I remember people posting about issues with LCA (I believe) when running the ES bushings. I have the Nismo bushings and I like them. I had the ES bushings for a couple of months and I was hearing popping noises and what-not from them when coming to a stop, so I changed them out. Later, I began to hear people complaining about cracked lower control arms when running the ES bushings. I think the concensus is to use the Nismo bushings if you're going to keep the stock tension rods.