Thanks guys, yeah no way am i doing it myself. & yes I will take note on having anti-seize placed on the bolts & bushings. May i ask what type & brand bushings you guys purchased. why i ask is because i see 3 brands Drop Engineering, Energy Suspension & Good win racing. I couldnt find any reviews on them.

I was originally planning on using the Energy Suspension bushings, but decided against that since you are required to reuse the inner sleeve on the factory bushings. Since my factory bushing sleeves were seized to the cam bolt, I didn't want to reuse them. I just had the dealer install with factory bushings.

I know replacing the rear bushings are cheaper, but its alot more work. So I was thinking of just changing the lower arms all together. The issue im having is selecting the right part. My mechanic showed me the parts, but im trying to order from mazda online & their parts list is so confusing for the rear. i called 2 of them & one had no clue on which part i should select & the other said its the upper arms. I see a lower trailing link left & right then a lower link & then just a link. I know there are 4 i need to buy , 2 front rear & 2 rear rear. are these the correct parts.

Checking in; I'm pretty sure I need to get the cam bolts and bushings on at least my front suspension replaced because they're seized. Curious to know whether it may be better to acquire new control arms and take it all to the dealership, or just go to the dealership and tell them to replace the bushings & bolts.

JCrane82, DarkBrew: If you don't mind me asking, how much was the total damage in parts and labor?

It will be cheaper to order new bushings vs. new control arms, unless you are considering installing the new control arms yourself. Since you previously said you would have a dealer or shop do this work, just get new bushings.


I was quoted at between $250-$300 per front lower control arm. Bushings were about $40 each plus labor ($115 in parts, $350 in labor, $60 for alignment). Total bill for the front lower bushings was about $550 installed.