Thanks again folks for the information and user input.

I "bit the bullet" and ordered Powerflex bushings from T3.

On my '81 Westy, I have Powerflex bushings on the sway bar and (white
line?) bushings on the manual steering rack. No issues or noise to
date, happy with improvements. I also have new poly bushings on the
rear trailing arms. From a lube standpoint, I do wonder how easily the
arms move; over various types of road curves, there are times when the
Gowesty springs clunk but that may simply be due to a lack of spring
pad. At minimum, I may try to put a piece of coolant hose over each
arm perch "hat".

If I keep the '81, I look forward to installing these UCA bushings and
getting an alignment done; I played with the toe a little some time
ago. As is though, the bus handles well.

Neil.

On 1/20/20, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:

> At this point I try refuse to install or at least warranty the OEM design
> bushings. For the PowerFelx I have only experienced 1 failure, on my van.
> Chris provided warranty replacement no questions asked. Great service.
> .......My go
> to is is currently the PowerFlex.
>
> Dennis
>
>

-- 
Neil n

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