Power steering, aggressive wheel alignment geometry, wider wheels and lower profile tyres have all put radically increased loading on the steering systems of modern cars. Add to that engine bay contaminants such as oil leaks that also help to degrade the performance of steering rack mount bushings. Nolathane steering rack mounts are engineered to outlast and enhance steering precision and feedback.
Soft factory bushings whilst they do a good job of not transmitting engine vibration, they do create vague and unresponsiveness in the vehicles drive train. Under hard acceleration, the engine and transmission rotates, Nolathane engine mount bushings work in conjunction with the OE rubber bushing giving your car better throttle response as well as more crisp and defined gear shifts.
Red Ranger makes both Nolathane and Whiteline, and the quality of these bushings is on par. Will definitely be trying more Nolathane products on my GF8 STi!
Two of the bolts seemed unusually short compared to the factory bolts. And I had a couple of washers under the bolt head (inside the cab) that were bending and smashing down as I torqued the nut from the bottom side. The bushings themselves seem to be pretty high quality from what I can tell. It would be nice for the price if they included some bushing lubricant with the kit.
Worked perfect on the rear of my 4xe Sahara. Was able to use factory springs to match 2” front springs. Restored the factory ride quality over aftermarket springs.