Originally posted by Andy
Ha ha, sorry I was just messing with you. My ES kit had black bushings instead of red. Some people have said the black was denser/stronger but I think it was just a different color. I just bought the set of a local friends shop and I didn't really care about color and those are the ones he gave me. The steering rack bushings are installed there, but they're so little and dumb you can't really tell. Here's my LCA with the black bushings (I drilled and tapped grease fittings but never used them).
Actually I learned after purchasing my red bushings that the black bushings have graphite embedded in the pigment or something to that effect that is supposed to help keep the bushings from squeeking; it acts sort of like a lubrication.
That's pretty slick with the grease fittings though. How long have you had the bushings on your car? Have you had any problems with noise as a result of not greesings them?