Rear bushings

[Caine_1989]

Hi on my last MOT i had an advisory on both rear upper rose joints have play in them can someone explain which bush that is or where it is as ive not got round to taking it all apart yet im am going to be replacing all the rear bushes just want to do these to for the moment

 

[Paulm]

Sounds like the pillowballs

 

[Caine_1989]

Thats what ive been thinking just don't know where to source them from ive seen the link that you posted for the superpro bushes just and can only find the hardrace pillow balls

 

[welshkid]

Either mazda for OEM pillowballs. Or the j-auto.net ones for aftermarket

 

[giryan]

Yeah, I'm replacing some of mine, Mazda can get them. however my local dealer gave me a 7-10 week delivery estimate, because they come from Mazda Japan, and I think they just get put on a boat with the next shipment of stuff.
I ordered from Nengun in the end. The price of the bushes was about the same as Mazda, but then there was shipping & potential customs charges. but I'll get them a lot faster :/

dependent on which ones it is there's this option too:

Hardrace MAZDA RX7 FD REAR UPPER ARM BUSHING PILLOWBALL + RUBBER 8PCS/SET

HARDRACE:7763Pillow Ball Bushing: 6 PCSHigh Density Rubber Bushing: 2 PCS8 PCS/SETPillow ball bushing provides excellent driver feedback. Precise control and solid suspension feel. High durability and reliability. Excellent driver feedback. Increase steering response . Solid response. OEM...

www.driftworks.com

 

[JoeLanger]

The hard race ones are not a full pillow ball set. The replace some of the rubber bushings. Someone on here bought them and made that mistake. Not advised to go pillow ball instead of rubber unless race car.

I had an MOT at pips once had had play in joints as an advisory. I asked pip and he said oh the tester always puts that on coz of the design of the rx7 they have a bit of play in them.
Not sure how true but maybe worth checking yourself how bad they are. I mean any knocks?

 

[Caine_1989]

No to be fair i dont have any knock from whenever ive driven it i definatly need new coilovers as theyre stuck on the fully hard setting i know a few bushes need replacing as the play in them is bad jusy disnt want to do pillow balls if i didnt have to

 

[giryan]

The hard race ones are not a full pillow ball set. The replace some of the rubber bushings. Someone on here bought them and made that mistake. Not advised to go pillow ball instead of rubber unless race car.

Yeah, I think I've got all the ones I need between ordering some OEM and that Hardrace set. The hardrace might be a bit racecar, but they're going to be a million times nicer than the current poly bushes which are totally seized solid.
We've had a bit of a go at them & lubricated them so they're not quite as bad atm, but previously the only rear suspension travel I was getting was from the the subframe and rear arms flexing. :s

 

[cib24]

Stick with Mazda. I have had to replace three J-Auto pillowballs in under 6,000 miles. The Mazda ones are known to last over 20,000 miles or 20 years given the rate most people drive their cars. Don't buy twice like I had to.