polyurothane bushings

[nino]

years ago when i was looking into suspension, a friend told me to not buy aftermarket parts but to buy bushings instead. he said cheaper and practically just as good. is he right? i have to admit they wouldnt sell these bushings if they didnt serve a purpose. i am currently interested in sway bars, or should i just try the bushings? i have noticed suspension technology sells every kind of bushing imaginable.

[redbird00]

nino,

susp. was one of the first things i upgraded, and swaybars are a must... i went with the 1LE(32mm/21mm) combo, and i went with Prothane(from thunderracing.com) bushings and endlinks... if you just went with the bushings and endlinks, i'm sure you'd feel a difference but not as much as if you upgraded the sway bars as well...

merlin

[nino]

i agree, i am just wondering if it pays to be cheap. which sucks cause i have never gone second best in my car. i bet if it was running right i would want to get the actual sway bars.

[Dominic]

Actual Swaybars are the way to go, bushings just help.

The place where swapping bushings are enough are in places like the Panhard Rod, where it essentially makes it a 1LE doing that and is really plenty for all but the overserious racer [img]smile.gif[/img]

[viper98885]

I started upgrading my suspension with poly bushings only. I could tell a decent difference. I later upgraded to the Suspension techniques 35/25 sway bar combo and a MAC panhard rod. Going with actual replacement parts rather than replacement bushings is much better in my opinion. V6Bob and others will be more knowledgable on this subject, but there are some bushings/parts that should or should not be changed depending on your application. For instance, some autocrossers like the poly bushings the their LCA's rather than a tubular or boxed LCA. Again, more people in here would know more about the autocross setups than I do.

[nino]

well, for me it used to be all about the track. every thing i did was for the track. i guess now i am just looking to waste money. :mad:
i agree, i would rather get sway bars, but now i dont see the point in putting money in my car.
if i was to just do the endlinks, could that possibly make a difference? how can something so small do anything?

[V6Bob]

"if i was to just do the endlinks, could that possibly make a difference? how can something so small do anything?"

The deal is this. When you first enter a turn the rubber bushings on the stock endlinks just compress for a second and it's close to having no swaybars at all for that second. The poly bushings make the initial response crisper, which can make the car feel better and improve control.

"i have to admit they wouldnt sell these bushings if they didnt serve a purpose"

Hmmm. In many cases the purpose of selling products is just to make money. There's a lot of junk out there. For example, poly bushings on lcas are a dubious idea unless you have a pure drag car that you don't drive on the street. The reason is that the mounting points need to twist slightly when the car corners.

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[Dominic]

Poly everywhere is not a good idea, I completely agree V6Bob. [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img] I remember one time in the past someone trying to sell a rear strut tower brace for the Fbody

Strut tower... rear... brace?

hahahahahaha [img]graemlins/rofl.gif[/img]

[Wicked 3800 V6]

Rear STB? That's what I call my rear axle!
-Rob

[nino]

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The deal is this. When you first enter a turn the rubber bushings on the stock endlinks just compress for a second and it's close to having no swaybars at all for that second. The poly bushings make the initial response crisper, which can make the car feel better and improve control.


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then i will invest in those as soon as i can gather a few dollars and a few minutes all at the same time.