Please help w/ choosing a good brand of suspension bushings.
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Please help w/ choosing a good brand of suspension bushings.
Looking to upgrade to better-than-stock suspension bushings for front/rear sway bars and control arms and anywhere else there is a bushing. My '98 SS is a cruiser with the occasional corner carving but nothing big and never sees the track so I'm really not looking to replace the stock sway bars or control arms (ok, maybe the rear control arms).
Any suggestions would be cool.
Thanks.
Any suggestions would be cool.
Thanks.
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Looking to upgrade to better-than-stock suspension bushings for front/rear sway bars and control arms and anywhere else there is a bushing. My '98 SS is a cruiser with the occasional corner carving but nothing big and never sees the track so I'm really not looking to replace the stock sway bars or control arms (ok, maybe the rear control arms).
Any suggestions would be cool.
Thanks.
Any suggestions would be cool.
Thanks.
Replacing bushings will likely make a minimal difference, if you are looking for the best bang for the buck in terms of handling/feel, good shocks is bar far the best thing you can do. Ive done just about everything, good shocks are definitely the way to go.
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Energy Suspension and Prothane are two reputable brands. As for lower arms, check out UMI. We have multiple bushing combinations.
And I agree with JD, the best shocks you can afford.
And I agree with JD, the best shocks you can afford.
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If you're not setting up a track car then rubber all the way. Anything more is overkill (rod ends) or useless (poly). There's a reason why OEM parts come with rubber bushings, rubber works very well, it's quiet, not harsh, articulates well, lasts very long, and doesn't need maintenance.
There's a lot of people who swear by polyurethane bushings, and say they're the greatest **** you can put on your car. I have to wonder when they're ready to buy tires made of polyurethane instead of rubber because polyurethane is supposedly sooooo much better than crappy rubber.
For a cruiser that does some corner carving I would recommend a good set of shocks, either Bilsteins or Konis, Sam Strano's sway bars, and Moog 1LE rear LCA bushings.
There's a lot of people who swear by polyurethane bushings, and say they're the greatest **** you can put on your car. I have to wonder when they're ready to buy tires made of polyurethane instead of rubber because polyurethane is supposedly sooooo much better than crappy rubber.
For a cruiser that does some corner carving I would recommend a good set of shocks, either Bilsteins or Konis, Sam Strano's sway bars, and Moog 1LE rear LCA bushings.