

| Subject: | Re: mixing urethane and rubber bushings |
| From: | Alistair Bell |
| Date: | Sat, 6 Sep 2014 14:01:58 -0700 |
I recently added some polyU bushings in front. Sway bar drop link end bushings ( endlink to control arm end), sway bar to body bushings, and steering rack bushings. Used whiteline from Chris at T3 techniques ( best guy to deal a with). Steering rack bushings are a noticeable improvement over stock, and my stock bushings were in good shape. I have lca bushings yet to install. As others have said, the steering rack bushings are definitely worth the effort. Alistair > On Sep 6, 2014, at 9:05 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > I have Flennor hard rubber bushings on my inner upper and lower front > control arms, poly on radius rods, steering rack, anti-roll bar. No adverse > or particularly positive effects except to say it became a much better > driving vehicle when all that work was done. > > Jim > > >> On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 10:52 AM, Chris S. <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Thinking in terms of load and component load compliance, I would not mix >> bushings and mounts of drastically different durometer on single component, >> such as transmission/engine. You want to be careful about inadvertent >> shifting of stress to the softer bushing/mount. >> >> Chris. >> >> Wysłane z iPhone'a >> >> Dnia Sep 5, 2014 o godz. 15:54 Richard Koller <brvkoller@GMAIL.COM> >> napisał(a): >> >>> Sorry for the previous abbreviated post, not used to the gmail protocols, >>> anyway, I have been collecting bushings to rebuild my front end and have >>> not gotten all of them. Is there any reason I should not use both types >> in >>> such a scenario? >>> Thanks >>> Rick >>
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