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Review on Energy Suspension 4 10105R Bushing Escort by Marco Wilson

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Hidden under all that Ford ballast is Mazda, it's very important to find it

Much better steering wheel feedback than stock rubber guards. The edges of these bushings are raised so they can never wear themselves out once rescuers clamp them - this has happened to standard rubber bushings a few times in just a few months. Easy installation, perfect fit. Highly recommended if you really want to get a feel for how snubbed the Mazda Protege chassis was by Ford engineers in the name of their often overzealous NVH standards and sophistication (in fact, the 15-passenger Econoline Triton V10 wagon was similarly good at handling while Team NVH didn't figure it out before production). Yes, your 99-01 3rd Gen 3rd Gen Escort hides a really neat sporty chassis - get a rear anti-roll bar from a same year station wagon to remove the marshmallows in the rear suspension, a couple of polypropylene bushings on the front suspension. and go gamble for pennies. :)

Pros
  • Pretty impressive
Cons
  • boring packaging