control arm bushings for 03+

control arm bushings for 03+

Are they worth it or not? Energy Suspension now has the front control arm bushings available for the 03+ corolla/Matrix. The rear axle beam bushings are soon to come. www.suspension.com has the fronts for $71 a set...I'm thinking about getting them. Would the car handle any better at all? Do they have to be pressed in, or can I do it myself??

Stock front sway bar is 24mm, right?? I think I'm also going to get the sway bar bushings and slap them on there.

Trav

According to Suspension.com, you must re-use all metal parts. The easiest way to rid of the rubber bushings is by setting them on fire and letting them burn away. Beware of the messy fallout.
It would stabilize tracking, especially under load, and improve handling. I'd like to try those rear axle beam bushings too. There's only one on each end, just in front of rear wheels, and their metal casings are also re-used. The bushings have to be burnt out of the axle beam, which can be easily unbolted out...

it won't necessarily handle any better, but it'll improve the feedback you feel as a driver. I don't have these installed so I can't say if they're worth it or not. However, it's a fairly cheap part... and would require a lot of work to be done on the car. So if you're into working on the car, this would probably be a good buy.

would these work on a 98-02 or a 93-97?

you'd have to find a kit specific to the car model. The bushings are different for each chassis, since the suspensions aren't the same. Or you could measure each of the bushings and buy them "a la carte"