Owner here since new. I used to track the car. It has a roll bar. The seat pan holes are for 5 point restraints and the hitch is for my tire trailer. It has been my daily driver for nearly 25 years. I hope to drive it for another 25, God willing. That is precisely why I shipped it down to John from NC. Seth is awesome to work with as well!
@LHTPerformance2 ай бұрын
@@markbrazinski2567 That’s awesome. I figured the holes were for a 5 point. The bushings certainly tighten the car up without being over noisy.
@rolandotillit28672 ай бұрын
Those are the best bushings to replace on the control arms. Really tightens up the way the car feels. I did the compliance and shock bushings, the front bushings from Honda are really beefy, so I didn't see the need to replace those. I've also seen inner tie rods on these cars start going bad at ~150k miles.
@vinht232 ай бұрын
I bought an acura rsx type s from an old gentleman, and he had a tow hitch on it just like this one on s2000. That was the first thing I took off 😀
@antwzrd2 ай бұрын
after seeing this Im gonna go Full Hardrace. I didnt know they made a full Kit!
@FourTheWheels2 ай бұрын
LHT team, two big thumbs up on this vid! Very interesting and informative. Keep up the great work!
@ronpierce90342 ай бұрын
can't wait to see y'all (including George!) at the dragon. Love the bushings video.
@noahnajor24082 ай бұрын
From S2000s to Honda Motocompactos....LHT does it right!
@LHTPerformance2 ай бұрын
@@noahnajor2408 🙏. Wait while you see the HyperR Compacto 😉
@chrisgreene91472 ай бұрын
Just watched that cybertruck video yesterday so your clip of it made me 😂 I hope someone else is driving something with enough storage for all the shirts you’re bringing. The S2k trunk is pretty small
@chrisH-uv5wx2 ай бұрын
This looks like a great upgrade for higher mileage cars. And I bet y’all will get faster at it 😂
@LHTPerformance2 ай бұрын
@@chrisH-uv5wx Yea. We added more tools to have make It smoother.
@mugen20022 ай бұрын
Hardrace came out with a rear lower front control bushing about a year ago, only stiffer rubber option on the market.
@Patrick94GSR2 ай бұрын
I’ve had the full HardRace bushing kit on my Integra GSR daily driver for about 14 years now. Best street car option out there, since OEM is NLA, and it doesn’t have the Mugen JDM tax. After that long I just noticed the front LCA shock fork bushing have just started to deteriorate. I’ll probably get another full HardRace kit again soon, if I can find space in my garage for a hydraulic press.
@John-b5e3e2 ай бұрын
question, I have been watching videos, and the Hardrace are said to be good, but in hot weather like Florida, they said the rubber brakes down? Amy experience with this?
@Patrick94GSR2 ай бұрын
@@John-b5e3e any rubber breaks down over time with exposure to the atmosphere and elements. But it absolutely lasts longer than polyurethane, as well as spherical which is super harsh for the street and won’t hold up to the elements. I live in the Southeast USA also. Rubber bushings are definitely the best choice for a street car.
@John-b5e3e2 ай бұрын
@@Patrick94GSR thank you
@LHTPerformance2 ай бұрын
@@John-b5e3e Time is what breaks down rubber. It will outlast urethane. Hence what the OE manufacturer doesn’t use it.
@John-b5e3e2 ай бұрын
@@LHTPerformance so hardrace or spoon is the way to go? Thank you John/or George or Esther.
@tedwhite51972 ай бұрын
John, I can see your daughter has great teeth. No need for braces. You just saved a ton of money. 🙂
@fewhavestrength2 ай бұрын
cheers guys!
@oldskool19792 ай бұрын
What do you recommend on old OEM 88-91 EF model starters? Rebuild them or just get aftermarket ? They are mo longer available !!!
@crxbb95062 ай бұрын
Just bolts to the spare tire well - that’s all the hitch is bolted 2?
@zhanzhak37462 ай бұрын
What is the better choice - Spoon 20 pcs bushing kit or Hardrace 26 pcs kit? Considering they are in the same price category.
@LHTPerformance2 ай бұрын
@@zhanzhak3746 I would personally go with the Hard race after installing them.
@dhwin57092 ай бұрын
LHT do you have details of the exact bushing press kit that works for the s2000? Or offer one for sale?
@LHTPerformance2 ай бұрын
@@dhwin5709 It’s several kits we’ve put together over time. Even sockets get used.
@jo19482 ай бұрын
How often are the balljoints shot when you do these jobs? My car has 145k and I am I am going to do a suspension refresh. They are $100 a pop though, so would prefer not to have to replace them if I do not have to.
@LHTPerformance2 ай бұрын
You won’t really know until you feel them. Drop the 2 17mm bolts and you can feel the ball joint before breaking it loose.
@jo19482 ай бұрын
@@LHTPerformance thank you!
@John-b5e3e2 ай бұрын
I have a set of 4 16" tires for an ap1, Japanese oem tires with 1,000 miles on them. I switched to 17" Michelin. free to good home. the front tires are narrow and the rear wider
@FrancisD2 ай бұрын
Where ya located at?
