Are there any poly bushings made for this car in the Japanese domestic market?

None that I know of. Your best bet is to contact Energy Suspension and have them custom fabricate you a bushing set.

Does anyone know of a website (distributor, warehouse, etc) that has polyurethane bushing listed by size and dimensions - instead of by application?

I doubt you'll find listings by size. It's a bit useless for the mass market since people only want to know what fits their car and as long as it does, they wouldn't care what size it is. The thing with bushings is that they must be exact and not "close enough".

Would polyurethane swaybar bushings have any benefit?

sure would! I know plenty of people who have switched to poly sway bushings and get a bit less body roll. It wont have the effects of a new sway bar, but at least it wont compress like rubber during a hard turn.

Is there any type of long-lasting lubrication for the bushings?

Most place that provides bushings will supply you specific grease. They're pretty thick and will probably last forever. These aren't the grease u can buy at autozone.

http://www.energysuspension.com/pages/univ1.html

For sure a bushing set will benefit the legend. By now, they're probably worn out as most cars. Great thing is these will last forever since they dont break down like rubber bushing.

advantages:
-more road feel through steering wheel
-more responsive/tighter steering
-reduce distortion over uneven road

disadvantage:
-costs about $300 or so just to get the old bushings pressed out

 

Thanks for your insight GSteg. My hope here is that Honda did not re-invent the wheel in designing the bushings on the Legend (looks like they did ;-)). I have to get my hands on some other make and model control arms (prelude, accord, integra, etc) so that I can measure them. I understand they have to be exact in fitment. A machine shop could take up slight imperfections. Unfortunetly it looks like there is a science to making the bushings for a particular car (weight, deflection, etc). So this project MAY not be feasible.

By the way, once the control arms were removed from the mustang, I had the old bushing cut out and new ones installed for $50.00 by a press shop.

-Matt

 

I need to replace my rear ones for sure. they squeek. fronts would be cool too. Does Whiteline make a set for the Legend? they did for my Supra..

 

Any other suggestion on how to get these bushing for our legend. I think a lot of us would like to get some as our cars' getting more mileage on it. I tried to find from SuperPro (Australian made) but they don't have any since there is no demand... If we do group purchase than may be they ill produce it... Let me know what you guys think...

 

Hmmmmmmmmm....don't mean to hijack your thread, but....along those lines....

http://acura-legend.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=91942

 

bump, is this dead?

 

Poly bushings just aren't available as far as I've found so far: what I have seen is all custom. I've even spoken to Energy Suspension about whether they have things that will work (I think I was just looking for end links or front sway bushings - I don't even remember at this point and it doesn't seem that I have the email trail anymore) and my feedback wasn't so positive.

Energy is located in San Clemente (about an hour south of LA on the 5, it appears). I wonder if we could convince them to work with us to develop full sets for the sedans and coupes....

 

I think so... and I sold my Legend for a RX-8 ;-)

 

Must have missed this thread.
I bought an integra engery suspention kit sometime ago and utilized a quater sized round and 3/8's in. thick bushing for my torn ball joint on the lower control arm. works great. Everytime I take it apart and put it back together i grease the hell out of it and it sticks for a long time.
Also in that kit I found a round shifter bushing that works with our shift linkage.
I tried looking for the easiest ones to install.
Lastly I used one to incorporate into a trans mount. Ended up vibrating way too much.

~Dv8

 

I think you didn't read Christian's post!

 

I'm glad I bumped this! Looks we've uncovered some lost technology here! (thanks Dv8)

 

Good to know!

I'd be down to push for an entire Energy Suspension Kit for our Legends. If you guys can get me the sizes/kinds--or, at least as much as we know--of our bushings, I'll drive down there and talk with them.

 

:bowdown: Thats what I'm talkin about it. Let's get them to hook it up! They should be able to look over our setups and measure stuff out for us wouldn't you think?

 

http://www.energysuspension.com/pages/univ1.html

nothing in there that we can use on the legends?
Iam going to install my ksports next week and i need to replace my rear right upper control arm. Inspecting the bushings i found they are all dried and cracked up on the 1991 coupe. I dont want to replace all the control arms as that would just make me broke, just curious if someone has used the universal ones listed above. Something;s got to fit.

 

just replaced my rear right upper control arm today, cost me an arm and leg.my lower ball joint in the back is OK but the bushings really look worn out. Come on guys lets work on this, if we can figure out if the generic enegry suspension bushings can be made to fit our cars, i think all of us will save a lot of money. Where can i buy a bunch of generic energy suspension bushings from?

 

Check this link
http://www.sportcompactonly.com/Acura/Legend/Bushings/Suspension/performance-parts_c-151_v-5.htm

Their search for legend bushings pulls up a whole bunch of universal bushings (166) that might fit? The cool thing is that they are all listed with dimensions! someone with the sizes and patience may find a set out of it and then should post the part numbers here so we can all say thanks, hell I'll go ahead and say please ahead of time.

 

great find jkurl! I'm gonna have to do some measuring soon.

 

can you just diy polyurethane them? i know home depot and lowes has the stuff to harden rubber.

 

Bumping for developments!

 

Somebody?

 

Does anybody have the types/sizes? I can swing by Energy Suspension.

 

I will have a measurement late next week I hope. I don't have them laying around but, replacing A's, ties and balls next week. I wil try to get at it then. I hope someone else may have measurements sooner.