ive installed the complete ES front bushings a week ago and i already miss my old worn out oem bushings. the noise is horrible, especially when i put reverse in the parking, also when im about to stop. this turned out to be a complete fail. i will not purchase ES bs products again.

 

Because of the negative reviews, I am going to return mine and just stick to OEM.

 

Good idea. Stock broken ones are better than mine.

 

it's surprising that ES bushings have gotten such bad noise reviews lately. I thought everyone loved them

 

since the number of people purchasing these bushings is eventually increasing, the number of bad reviews will increase as well. I just hate my car now because of these bushings. Ive just thrown away my money on these. Im a college student who saves up from his pocket money to buy car parts and these cost like $300 installed. I want my money back.

 

where do you live? how cold does it get?

 

i am overseas in the middle east. the coldest it gets here is between 55 and 60. i imported these from the states, from ES directly.

 

Did you grease them?

 

I've just ordered a set too and I'm sending a message to cancel if these are in fact the same ones I've been sold. ESPECIALLY the fact that our climates aren't exactly tropical.

Funny- the first couple pages seem okay and then it's nothing but creaking and squeeking for the last 4

 

I'm just guessing, but could it be due to the weather? I have OEM bushings and have been hearing more squeaks since the weather has cooled down. Or dose greasing them properly have anything to do with it?

I am just throwing ideas because I have read positive reviews on other websites and that is why I bought them (just haven't installed them yet, and don't want to return/replace if it's something that can be solved).

 

And as I read this over for more information I notice there are only a couple guys posting a bad review and then just answering other posts and continuing with their feedback.

 

^ so u still going to get a set?

 

I'm trying to find a Canadian who's installed them to see if they've had any noises. some of the guys complaining about the bushings are from places like Utah and other warm states. I doubt those states can compare to the Canadian cold

Also, ITNKICN, you are correct. There are 4 users who have complained about the squeaking noise in this thread, and I suspect not all of them properly greased all poly to metal contact surfaces of the bushings and rods

If you do get the front ES set then come back with an update to let us know how it went

 

here r some pics of my install :

as u can see, grease was used generously.





same thing happened with me. i read positive reviews on the 1st couple of pages and kinda closed my eyes when it came to the negative ones, and here i am right now embarrassed to park when a friend is with me in the car.

 

Hey how you get rid of the gap between the compression rod bushing and the rod mine has a gap when the car is in the ground and i the car feels like **** over bumps i got a clunk coming from the passenger side the same day i replaced my compression rod bushings with the ES ones, i do t know if my mechanic installed them wrong but i just noticed the gap. And i also get the squeaks buy just in the morning and im in NJ