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Old Aug 5, 2010 | 06:57 AM
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Need a shop to replace a bunch of suspension bushings on my S. Any suggestions? Greater Hartford area is a big plus.
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Old Aug 5, 2010 | 07:18 AM
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EFI Logics would be my first choice in CT .

They do a lot of track car prep so they should have the proper tools to do it correctly and can corner balance and align also

Tell Chris I sent ya
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Old Aug 6, 2010 | 02:48 AM
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Hopefully you are replacing the stock bushings with polyurethene bushings.
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Old Aug 6, 2010 | 05:54 AM
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Only if he has a use for them . Poly bushings can be noisy and harsh for you average street guy .


Now if he was a nut like us , yes upgraded bushing
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Old Aug 25, 2010 | 08:18 AM
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Thanks for the suggestion and help Twiztid.

I'm only going to end up replacing one set of bushings, front lower arm. Getting Mugen hard bushings from king motorsports. Getting new rear control arms to take care of those since they're only a few dollars more than the bushings themselves, and new ball joints couldn't hurt.

This is to mainly to help dial in camber. I need to replace all the adjustment hardware due to corrosion, and since camber was the biggest iffy point, I figured I'd replace these bushings while everything is apart. Good idea?

I'm about to order parts, and I'll probably give EFI a call, but does anyone have a suggestion for something closer to Hartford? EFI is 1.25 hours away.. do-able, but rather be closer.
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Old Aug 25, 2010 | 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Twiztid,Aug 5 2010, 11:18 AM
EFI Logics would be my first choice in CT .

They do a lot of track car prep so they should have the proper tools to do it correctly and can corner balance and align also

Tell Chris I sent ya
I asked them to work on my car and since the mostly work on Subi's they weren't too interested. I asked about gettin an alignment and they didn't have any issue w/ that. Would be great if they started learning about s2k's and working on them....they are 15mins from me
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Old Aug 26, 2010 | 06:44 AM
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Hrm, maybe I'll look elsewhere then. Nothing too involved here, but I have no clue where to go because I've done 100% of the work on this car myself.. just don't have the tools for this!
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Old Aug 26, 2010 | 11:33 AM
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drive to NJ and have Jeff aka minitoyota do it for you!
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Old Aug 26, 2010 | 12:02 PM
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why not just go to Billman?
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Old Aug 26, 2010 | 03:19 PM
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Call Village Garage and talk to Mel. Tell him Josh S. sent you. located in Avon, on Rt 44. 860-677-6053.
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