{"id":6316,"date":"2014-05-04T16:39:06","date_gmt":"2014-05-04T23:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rallyways.com\/?post_type=specialty&p=6316"},"modified":"2018-06-15T16:48:34","modified_gmt":"2018-06-15T23:48:34","slug":"part-2-powerflex-poly-bushings-miata-installation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rallyways.com\/6316\/part-2-powerflex-poly-bushings-miata-installation\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission Purple Part 2: Powerflex Poly Bushings Miata Installation"},"content":{"rendered":"
This is part 2 of the installation process. There is also an intro article that explains our goals, and of course, part 1. For reference, below are links to the two previous stories:<\/p>\n
Intro:<\/strong> Mission: Purple Polyurethane Bushings to Improve Car Handling<\/a><\/p>\n Part 1 (disassembly):<\/strong> Mission Purple Part 1: Powerflex Bushings Miata Polyurethane Bushings Installation<\/a><\/p>\n In part one we left off having dismantled the front end and having removed the stock rubber bushings from the control arms. We disconnected the outer tie rods, lower and upper ball joints from the hub carrier and removed all the parts. We also removed the stock sway bar mounts to replace them with AWR sway bar mount brackets.<\/p>\n So where does this leave us? Well, let\u2019s see\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n I have a bunch of parts laying around from the front suspension as well old bushings, cracked and rotten ball joint boots and ugly control arms. The radiator is out and the cooling system is empty and I had to disconnect and reroute the return power steering lines. Those last two things I had to do in order to install the AWR sway bar brackets.<\/p>\n But let\u2019s focus on the task at hand which is the poly bushings.<\/p>\n