Is it to stiffen or add more articulation to the joints? What gave you the idea and how much did it cost? Like the gold rims what shop is that as well?
It supposedly helps the rear end feel more responsive and lively in a corner without effecting ride quality. I can vouch for the ride quality part, but I haven't have a chance to drive it hard to feel the handling difference yet.
The retail price is 42,000 JPN dollars, or about $600 USD.
The shop is in Taipei, Taiwan.
The rim is actually not gold in color, it is powder coated with matte brown texture.
The rear alluminum suspension makes more difference since they are 9lbs lighter per side.
The front alluminum suspension is only 1lb lighter per side.
I have now replaced the ZEROSPEED LCA solid rubber bushing I bought from Japan (but not sure where they were made) with Taiwan-made HARDRACE LCA solid rubber bushings.
I have found that the ZEROSPEED LCA bushing from Japan transmits too much NVH to my liking (my 19 inch wheels/tire combo sure doesn't help) to the point where I have removed all CUSCO suspension braces (front upper strut bar /front lower subframe brace /rear lower subframe brace) to reduce the NVH.
The HARDRACE LCA Bushing is a nicer compromise between ride and steering response/feel so I am sticking to HARDRACE units.
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