Front UCA Offset Bushing Install | Honda S2000

Hi everyone! Today I’m going to show you how to install front upper control arm offset bushings on a Honda S2000. Offset bushings are a really easy way to get some additional front camber and also fit wide front wheels. They can be particularly helpful in certain racing classes since they typically do not incur any additional points.
Note: I did not install the set screws from the Baero kit. They are not even included in the Origin Fabrication kit.
Thanks to Austin for letting me film this install on his S2000!
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Tools/Parts necessary:
- Offset Bushings: baero.tech/s20...
- Sockets: 10mm, 17mm (shallow), 24mm (deep), 1 3/4" (or equivalent)
- Wrenches: 10mm
- Spare Hex Nut 12 X 1.25mm (used with ball joint separator)
- Ball Joint Separator Tool: amzn.to/3lkw80v
- 1/2" Torque Wrench: amzn.to/3bOcXJA
- Hydraulic Press or Large Bench Vise (Can also have a shop press them in): www.harborfrei...
- Grease: amzn.to/3vp5msv
- Cotter Pins: amzn.to/2OzO2QS

[@ajnunez117]

I don’t own an S2K but I enjoyed watching this lmao

[@DIYGuysvideo]

I never understand this lol

[@bafilipski]

Just installed these a few weeks ago. I ended up using the Energy Suspension grease. It should resist water a bit better standard moly grease. It also helped hold the washers in place during installation.

[@rolandotillit2867]

That's Lucas Xtra heavy duty poly urea grease my man, it'll work!

[@HoaPham-zs1mh]

Thank you for this, I bought super pro bushings and didn't know what the offset bearing was for!

[@zacharyparis]

My favorite part is when he installed the cotter pin.

[@rolandotillit2867]

that was some neat cotter pinning.

[@b2rem1]

Bought the baero kit with the set screws, so far its been good.

[@DirtDude117]

I ended up having some clearance issues with my coilovers but it self clearanced itself. I had to play with caster to make it nicer.

[@stevederosa1655]

You always have such good install vids! thanks!

[@svhet2300]

Thanks for making this video, just installed these on my s2000 and it was very easy to follow along! Also, after I installed all the bushings I noticed that I installed a pair slightly off-center, would this be a huge issue or will it eventually center itself out?

[@DIYGuysvideo]

I don’t think it will center itself out over time since it’s offset. You just won’t be able to get maximum camber.

[@svhet2300]

@@DIYGuysvideo ah damn, I’ll have to see if I can straighten it out somehow then 😅 trying to fit 17x9 +49 wheels in the front and they were sticking out wayyy too far on stock bushings. People recommended these bushing and a good alignment and it should work out lol. Also thanks for the quick reply!

[@da6kata]

Diff Rebuild please my dude, love the vids

[@DIYGuysvideo]

Will probably never happen sorry

[@THEPAULFOOT]

Great video dude 😁

[@onlinesearch4134]

Helpful. Currently run Spoon front adjusters to get more camber. Would the adjuster stay in place if these bushings are installed? In theory would you use both to get additional camber. Recently installed a set of track wheels and tries where I need more fender clearance. I could just get more camber by adjusting my alignment but wondering if these work better than adjusters.

[@Loukisi90]

Do you have any experience with polybushings? Would they be worth on a street driven weekend car or i am bettee going with hardened rubber? The ones from hardrace look decent quality but are more expensive than a complete polybush kit

[@alejandroochoa3541]

Won’t these affect the car’s alignment negatively? Since they change the angle of the contact patch or dynamic movement of the arm?

[@Rob.Coleman]

Nice job 👍. Any reason why you didn't grease the bolts before you reinstalled them through the sleeves in the new bushings?

[@DIYGuysvideo]

Torquing down bolts gets tricky once you lubricants bolts and that is something I don’t want to play with. Assuming you mean anti seize lubricant.

[@Rob.Coleman]

Thanks for the reply 👍. We get huge problems here in the UK with the bolts seizing inside the sleeves (combination of salty winter roads and a predominantly damp climate), so common practice here is to grease the bolts when reinstalling.

[@rolandotillit2867]

@@DIYGuysvideo It actually takes the friction out of the tightening, so instead of your torque being caused by both bolt tension and overcoming the friction from the threads, by lubing you take off the friction part and your torque more closely corresponds to bolt tension, which is what the factory torque specs are trying to achieve. The manual specs assume the car is not full of busted threads or corrosion on the bolts. Part of the reason why they specify new bolts is because new bolts have new threads, and are not stretched or corroded and thus tightening them will put bolt tension in line with what the manufacturer is going for.

[@DIYGuysvideo]

Thanks for chiming in Rolando!

[@kurtcrafton]

How did you get your jack to reach the center jack point? I have the same one and on my ap1 it hits the bumper cover just shy of the jack point.

[@DIYGuysvideo]

I will jack up one of the sides and put some 2x4 blocks of wood underneath one of the tires until it’s high enough.

