Bushings and bolts for the suspension

[ozmdd]

The bolts that hold your struts and shocks in place would really have to be abused severely or have significant play in their mounts to be damaged to the point of needing replacement. If you don't see any visual signs of damage/wear, they are fine. The bushings can easily wear, but they are part of the replacement shock assembly int he rear,a nd ont he steering components in the front, I beleive. Ball joints, tie rod ends, etc. Other than that, its body mounts and engine/tranny mounts. Hard to beleive they'd be fatigued much on a 2-3 year old car. Try your tire sizes/inflation pressures first, then shocks/struts.
Then again, you aren't ever going to get a "cushy" ride in a subcompact. IMHO