Base bushings?

[juaniyo24]

Why does CORSPORT sell 6 bushings and TWN 3?

[santellanm]

I want to know the same thing. Did you ever find out why?

[santellanm]

Bump

for the answer please

[iiVTEC]

kind of trying to figure out the same thing...anyone know of a DIY for the base bushings?

[CorSport]

I know on all of our other apps they fit better with one on each side of the plastic and when we test fitted them in the fg it felt best like that.

Remy

[trurice]

6 instead of three because they are two pieces. they go together like this

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turn your head or your monitor sideways. The smaller part goes on the inside.

[santellanm]

Oh ok, thanks!

[televascular]

If you're talking about the shifter base bushings, don't bother purchasing them. I installed them and immediately regretted it, as there was no effect on shift feel or quality.

Save your money; it might have an effect on other cars with a loose shifter base by design, but not for our Civics. However, cable bushings made a large difference; you should buy those instead. A warning though, they are considerably harder to install.

[CorSport]

Originally Posted by televascular

If you're talking about the shifter base bushings, don't bother purchasing them. I installed them and immediately regretted it, as there was no effect on shift feel or quality.

Save your money; it might have an effect on other cars with a loose shifter base by design, but not for our Civics. However, cable bushings made a large difference; you should buy those instead. A warning though, they are considerably harder to install.

False, I am sure there are tons of people on here that will vouch you can feel a difference, we installed a set here to test them and if we felt nothing changed we would have not released them for that car.



Remy

[michinsi]

Originally Posted by CorSport

False, I am sure there are tons of people on here that will vouch you can feel a difference, we installed a set here to test them and if we felt nothing changed we would have not released them for that car.



Remy

I felt a big difference in shifting right away. Shifts felt way more crisp and accurate.

[televascular]

Originally Posted by CorSport

False, I am sure there are tons of people on here that will vouch you can feel a difference, we installed a set here to test them and if we felt nothing changed we would have not released them for that car.



Remy

Not to cause offense, but Corsport can hardly be called a neutral party in this type of review.

I am only conveying my personal experience, please do not invalidate it as being "false". I installed the short shifter, cable bushings, and base bushings sequentially so I could determine what effect each modification had on shift feel, and only the base bushings made no difference. It was installed after the short shifter but before the cable bushings.

I also imagine that, to some effect, people are imagining a difference in shift feel, or convince themselves they do as a subconcious defense against Buyer's Remorse.

In all fairness however, I must admit it's possible I'm not as sensitive to changes in shift feel as other people. I really can't say.

[trurice]

My thoughts/review:

I did the cable bushings first and it made a difference that made it worth it. The movement left to right of the shifter was significantly stiffer right away. There was still some movement front to back which I hoped the below mods would fix. After that, I installed a short shifter, base bushings, and a weighted shift knob.

The weighted shift knob made no difference because by the time i had stiffened it all up with cable bushings and shorter throws with the shifter, the knob could weigh 100 lbs and it would still not "fall into gear" -Id say not worth it if you have a short shifter and cable bushings.

The short shifter made the throws less and allowed me to change gears just a little faster. Id say worth it.

The base bushings its really hard to say because I installed them at the same time as the short shifter. If I had to take a guess id say not worth it because it really didnt feel any stiffer than just having the cable bushings without the ss and the movement front to back was still the same.

[w00t692]

Meh they were only 30 bucks, i put them in and didn't notice a difference either tbh, but whatever.

[trurice]

Originally Posted by w00t692

Meh they were only 30 bucks, i put them in and didn't notice a difference either tbh, but whatever.

yeah but think about it this way. If its almost a "useless mod" you are adding a part to your car that costs money and wastes time. If we really determine that its pointless to get them, we can save a lot of people money when modding.

I mean thats like a $30 off coupon for your intake or exhaust or whatever if you were planning on doing base bushings and you found out they really wouldnt help you achieve anything.

[televascular]

Thirty bucks is a lot of money for a product that doesn't have any effect.

[CorSport]

Originally Posted by michinsi

I felt a big difference in shifting right away. Shifts felt way more crisp and accurate.

Exactly. So did we and the hundreds of other satisfied customers that have bought our base bushings for all the evos, scions, the em2, ep3, dc5 and the fg/fa.

Tai

[gt90guy]

Originally Posted by trurice

yeah but think about it this way. If its almost a "useless mod" you are adding a part to your car that costs money and wastes time. If we really determine that its pointless to get them, we can save a lot of people money when modding.

I mean thats like a $30 off coupon for your intake or exhaust or whatever if you were planning on doing base bushings and you found out they really wouldnt help you achieve anything.

I know its bringing up an old thread again but look at it this way.You spent $30 on bushings that replace rubber ones. Rubber degrades through time and becomes more spongy, therefore allowing play in the shifter. Depending on how old or how often the car is driven then the differences can be significant.
And to add to the joy of spending the $30 you also purchased an item that is a high quality aluminum, which does not wear out and will never have to be replaced. Therefore saving money in the long run.
Everyone will feel differently about the mods that we all put on our cars, but when you look at it in the long run, I say $30 for a never have to worry about part. I'M ALL IN.

[CorSport]

Originally Posted by gt90guy

I know its bringing up an old thread again but look at it this way.You spent $30 on bushings that replace rubber ones. Rubber degrades through time and becomes more spongy, therefore allowing play in the shifter. Depending on how old or how often the car is driven then the differences can be significant.
And to add to the joy of spending the $30 you also purchased an item that is a high quality aluminum, which does not wear out and will never have to be replaced. Therefore saving money in the long run.
Everyone will feel differently about the mods that we all put on our cars, but when you look at it in the long run, I say $30 for a never have to worry about part. I'M ALL IN.

Word, great post.

Its weird, you do not feel them as much on the FG, but in a EP and on my DC5, huge difference.