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I am going to install my ST rear sway bar soon, I'll bet that's gonna be just as fun!

 

I had the same thing happen to me, I had to drill it out with a dewalt hand held.
sucked ass more then anything if ever done to my car

 

have fun at the dealer ship buying those bolts, there expensive.

 

Don't buy the bolts at the dealership, before you check a Sears hardware store for them. If you live in NYC there is a guy at one of the Willet Points junk yards that will give you one of the bolts of an Integra as well as a control arm. When drilling metal or steel, always drill slow but with hard bits. Where did you buy the bushings, I hope not at Honda for $17.00 per bushing? I'm looking for a rubber bushings set for the rear, since I'm changing my shocks, springs, and drum brakes (to disc). Lucky I have the trailing and control arms with the disc brake assembly.

Docmanakos@aol.com

 

its like 4 bucks... its not really that bad.

 

I know rite....

also if you are that concerned....go to hondaautomotiveparts...look up the bolt...it will tell you the size length etc...

go to the hardware store and snatch up some Grade 8 bolts....done.

 

i'm gonna just use the bushing thats in there. its not messed up at all so . i'll just swab up the inside with neverseize(sp).
i already had ordered the oem bolts(got em for like 5 bucks each off a guy at a dealership in buffalo ny) he shipped em out thurs fedex 2 day so they were supposed to be here sat but the didn't come. so i'm assuming that means they will be here today.

what should i do about the missing nut situation. cuz i cut the trailing arm nut off.any specific requirements for a replacement nut?

 

Polyurethane bushings are horrible, they squeak all the time, they make your ride much, much harder, and do not make your handling better. Putting firmer less deflectable bushings have absolutely nothing to do with the three most important things concerning handling. Adhesion to the road, which is determined by your tires. Roll and rebound, which is determined by your shocks, swaybars, springs, suspension geometry. sprung and unsprung weight. Suspension balance, this is an area that very few of the "bolt on" enthusiast know much if anything about.
Putting in firmer bushings and subframe connectors, or strut tower braces, do nothing unless your suspension is so firm that now all the stresses and looseness in your suspension is transfered and due to those area's (the weak link the the chain concept). Just because the race only cars have it doesn't mean it's good for you.

Docmanakos@aol.com

 

ok well i was pretty much planning to keep these oem bushings in just cuz they are still perfectly fine.

suggestions on a replacement nut?

 

look what was at my door when i went home for lunch