Bassoctopus

I have Mugen Compliance and OEM other bushes. They weight the steering up a bit, but not to much difference

loftust

I have Mugen compliance and Powerflex purple bushes.

They firm up the ride a touch, but do make the car feel tighter

In short:

OEM - Standard (Surprisingly enough )

Mugen/Spoon - Firmer than standard

Purple Poly - Firmer still. The quickest way to rebush the car as the bushes come in three pieces...2x Outer Poly Parts / 1x Inner Metal Sleeve. Once the old bush is out, it only takes 3 seconds to fit the new one

Red Poly - Who knows???

s2konroids

I think firmer ones give a sharper/edger feel???. IIRC this is what chris @CG told me.

Adriank

I didnt really look at the state of the bush, it was merely that they couldnt free it up to allow adjustment, i am just assuming that if replacing the bolt etc... its best to do the bush aswell?

Can you tell the condition of the bush from my pics?

gt750boy

That's sort of the point of firmer bushes. You wouldn't really want them to gve you a sloppy feel now would you?

;-)

Si2k

Poly bushes are awful on broken road surfaces IMO.

Ste_Nova

that red one fitted in the compliance position is shocking, unless the arm is running in a flat position the bush is allways loaded and being squashed, poly is squashy and has good memory but there are limits!!

mr-pitts

I haven't run them yet,I can't compare them with anything else,I expect them to be firm,that's why I've fitted them along with the tein coilovers, cusco ARBs and chassis stiffeners,upper and lower strut braces front and rear and 18 in wheels.My opinion is let the suspension do the work not the bushes,flexing chassis,or anything else,that way you can only blame the driver not an ill handling car.

Si2k

Well it's gonna be snappy so more likely for it to be the drivers fault

Dembo

The bushes will absorb the higher frequency vibrations; not something the suspension can do. And if you're running 18" wheels, it's not like the tyres will be helping much.

I have the mugen compliance bushes, and I could certainly tell the difference. The front feels more solid, and together, which is good, but you can also feel more vibration and noise. I'd be a bit wary of polybushing the whole car; I think it'd be a bit too unpleasent, although obviously many people have.