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ddeflyer · 05-05-2014, 02:18 PM

So I think I have an issue developing on my car and I thought I'd get some opinions. Basically I messed up on my pad bed in on my Essex kit and developed some nasty judder towards the end of two weekends (I thought I had fixed it after the first by running track pads on the street for a while, I can give more details if anyone is interested

). Anyway, I am starting to get popping noise from the front right suspension as I go through high G-force corners. Looking at the suspension I'm thinking that the bushing on the anti-roll bar is looking funny (a little squished). Also, the noise only happens at very high G-load. I am going to take it to a mechanic tomorrow and see what they say. I don't have a photo of the bushing now, but I will get one and post it tonight in case anyone is curious.

Anyway, to the meat of my question, assuming I messed up a bushing and everything else is fine, is it better to just get a OEM bushing to replace it or should I order a set of more firm ones? If I were to upgrade just the anti-roll bar bushings, what would the effect of that be?

Thank you

05-05-2014, 02:18 PM	#1
ddeflyer Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Drives: BRZ Location: CA Posts: 564 Thanks: 99 Thanked 284 Times in 191 Posts Mentioned: 12 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Popping noise at high lateral G-Loads (front of car) So I think I have an issue developing on my car and I thought I'd get some opinions. Basically I messed up on my pad bed in on my Essex kit and developed some nasty judder towards the end of two weekends (I thought I had fixed it after the first by running track pads on the street for a while, I can give more details if anyone is interested ). Anyway, I am starting to get popping noise from the front right suspension as I go through high G-force corners. Looking at the suspension I'm thinking that the bushing on the anti-roll bar is looking funny (a little squished). Also, the noise only happens at very high G-load. I am going to take it to a mechanic tomorrow and see what they say. I don't have a photo of the bushing now, but I will get one and post it tonight in case anyone is curious. Anyway, to the meat of my question, assuming I messed up a bushing and everything else is fine, is it better to just get a OEM bushing to replace it or should I order a set of more firm ones? If I were to upgrade just the anti-roll bar bushings, what would the effect of that be? Thank you __________________ Fun car leads to autocross, autocross leads to track days, track days lead to lemons, lemons leads to racing school, racing school leads to spec Miata... No idea where it leads next!