@John-b5e3e2 ай бұрын
@@FrancisD Titusville Florida 36 miles west of Orlando
@VinnyDeez-2 ай бұрын
honda makes it so easy to push these out by giving such a big flat spot so it sits flat on the press
@John-b5e3e2 ай бұрын
I want to have you put a new bushing set in my s2000. can a customer pay to have you clean up and polish the parts when putting it back together? also what are the AP2 jet bolts? would that help my AP1? I am going with spoon bushings for my AP1
@LHTPerformance2 ай бұрын
@@John-b5e3e Yes. We can strip and refinish everything before assembly.
@oldskool19792 ай бұрын
I used Russell stainless lines.
@onnu20012 ай бұрын
North Carolina you say? How much was that trailer job? :)
@LHTPerformance2 ай бұрын
@@onnu2001 I don’t know. You can reach out to Seth , he’s a good guy.
@ricky-fh7gv2 ай бұрын
How much does the bushings service cost
@LHTPerformance2 ай бұрын
@@ricky-fh7gv depends on the car. 10-20 hours
@GrungeGarageN2 ай бұрын
why is he putting urea grease near the throttle body cable?
@LHTPerformance2 ай бұрын
@@GrungeGarageN He put grease on the throttle body spring as some of g we ya washed off with pressure washing
@kalmtraveler2 ай бұрын
Didn't the late 02 and 03 AP1s get those newer 4 hole banjo bolts?
@LHTPerformance2 ай бұрын
@@kalmtraveler It’s actually very random. We’ve seen some 02s with the 4 bolt jets bolts and some 02-03 with the 2 hole.
@kalmtraveler2 ай бұрын
@@LHTPerformance ahh ok, way back around 2008 when I picked up my first AP1, I swore I read somewhere that from late 02 onwards that they had switched to the 4 bolt, so 03's should have all been safe! Can't trust anything you read on the internet haha
@LHTPerformance2 ай бұрын
Most people only have experience based on 3or 4. We’ve don’t about 150 sets lol
@kalmtraveler2 ай бұрын
@@LHTPerformance haha yeah that's proof in the pudding or whatever they say! My sample size is only 3, an 00 that had the 2 hole, and both a late 02 and 03 which had the 4 hole from the factory.
@LHTPerformance2 ай бұрын
@@kalmtraveler I think Honda added some and then ran out. lol. This one in the video was an 02. We’ve had a few 02s we’ve pulled apart and found they already have the 4 holes.
@leejones33772 ай бұрын
No plans on moving back to the uk (Yorkshire)? No specialists round here unfortunately. 😁
@LHTPerformance2 ай бұрын
@@leejones3377 Heck No !
@Rob.Coleman2 ай бұрын
Not even if we club together and buy you some HP sauce and a box of teabags? Might even be able to throw in a packet of Ginger Nuts too 😁😁.
@LHTPerformance2 ай бұрын
@@Rob.Coleman lol. Now that’s tempting 🤔
@tomekinc2 ай бұрын
@@LHTPerformance Contemplating and sipping tea furiously... :)
@paulmarczak10622 ай бұрын
I work on rusty stuff here in the salt belt and 95% of the time with rusted and seized hardware - penetrating oils are no help. If things can turn and move a bit it can help but most times it only makes the job more messy and stinky.
@LHTPerformance2 ай бұрын
@@paulmarczak1062 in that was a saw then. We’ve had a few Canada cars, rust is no fun.
@onnu20012 ай бұрын
We had to request our detail guy stop detailing the engine bay b/c the pressure was routinely forcing water down into the tubes causing the cars to skip. We'd have to remove coils and blow them out or let the sun dry them out in order to fix the problem. Maybe the pressure was too high?
@LHTPerformance2 ай бұрын
@@onnu2001 It could be. We don’t get too close to sensitive areas.
@cgresham2 ай бұрын
for detail people just get extreme apc done deal for cheap grime removal
@aerynlovell47542 ай бұрын
Now you know what to get your daughter for her birthday. . . Titanium sunglass frames. She won't be able to break them and they'll match your wife's Titanium rose.
@LHTPerformance2 ай бұрын
@@aerynlovell4754 lol. I bought those glasses 4 years and they only cost $5.
@aerynlovell47542 ай бұрын
@@LHTPerformance I think Titanium shades would be better than Louis Vuitton. Every Petrolhead would want them.
@LHTPerformance2 ай бұрын
@@aerynlovell4754 Of course. I don’t do designer anything.
@aerynlovell47542 ай бұрын
@@LHTPerformance English not so good, must be second language. I forgot how cheap, I mean frugal you are.
@mugen20022 ай бұрын
Seat with a 🔫 holder hole.
@carlosvargasbatman2 ай бұрын
I’d hate to drive a street car with these. My S2000’s NVH is already high enough with V3’s. I don’t want to imagine what it would be like with harder bushings. I’d rather buy new OE bushings.
@Patrick94GSR2 ай бұрын
HardRace bushings in my Integra for around 14 years now. NVH is about like stock.
@carlosvargasbatman2 ай бұрын
@@Patrick94GSR that doesn’t align with any of the reviews for S2ks that I’ve read. It’s like stock for low speed jerks but anything high frequency it feels like rattles the car apart.