The Importance of Indexing Suspension Bushings (FM Summer Camp 2023)

Our second FM Summer Camp Tech Seminar is an often overlooked ingredient in the recipe for great handling. Indexing your Suspension Bushings. This seminar, hosted by our own Matt Horn and Nick Krause will explain why it's important and proper techniques to make sure it's done correctly.
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• FM Summer Camp 2023
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[@elborro444]

Really glad I came across this, I didn’t realize this was part of the suspension change procedure. Good to know!

[@jeffelliott689]

Great info as always. Thanks for posting these for those unable to attend summer camp.

[@FlyinMiataVideo]

Our pleasure! Hope to see you one year!

[@jeffelliott689]

@@FlyinMiataVideo would love to see a video on installing the support bracket for installing strut braces on a ND Sport. I can't find anything anywhere an I really want to put the braces on my 2016 Sport.

[@GS-xp5jq]

Never considered this! Thank you!

[@FlyinMiataVideo]

Happy to help!

[@DaveSimkus]

I indexed my rear ND bushings a little lower than the 13.5" FM Spring ride height. I torqued them at 13.25". Will this have a negative impact somehow? Should I re-torque at 13.5" instead or is a .25" difference not noticeable on bushings?

[@FlyinMiataVideo]

@DaveSimkus With such a minor change in ride height, this would probably be ok, but the correct answer (and best practice) would be to loosen and retighten all of the suspension bushings again. The negative impacts of not indexing the bushings at the proper ride height would be mismatched ride height side to side and/or corner to corner, and premature bushing failure (though with this small ride height change, it isn't very likely).