Energy Suspension Rear Control Arm Bushings for 92-01 Prelude

Energy Suspension Rear Control Arm Bushings for 92-01 Prelude

The rear control arm bushings on a 4th or 5th gen Prelude are soft factory rubber, and after this many years they're cracked, sagging, and letting the rear arms move around. That worn rubber is why an old Prelude feels loose and imprecise in the back, the rear toe and camber shift under load instead of staying put, so the car wanders and clunks where it used to feel planted. This Energy Suspension set presses into your existing rear control arms and replaces that tired rubber with polyurethane that holds everything in place.

The payoff is a rear end that stays tight. The car holds its alignment through corners, tracks straighter, and feels connected instead of vague. The Prelude's double-wishbone rear suspension is genuinely good when everything's fresh, and firming up these bushings is one of the cheapest ways to get that feel back on a high-mileage car. The set covers the upper and lower rear control arm bushings for both sides, and the polyurethane shrugs off the oil and grime that rots the factory rubber.

The honest tradeoff: a bit more feedback

Polyurethane is firmer than rubber, so you'll feel and hear a little more of the road than you did on worn-out stock bushings. On a Prelude, a driver's car at heart, that extra connectedness is usually exactly what you're after. Just grease them well on install. Control arm bushings rotate a lot against their shells, so they need plenty of the included Formula 5 grease to stay quiet. If one starts creaking down the road, it almost always just needs re-greasing.

One thing to know: this set handles the rear control arm bushings, but a full rear refresh on a Prelude usually also wants the rear trailing arm bushings and rear shock mount bushings. If you're going deep on the rear suspension, grab those at the same time so you're not back under the car next month. Red and black are the same hardness, so it's purely a color call, the black is graphite-impregnated to be slightly more self-lubricating while red is just the look. Confirm your car is a 92-01 Prelude before ordering.