[@memolopez9710]

Has anyone by chance install these and the upper control arm being too close to the shock body?? I’m at -1.4 Camber and it’s like almost touching the shock body ): I’m looking to get close to -2.5 on front

[@mengmorevang3928]

Was waiting for you to upload a video about bushing cause I just got coils and looked at my oem bushings and they are not too bad yet. However, can you tell me the benefit of bushings for all 4 sides of the car? I am thinking about getting oem bushings again or these.

[@DIYGuysvideo]

The benefit is additional front camber (2.5+) and fitting wide front wheels and tires. It’s primarily for track folks.

[@bonnguyen5412]

Question, when doing this my lower ball joint boot tore about an inch. Does that affect anything? Can I drive it as is?

[@tonysanchez4519]

No

[@feelsgoodS2K]

I recently installed Megan adjustable UCAs and am running into issues with scraping between my 17x9 6ULR wheels and the new UCA. Do you think I’d run into the same problem with these bushings on the stock UCAs?

[@DIYGuysvideo]

I think it depends on the offset. I rub with my 17x10s at full lock

[@feelsgoodS2K]

@@DIYGuysvideo +55 and I grind with 0 lock. Tried 5mm slip on spacer, still making contact :(

[@lonnietran1925]

Hi diy guy ..how would I know if the bushing need to replace ??

[@DIYGuysvideo]

The only suspension bushing I’ve really seen wear is the compliance bushings. Beyond visually seeing cracked rubber you would notice clunking and poor tire wear from dynamic alignment changes. Besides the compliance bushings I’m on Original suspension bushings at 160k miles.

[@Djs2k_]

Hmmm… offset bushings or js racing s1 camber joints… 🧐

[@DIYGuysvideo]

Camber joints usually have roll center adjustment which you might want if you are lowered

[@lanzmilay8426]

Where should I put more grease if it doesn’t move freely like yours on the video?

[@DIYGuysvideo]

Most likely between the washers

[@lanzmilay8426]

@@DIYGuysvideo what type of grease did you use? thanks for the reply!

[@DIYGuysvideo]

I used some general purpose wheel bearing grease I believe.

[@Jabadilla]

What are the specs on your front wheels and tires?

[@kyletice811]

Any issue with the bushings possibly rotating in the arm now that they are offset? I usually see people drill and put a set screw through the arm or something in the offset bushing to make sure they cant spin.

[@DIYGuysvideo]

I left a note about this in the description. The origin kit does not come with set screws. The Baero kit does come with set screws. After speaking with Baero they mentioned that the set screws were a precaution because they had heard of other brands rotating, but theirs should have no issue due to the correct press size. So far I have done about 7ish track days with no rotation. I may add the set screws if I get bored though.

[@nivlac978]

I'm pretty sure my origins came with set screws. I installed some but I did it almost a year ago. Still haven't installed them cause I was waiting on hardrace ball joints that were back ordered.

[@DIYGuysvideo]

Maybe that is relatively new but old installation videos/threads show no set screws and none of their marketing indicates set screws included

[@kevinnguyen7589]

i'm curious how its holding up without the set screws

[@DIYGuysvideo]

I did like 7 events without the set screws no problem but installed them recently since I was a little paranoid.

[@noahp6886]

Does anyone know the size of those washers? I bought a set of control arms with these bushings and they didn't come with washers; thanks!

[@jchi778]

The washers are the same size as the bushings

[@noahp6886]

@@jchi778 thanks I was wondering if anyone knew if it was #3 #4 etc. I'm just going to buy a bunch and see what fits

[@IcebergS2000]

Which Daytona Jack are you using?

[@DIYGuysvideo]

Low profile long reach

[@AznfoboiXO]

This or SPC upper ball joints ?? I have hardrace roll centre kit already

[@SpartanG6]

This

[@DIYGuysvideo]

Personally I would go with these bushings. You get the additional benefit of better wheel clearance and I’m a little suspicious of SPC upper ball joints since they seem to snap control arms when installed in the rear. Seen a lot of track cars encounter this issue lately.

[@jchi778]

Careful having both the hardrace offset lower ball joint and these bushings. Your minimum camber might be over -3 depending on ride height.

[@PenguinScotty]

Would advise against the SPCs. Have them currently on my car but there are some problems, some more major than others. One is that they tend to slip. Torquing them to supplied spec is insufficient and they will move on track. These bushings will never slip. SPCs are also seemingly moving the leverage point of the control arms and can cause failures of the arms (Several track driven S2ks have had upper A-Arm failures with SPC ball joints now). Another advantage is that these are legal and do not cost points in certain sanctioning bodies. They're also significantly cheaper. I'll be switching my SPCs out soon.

[@alejandroochoa3541]

@@PenguinScotty what is the benefit of these? Seems like they contribute to bump steer as they would change balljoint geometry on cornering or contact patch