Hard Race S2000 Bushing kit - AP2 Jet Bolts +

[@markbrazinski2567]

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!

[@LHTPerformance]

@@markbrazinski2567 That’s awesome. I figured the holes were for a 5 point. The bushings certainly tighten the car up without being over noisy.

[@rolandotillit2867]

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.

[@vinht23]

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 😀

[@antwzrd]

after seeing this Im gonna go Full Hardrace. I didnt know they made a full Kit!

[@FourTheWheels]

LHT team, two big thumbs up on this vid! Very interesting and informative. Keep up the great work!

[@ronpierce9034]

can't wait to see y'all (including George!) at the dragon. Love the bushings video.

[@noahnajor2408]

From S2000s to Honda Motocompactos....LHT does it right!

[@LHTPerformance]

@@noahnajor2408 🙏. Wait while you see the HyperR Compacto 😉

[@chrisgreene9147]

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-uv5wx]

This looks like a great upgrade for higher mileage cars. And I bet y’all will get faster at it 😂

[@LHTPerformance]

@@chrisH-uv5wx Yea. We added more tools to have make It smoother.

[@mugen2002]

Hardrace came out with a rear lower front control bushing about a year ago, only stiffer rubber option on the market.

[@Patrick94GSR]

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-b5e3e]

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?

[@Patrick94GSR]

@@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-b5e3e]

@@Patrick94GSR thank you

[@LHTPerformance]

@@John-b5e3e Time is what breaks down rubber. It will outlast urethane. Hence what the OE manufacturer doesn’t use it.

[@John-b5e3e]

@@LHTPerformance so hardrace or spoon is the way to go? Thank you John/or George or Esther.

[@tedwhite5197]

John, I can see your daughter has great teeth. No need for braces. You just saved a ton of money. 🙂

[@fewhavestrength]

cheers guys!

[@oldskool1979]

What do you recommend on old OEM 88-91 EF model starters? Rebuild them or just get aftermarket ? They are mo longer available !!!

[@crxbb9506]

Just bolts to the spare tire well - that’s all the hitch is bolted 2?

[@zhanzhak3746]

What is the better choice - Spoon 20 pcs bushing kit or Hardrace 26 pcs kit? Considering they are in the same price category.

[@LHTPerformance]

@@zhanzhak3746 I would personally go with the Hard race after installing them.

[@dhwin5709]

LHT do you have details of the exact bushing press kit that works for the s2000? Or offer one for sale?

[@LHTPerformance]

@@dhwin5709 It’s several kits we’ve put together over time. Even sockets get used.

[@jo1948]

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.

[@LHTPerformance]

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.

[@jo1948]

@@LHTPerformance thank you!

[@John-b5e3e]

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

[@FrancisD]

Where ya located at?

[@John-b5e3e]

@@FrancisD Titusville Florida 36 miles west of Orlando

[@VinnyDeez-]

honda makes it so easy to push these out by giving such a big flat spot so it sits flat on the press

[@John-b5e3e]

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

[@LHTPerformance]

@@John-b5e3e Yes. We can strip and refinish everything before assembly.

[@oldskool1979]

I used Russell stainless lines.

[@onnu2001]

North Carolina you say? How much was that trailer job? :)

[@LHTPerformance]

@@onnu2001 I don’t know. You can reach out to Seth , he’s a good guy.

[@ricky-fh7gv]

How much does the bushings service cost

[@LHTPerformance]

@@ricky-fh7gv depends on the car. 10-20 hours

[@GrungeGarageN]

why is he putting urea grease near the throttle body cable?

[@LHTPerformance]

@@GrungeGarageN He put grease on the throttle body spring as some of g we ya washed off with pressure washing

[@kalmtraveler]

Didn't the late 02 and 03 AP1s get those newer 4 hole banjo bolts?

[@LHTPerformance]

@@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.

[@kalmtraveler]

@@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

[@LHTPerformance]

Most people only have experience based on 3or 4. We’ve don’t about 150 sets lol

[@kalmtraveler]

@@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.

[@LHTPerformance]

@@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.

[@leejones3377]

No plans on moving back to the uk (Yorkshire)? No specialists round here unfortunately. 😁

[@LHTPerformance]

@@leejones3377 Heck No !

[@Rob.Coleman]

​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 😁😁.

[@LHTPerformance]

@@Rob.Coleman lol. Now that’s tempting 🤔

[@tomekinc]

@@LHTPerformance Contemplating and sipping tea furiously... :)

[@paulmarczak1062]

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.

[@LHTPerformance]

@@paulmarczak1062 in that was a saw then. We’ve had a few Canada cars, rust is no fun.

[@onnu2001]

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?

[@LHTPerformance]

@@onnu2001 It could be. We don’t get too close to sensitive areas.

[@cgresham]

for detail people just get extreme apc done deal for cheap grime removal

[@aerynlovell4754]

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.

[@LHTPerformance]

@@aerynlovell4754 lol. I bought those glasses 4 years and they only cost $5.

[@aerynlovell4754]

@@LHTPerformance I think Titanium shades would be better than Louis Vuitton. Every Petrolhead would want them.

[@LHTPerformance]

@@aerynlovell4754 Of course. I don’t do designer anything.

[@aerynlovell4754]

@@LHTPerformance English not so good, must be second language. I forgot how cheap, I mean frugal you are.

[@mugen2002]

Seat with a 🔫 holder hole.

[@carlosvargasbatman]

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.

[@Patrick94GSR]

HardRace bushings in my Integra for around 14 years now. NVH is about like stock.

[@carlosvargasbatman]

@@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.