How much of a difference should one feel in their suspension if they replace all of the bushings in it? Is it worth the 200 bucks? What are the signs that your bushings are gone? Im redoing my whole suspension and chassis and really need an ansewer for these questions. If they are really important and ill notice a big difference by installing them ill get them but if they are not that important and i wont notice too much difference ill wait....

Any one got any ansewers to these questions?

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your car will not feel mushy anymore.

you will not have to touch the breaks when making a turn. I suggest that you get rear control arm and a panhard bar instead of the kit.

Buy the front control arm bushings and both sway bars seperatly.

Oh yea! the torque arm bushing that connects to the trans is important also

 

You'll feel a lot of difference. No rubber left in my IROC. People used to ask me how it rode with all that poly, and my response was that the ride was firm, but not harsh--I was stupidly comparing ride quality to my Jeep. Once I started driving a Chrysler LHS, I found that I was dead wrong. After the LHS, the Camaro wears this old man out.

That said, the rubber in your car is 20 years old, so you'll need to make some decisions one way or the other. Here's a generalization: Performance, poly; ride quality, rubber.

JamesC

 

Bushings are important. You might as well replace the bushings while everything is apart. What material you decide to use is up to you.

 

I am young, and while ride quality is important, I consider a stiffer ride a better ride in a sports car. I drove an all stock 91 RS with 54k. It was mush. Peppier because of the lower miles, but drove like a Caddi.
I love poly. Not everyone that rides with me does, though. But then, not everyone likes the way I drive, either. I plan to finish up my suspension with all poly, ASAP. JMO.

 

For handling, most people don't reccomend poly bushings on the rear control arms. Under hard acceleration, the axel tends to bind, not allowing much articulation. It seems to be a set of rod ended control arms are the highest reccomended. But they need to be greased often, and wear quickly. You can compromise handling and wear by using a rear control arm and panhard bar with one end in poly and the other rod ended.