Hi, new member here but a big fan of this car. I wanted to comment a bit on the topic of OEM bushing bind.
In regards to bushing bind, one thing you should always do when lowering any vehicle is to loosen and retighten the nuts/bolts of any of the rotating suspension assemblies while under load. Rubber bushings have a "zero setting" when put under load and tightened. When rotating a control arm up or down it twists this rubber bushing, putting tension on it. When you lower a car (without unbolting the assemblies) the bushings are in a constant state of tension leading to increased wear and bind.
So, once you've lowered your car, get the car up on ramps so that the suspension is fully loaded and loosen the nuts on the control arms. This will relieve the tension and "reset" the bushings to "zero" tension at its loaded position. Relieving this tension will increase the life of your bushings as well as improve their performance.
Its one thing I like about Poly or pillowball/spherical bushings, they rotate freely, without bind at its extreme ranges of motion.
Cheers!
