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New front's 235's/40/19's + FIGS Toe in Bushings (80)

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Old 03-16-19, 08:58 PM
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Default New front's 235's/40/19's + FIGS Toe in Bushings (80)

The front tires didn't wear out evenly, part of this was my fault for not checking the alignment for a long time until it was too late.

The front's started cupping on the inside and humming, which drove me crazy for quite a while. The car also handled funny, especially in cold weather. It was time to replace the fronts.

On the advice of several of my ISF crew members (Big shout out to Justin + Vitas), I replaced the tires and also had the FIGS Engineering toe in front bushings installed.

Car is riding smooth and quiet again. Handling is much nicer, didn't really notice much different in ride harshness. Car doesn't seem to nose dive as much when braking, even under "high loads" (AKA, speeding)

Overall spent about $1,000 on the tires, bushings, install and alignment.

Pretty satisfied with the FIGS Engineering bushings, well worth the investment.
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I need to get mine pressed out and the higher durometer FIGS bushings pressed in. Can't wait.

18x10+40 275/35/18 asking a lot from the stock bushings.
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Originally Posted by IronNam
I need to get mine pressed out and the higher durometer FIGS bushings pressed in. Can't wait.

18x10+40 275/35/18 asking a lot from the stock bushings.
It's also asking a lot from poly bushings. Might want to take off the condom...


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Considering that I've driven well over 45k miles since I've gotten the car last year and continue to daily it and drive with passengers, the poly bushings were top choice
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I have 166k on mine. Going all solid...
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