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    Are the bronze oil shifter bushings really worth the money? Are they any harder to install?

  • #2
    No. Do the Advancedynamix shifter mod.

    SOOOOO much cheaper.

    http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/showthread.php?39051
    Any difference that makes no difference is no difference.

    Old Blue- New Tricks
    91 Festiva FSM PDF - Dropbox

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    • #3
      Even just popping in the Kia bushings are a big improvement; kwik and easy.
      90 Festy (Larry)--B6M (Matt D. modified B6 head), header, 5-speed, Capri XR2 front brakes, many other little mods
      09 Kia Rondo--a Festy on steroids!

      You can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality--Ayn Rand

      Disaster preparedness

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      • #4
        I get Kia bushings for 1.52 each.
        -Greg
        Euro-bprt...WORLDS FASTEST FESTIVA !!! 11.78@115.9
        BP, G trans, Megasquirt/ 550cc inj. t3/t3 (tbird) Garrett, REAR TURBO!!!! AND AC!!!!
        Redneck Engineer
        FOTY - '09
        5x Festiva Madness Attendee...FM 3,4,5,6,8
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpCZ7...9Pwqw-oe8s2OYQ
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU_eX...9Pwqw-oe8s2OYQ

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        • #5
          To clarify, I especially like the Advancedynamix mod for the non-serviceable joint, since it will need fixing anyway, along with the other two joints. But just putting Kia bushings in all three joints will make you happy. Total cost ~$9 + a bolt and nut, and some Lok-tite.
          90 Festy (Larry)--B6M (Matt D. modified B6 head), header, 5-speed, Capri XR2 front brakes, many other little mods
          09 Kia Rondo--a Festy on steroids!

          You can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality--Ayn Rand

          Disaster preparedness

          Tragedy and Hope.....Infowars.com.....The Drudge Report.....Founding Fathers.info

          Think for yourself.....question all authority.....re-evaluate everything you think you know. Red-pill yourself!

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          • #6
            Part numbers for the kia bushings? Or what to ask for and what year model?

            Thanks David

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            • #7
              The ones for the '04 Kia Rio fit fine. Less than $2 each
              No car too fast !

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              • #8
                -Greg
                Euro-bprt...WORLDS FASTEST FESTIVA !!! 11.78@115.9
                BP, G trans, Megasquirt/ 550cc inj. t3/t3 (tbird) Garrett, REAR TURBO!!!! AND AC!!!!
                Redneck Engineer
                FOTY - '09
                5x Festiva Madness Attendee...FM 3,4,5,6,8
                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpCZ7...9Pwqw-oe8s2OYQ
                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU_eX...9Pwqw-oe8s2OYQ

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                • #9
                  My Kia dealer parts dept. made me buy a whole bag of 10, because it was a special order. But I was fine with that; the Festy, Aspire and 323 used 'em up, along with some basically-new ones I already had from Greg.
                  90 Festy (Larry)--B6M (Matt D. modified B6 head), header, 5-speed, Capri XR2 front brakes, many other little mods
                  09 Kia Rondo--a Festy on steroids!

                  You can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality--Ayn Rand

                  Disaster preparedness

                  Tragedy and Hope.....Infowars.com.....The Drudge Report.....Founding Fathers.info

                  Think for yourself.....question all authority.....re-evaluate everything you think you know. Red-pill yourself!

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                  • #10
                    Just replacing the old ones with new stock ones makes an unbelievable difference. Side-to-side movement in the neutral gate is now less than the slop I had in any gear. It's amazin' how much wear accumulates over the years and we don't realize it.
                    Rob J

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                    • #11
                      I just ordered the kia bushings off of ebay

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                      • #12
                        I still prefer my "Made in America" bronzoil bushings.
                        Last edited by bravekozak; 05-29-2015, 09:56 PM.

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                        • #13
                          $5.63 each, graphite-infused poly bushings. http://www.aftermarketsuspensionparts.com/4.1106
                          In love with a MadScientist!:thumbright:
                          There's a fine line between breathtaking ingenuity and "That's the stupidest thing I've ever seen!"

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