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Old Mar 6, 2013 | 09:49 AM
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Default Rigid Collar Subframe bolt kit??

Anyone heard about this company or this "upgrade"? Will this have any effect on our cars?

http://www.rigidcollar.com/what-is-rigid-collar
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Old Mar 6, 2013 | 09:57 AM
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Did you watch the video...? I think it would be a small benefit if any... I'm no expert tho
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"Designed by Tatsura Ichichma of Spoon Japan, we expect nothing less."

http://www.speedhunters.com/2011/06/...s_to_the_gt_r/

havent seen any in person. solid subframe mounts do the same thing, but less comfortably.
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Old Mar 6, 2013 | 10:28 AM
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Just throw a set of Sikky or Whiteline bushings in.
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im gonna have to do more research on bushings. I looked up whiteline bushings on ebay and there are so many kinds, like front camber upper/lower/w e. Do you guys just replace everything?
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I did .. I used spl tho
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im gonna have to do more research on bushings. I looked up whiteline bushings on ebay and there are so many kinds, like front camber upper/lower/w e. Do you guys just replace everything?
Everything SPL one mine , except for whiteline rear upper control arm and Silky subframe bushings.

For a street car, lean more on whiteline
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im currently on coils/sway bars, but its mainly a dd. Should I even bother with upgrading to whiteline bushings terrasmak?
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Originally Posted by stevehl
im currently on coils/sway bars, but its mainly a dd. Should I even bother with upgrading to whiteline bushings terrasmak?
For a DD i would swap out the front LCA bushings, front compression arm bushings and the rear diff bushing. I your DD is used as a play toy (autocross , track, canyons) i would also swap out to the Whiteline subframe bushing. That is really they only bushings needed for most people.
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^^I did some research and found out replacing the bushings will cause some more vibrations/humming/noise/harsher ride. Is that true? I want better handling/less vibrations, not more. My steering wheel vibrates slightly at high speeds, even after wheel balance and alignment, so not sure if I want more vibrations going on even if they provide better handling. What do you think?

Also ty so much for the info :]
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More vibration because ..... Race car !
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Originally Posted by stevehl
^^I did some research and found out replacing the bushings will cause some more vibrations/humming/noise/harsher ride. Is that true? I want better handling/less vibrations, not more. My steering wheel vibrates slightly at high speeds, even after wheel balance and alignment, so not sure if I want more vibrations going on even if they provide better handling. What do you think?

Also ty so much for the info :]
Flat spot in tire
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Bad bushing

I don't remember what you already have done. I will mention that the bushings i mention about are not bad for DD, i have actually installed them on my Moms G35 and they do add a little harshness/noise , nothing like my SPL set with solid everything.
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