Buttercup

It's on that site:
"Contact Andrew Vlamos for details.
vlamos@bigpond.com
or phone on 0411 227007 "

tarq3

Thanks for the info. just contacted him. Has anybody here tried these Valmous bushings????? if so how is the ride is it smooth and quiet????

DoubleWhoosh

Changing just the lowers doesn't affect the ride at all, the uppers are what will change any ride quality, but at the same time the uppers hardly ever fail. This is an optional upgrade for those that want improved handling.

You cannot get noticeably improved handling without some tradeoff somewhere, beit tires, shocks, chassis braces, bushings, etc.

Changing the lowers doesn't affect the ride at all.

Ryan

Hey Todd, glad you posted to this, I think we could use an expert to help us. I notice that most people, like myself, had the shocks and springs done at the same time as the bushings for obvious reasons. Many people are running the same setup as myself which I will list below for your reference. The performance is great on turns. But in retrospect, I would probably give up some of the performance for a softer ride.

Here is the question, with the below setup, what is making the ride hard the most? For example, is it 40% upper bushings and 60% springs and shocks? I think that understanding this might help a lot of people make better educated decisions about what they should or shouldn't do to the suspension to suit their individual tastes. You are one of the few people I know who might actually really understand what the difference is. Another way of looking at this might be - what would the ride be like with Tein coilovers with the upper bushings done and without the uppers done as examples.

Thanks!

Bushings - Daizen Front (upper and lower), part# S1-2002, Rear is stock
- Daizen Sway Bar Bushing Set, part# S1-2008
Springs - Eibach Pro Kit, Part# 8230.140
Shocks - Tokico, Front-HU3452, Rear HU3453

Buttercup

I'll give you the sacred website that tells all www.turnfast.com

Too bad it's down quite a bit.

Well somewhere in that sacred site says that the springs are %10-%15 stiffer than aftermarket, but that's only the first few inches of spring travel. After that point the spring gets stiffer. The shocks help absorb the rebound of the spring when you hit a bump, but if the shocks overpower the springs, then the springs won't even do it's job of compressing for a bump in the road and what you'll get is a jolt into the chassis.