since I just checked my tc rods and both bushings are shot (just got the car) so I was searching for replacements, nismo, energy, and adjustable tc rods.
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KFL wrote:From my research on the tc bushings I would stay away unless you modify them. People have reported them being too stiff and causing either the tc rod or lower control arm to break in the long run due to no play in the bushing. I was looking around since I just checked my tc rods and both bushings are shot (just got the car) so I was searching for replacements, nismo, energy, and adjustable tc rods.


Interesting... I hadn't run across anyone talking about that. Usually most people just go full adjustable TC anyways. I'm gonna give the TC bushings a shot in the shop car to see... I wonder if I went back and reinforced the weld on the TC... have they mentioned where they break? I'm guessing at the stress/weld point on the bar?
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I've never heard of someone breaking one, at least not on these boards....
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float_6969 wrote:I've never heard of someone breaking one, at least not on these boards....
http://www.nissaninfiniticlub....nsion

This was the fix http://dimequarterly.tierranet....htmlFull tc rods have more adjustability and give more play. I'm still thinking which one to get a set of full tc rods 210+ or nismo for 68 + 30 having them pressed out and in.
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I stand corrected...
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float_6969 wrote:I stand corrected...


Doesn't appear to be a super common problem though eh? Oh that link to dimequarterly doesn't work. So I don't know what the solution was :)
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Link fixed, though barring this information would you want to take your chances. If your traveling at a high rate of speed and it happens to break down not today or tommorow say 1year from now. I would just do the fix I'm guessing the more abuse you give it the faster it wears down, IE: Drifting, Autox, Drag. If its a daily driver only chances are it won't see much stress. Nismo Bushings are 56.58 shipped includes a 18% discount. Cheapest I have found :D
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I use the Nismo bushings... they rock my socks:) much better than my leaky old stock ones, and they're not too harsh either!

Sean
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i got the whitelines from PDM, there was absolutely no probelm gettting them and the service was awsome....

i love how the made the car feel exceptional turn in and response, i also instaled the whiteline sway bars and rear subframe bushings and spacers etc, it really woke up my 15 year old chassis,,
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