RV6 front compliance mount bushings

[.grimace]

Anyone running these? I’ve done just about everything but these and a front sway bar to knock out suspension changes. Each keep making a noticeable different to my lap times and car feel. I’m just worried how “harsh” they’ll actually be.

anyone actually running these? Mostly curious about track feel/ improvements but also street feel too @RV6

https://www.rv6-p.com/rv6-17-civic-...t-compliance-mount-and-spherical-bushing.html

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[TheShadow]

Anyone running these? I’ve done just about everything but these and a front sway bar to knock out suspension changes. Each keep making a noticeable different to my lap times and car feel. I’m just worried how “harsh” they’ll actually be.

anyone actually running these? Mostly curious about track feel/ improvements but also street feel too @RV6

https://www.rv6-p.com/rv6-17-civic-...t-compliance-mount-and-spherical-bushing.html

I am actually working on installing these now - I will provide some feedback once I get them on (winter is right around the corner in my area so I have had to split my time between a few projects.)

 

[.grimace]

I am actually working on installing these now - I will provide some feedback once I get them on (winter is right around the corner in my area so I have had to split my time between a few projects.)

nice thank ya! I can’t find any reviews on them and saw white line is coming out with a less hardcore $300 version. I’d like the more hardcore version but no one has any feedback I can find on them.

 

[TheShadow]

nice thank ya! I can’t find any reviews on them and saw white line is coming out with a less hardcore $300 version. I’d like the more hardcore version but no one has any feedback I can find on them.

No problem - I'm actually working on putting together a bunch of information for the RV6 kit since there is so little available right now.

For what it's worth too, the Whiteline kit only replaces the rear control arm bushing with a stiffer one than stock, the RV6 kit also includes a solid spherical bearing to replace the front control arm bearing (part of the difference in cost.)

 

[.grimace]

You mean the rear bushing on the front control arm right? They have a similar kit but less aggressive bushing

I don’t see it on their site but have seen “coming soon” photos

 

[TheShadow]

You mean the rear bushing on the front control arm right? They have a similar kit but less aggressive bushing

I don’t see it on their site but have seen “coming soon” photos

So both kits replace the rear bushing and housing (which is item #18 in the diagram here.) But the RV6 kit also replaces the front bearing, which is the bearing that bolt #25 assembles through. As far as the rear bearings go though, yes I have heard that the Whiteline kit is a less stiff bearing or a lower durometer. I don't have numbers to compare the stiffnesses though.

 

[.grimace]

You keep saying rear control arm but these are for the front lower control arm right?

 

[TheShadow]

You keep saying rear control arm but these are for the front lower control arm right?

Yes - we are only talking about the front control arm. You have 3 connection points on that am - the "outermost" is at the ball joint on the knuckle (not what we have been talking about) but then on the inner side you have 2 bearings that mount into the chassis - a front bearing and a rear bearing. I circled them now, hopefully this helps.

 

[.grimace]

Yup I was just checking. I was half asleep and kept thinking I was reading rear control arm somewhere in there. Let me know your thoughts I love to get their kit but know of 1 other solid one coming out so I just wanted to research it some but found nothing

 

[RV6]

We have only had a few street users buy these so far and I have yet to hear any feedback. However they have been run for a couple seasons on SCCA and Gridlife cars. The track users report huge improvements in the front end slop. Hoping to get some street feed back soon.

 

[.grimace]

We have only had a few street users buy these so far and I have yet to hear any feedback. However they have been run for a couple seasons on SCCA and Gridlife cars. The track users report huge improvements in the front end slop. Hoping to get some street feed back soon.

Awesome thanks for replying!

 

[Hayabusa160]

whiteline makes poly ones also

tempting to use these but from my prior experience with this style bushing and solid spherical style ones i think this time ill stick to something a little more compliant lol

 

[davemarco]

I've begun to notice "steering slop", even in +R mode. Would these stiffen that up?

 

[RV6]

I've begun to notice "steering slop", even in +R mode. Would these stiffen that up?

For sure. These are solid so no more slop. However they might be harsh on the street. The tires would be doing all the dampening.

 

[Tim818]

I actually spoke with @RV6 about these long ago, didn’t get them because he stated as above they were too harsh for street use, I ended up buying the whiteline ones, will give feedback once they ship them to me.

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