Rubber Bushings
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Rubber Bushings
I want to replace all the bushings on my car. Everywhere I search online only brings up results for polyurethane and variations of that.
I'd much prefer to replace the old rubber ones with new rubber ones.
Can anyone help me out with where I can buy a complete set online?
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I'd much prefer to replace the old rubber ones with new rubber ones.
Can anyone help me out with where I can buy a complete set online?
Thanks.
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Re: Rubber Bushings
I have never seen a kit for rubber only poly but you can buy them individually in rubber
https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/...469,suspension
https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/...469,suspension
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Re: Rubber Bushings
I have never seen a kit for rubber only poly but you can buy them individually in rubber
https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/...469,suspension
https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/...469,suspension
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Re: Rubber Bushings
Go poly you will not regret it
I'd use rubber on everything except torque arm and sway-bars...
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I redid my front suspension with all rubber from rock auto. Car handles great and feels incredibly planted on the road. Went with rubber over poly because I was looking more for a smooth ride than feeling every vibration.
Here is. link I put up after the project. I also did new springs and shocks, certainly part of the handling improvement.
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/susp...uspension.html
Here is. link I put up after the project. I also did new springs and shocks, certainly part of the handling improvement.
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/susp...uspension.html
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Re: Rubber Bushings
I agree with it handling well after new rubber bushings. These cars already handle well, with plenty of NVH to boot. Tires probably matter much more than bushing material.
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I redid my front suspension with all rubber from rock auto. Car handles great and feels incredibly planted on the road. Went with rubber over poly because I was looking more for a smooth ride than feeling every vibration.
Here is. link I put up after the project. I also did new springs and shocks, certainly part of the handling improvement.
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/susp...uspension.html
Here is. link I put up after the project. I also did new springs and shocks, certainly part of the handling improvement.
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/susp...uspension.html
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Rock auto have the most vague listings, can anyone confirm if their listings for bushings like front and rear control arms come as pairs or are they single bushings ?
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Re: Rubber Bushings
Global West has their del-a-lum a-arm bushings. Good stuff!
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Poly bushings (with lube) change how the suspension works, factory rubber bushings actually stick in their pockets and when things like control arms move up and down they twist rather than pivot- the rubber adds to the spring rate and somewhat to the shock dampening. Poly is stiffer and can stick or slip, making it inconsistent unless you lube all of it and just make sure all of it slips/pivots. In theory, the rubber bushings add a bit of a variable spring rate to the suspension that poly does not. Of course in practice, poly will last longer and be more consistent when installed correctly in most applications. I say most because recently I've run across a few different brands of poly end link bushings that fall apart and disintegrate MUCH faster than anything that I've seen before.
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Re: Rubber Bushings
It is hard to out-engineer the vehicle manufacturers. Good quality rubber everywhere, except anti-sway bar END LINKS. Just like OE.
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