Protege Speed Bushing question.

[Th3_Gr33k]

Ok so I am looking to replace all my bushings on my P5 and I was thinking (thought) that maybe the Protege Speeds have a stiffer bushings. Would make sense, right? If they did, they would most likely fit, right? Below are the parts along with the standard OEM P5 replacement part numbers:

Upper (34-012) and lower (34-0A3) Spring seat bushings Front and rear.
This Conical rubber bushing that goes under the shock boot (34-111).
Front (34-156) and Rear (28-102) stabilizer bar bushings.
All three rack and pinion bushings (32-123) and (32-124)

I am debating whether or not I should buy the whole lower control arm or not. I want to take off the hub and see if the ball joint is all loosy-goosy if it is, then I have no choice but to replace it.

I have 135,000 miles on my beast, what do you guys think? Thanks.

 

[HKPRO5]

Sadly the bushings from the MSP are not an upgrade. But yea replace them all. even your sway bar bushings front and rear.

 

[yangsui]

Don't put MSP swaybar bushing on a P5. Wrong size.

 

[HKPRO5]

Not if you upgrade your sway bar =) nice catch.

 

[Th3_Gr33k]

Ok, thanks for the replies. I am deffinetly getting the AWR Adjustable Sway bar end links instead of the OEM ones, does anyone have them? If you do how do you like em?

 

[azuelke]

Lots of people have the AWR endlinks and most will tell you to stay away. I don't have them, but from what I have read, they tend to give off a "clunking" noise if not tightened enough. Not really that big of a deal if you ask me if you are aware of this and over-tighten them, which won't harm anything.

 

[Th3_Gr33k]

What causes them to clunk? Just that people aren't tightening them enough or is it an engineering defect that can be solved by over tightening them. Which I would be a little hesitant to do for fear of over stretching the bolt =\

 

[azuelke]

Lack of over-tightening...

 

[Tzar177]

I've had AWR endlinks for years with no problems

 

[GeorgeBrotege5]

all of you lucky bastards living in the warmth. anyone have any exprience with them in the winter in Canada? I drive mine every day and i'm scared rthe gravel and silt and sand and salt on the roads here 6 months of the year will distroy those things.....
and i'n my exprience end links only clunk when they are loose or worn