polyurathane bushing kit for my protege?? please help!!!

[dannyd]

where the he** can i get a bushing kit for my protege i cant find them anywhere. do parts from other cars fit exact? i have a major sloppy suspension problem and i cant find a complete bushing kit nowhere please help!!!!!!

[meGrimlock]

what kind of "kit" are you looking for? what components do you want to replace with poly bushings? prothane and energy suspension sell universal sway bar bushings along with universal bushings.

pedders, whiteline, and superpro offer bushing kits for the front control arms and sway bar bushings. applications vary. they're aussie brands so you'll have to search for a reseller (try probestore in the UK and crossoverauto).

awr racing makes rear trailing arms with poly bushings.

"sloppy" suspension may also be due to age and wear on components that bushing replacement may not fix. i have pedder's front control arm bushings, superpro rear anti-sway bar bushings and other than a mild increase in NVH, it has not reduced any "sloppyness" in the suspension by any noticable amount. if anything, new OEM style sway bar endlinks did reduce tire squeel.

[meGrimlock]

i should probably encourage you to search, but this info could be useful. there is not a complete kit per se, you can piece together parts. here is a quick list of poly bushings only as best as i can gather:

Pedders:
www.pedders.com.au, www.peddersusa.com
search for 323, Incl Protege & Astina, 1998-2003 BJ Inc SP20
Rear Trailing Arm Lower

• EP7214 Urethane Lower Trailing Arm Front Bush (40mm OD) (2 PKT)
• EP7213 Urethane Lower Trailing Arm Rear Bush (40mm OD) (2 PKT)

Lower Inner Bush

• EP6518 Urethane Lower Control Arm Front Bush (2 PKT)
• EP6519 Urethane Lower Control Arm Rear Bush (2 PKT)

Front Alignment Products

• EP6520 Urethane Lower Control Arm Rear Alignment Bush (2 PKT)

Whiteline

https://www.whiteline.com.au

search 323 BJ INCL PROTÉGÉ (ASTINA, FAMILIA)

• W52433 Front Control arm - lower inner rear bushing
• W52432 Front Control arm - lower inner front bushing

SuperPro

https://www.superpro.com.au

under MAZDA 323 & Astina BJ Series, Front Wheel Drive Vehicles 6/1998 - 2004

Control Arm Lower Rear Bushing
PS & DS standard ** | Front | SPF2454K

Control Arm Lower Rear Bushing
PS increased DS standard caster | Front | SPF2573K

Control Arm Lower Rear Bushing
PS & DS increased or decrease caster | Front | SPF2574K

Control Arm Lower-Front Bushing
Front | SPF2453K

Steering Rack & Pinion Shaft Guide.....Manual Steering
Front | SPF3450K

Sway Bar Mount Bushing
Measure bar diameter 22,24mm available
Front | SPF2620-_ _K ***

Sway Bar Mount Bushing
Measure bar diameter 17,20,21mm available
Rear | SPF2621-_ _K

** PS = Passenger Side, DS = Driver Side (keep in mind Australia is RHD)
*** substitute _ _ for diameter of your bar (eg. SPF2621-17K for 17mm bar)

Pedders EP6518 + EP6519, Whiteline W52433 + W52432, and SuperPro SPF2454K should all be interchangeable. Your fitment may vary.

AWR
AWR-3310 1999-2003 Trailing Link Kit - Protege

Where to buy:
Crossover Auto

https://www.crossoverauto.com

Ford Probe Store

https://www.fordprobestore.co.uk/store

Diverse Suspension Technologies

https://www.whitelinesuspensionparts.com

AWR

https://www.awrracing.com

visit mfg websites for more dealers

[brains]

^nice list yo-
-i just replaced one of my control arms, and the bushings on the old one felt pretty soft, but i would say totally worn out. I have 170,000 miles on my car and i don't feel like i've got a sloppy suspension, but that's probably because i've replaced a lot of stuff in the time i've owned the car. I do use poly bushings for my sway bars, and i feel like that makes some difference, but your sloppy suspension is probably something other than a bunch of bad bushings....
...or maybe it is a bunch of bad bushings, but for things like the control arm bushings unless you can press the old ones out i believe you have to replace the entire control arm to get new bushings.

My sway bar bushings are just universal bushings that happen to fit on my protege, but for other things i'd look for protege specific parts and not stuff from other cars

[meGrimlock]

the control arm bushings can be pressed or removed with a puller tool and an impact wrench. the ball joint however, is not replaceable and the entire control arm would need to be replaced.