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Old 09-22-2012, 09:22 PM
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anyone know where i can find some rubber NOT poly front suspension bushings for the lower control arms?
Old 09-22-2012, 10:14 PM
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autozone, napa, carquest, etc... dealer only sells complete arms.
Old 09-23-2012, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by 97badass
anyone know where i can find some rubber NOT poly front suspension bushings for the lower control arms?
Look at the MOOG website for the part numbers, and one of the "big box" parts stores to buy them....
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I ordered them straight from moog online. Probably could have got them cheaper but instead of spending $30 in gas I just paid for shipping.
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Ive got poly upper and lower a-arm bushings... frankly, couldnt feel a difference
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Originally Posted by VinR1
Ive got poly upper and lower a-arm bushings... frankly, couldnt feel a difference
The roads must be as smooth as glass where you live, then. I've been a believer in poly bushings since the late 70s, when they first became available. However, back then, most cars had nothing more that a fairly tall 60 series tire, with enough cushion in the sidewall, that the poly bushing's increased firmness was appreciated, without adding any harshness.

I bought my Z-28 back in September of '95, and the following year I put poly bushings in the upper and lower front control arms. The combined stiffness of the poly bushings, along with the shorter, stiffer sidewalls of the car's OE 50 series tires, made the ride unbearable, here in the "rough road capitol" of the United States, western New York.

I took the poly parts out after only one summer, and put rubber pieces back in. Two years ago, I put a Koni/Strano set up in the car, and for some reason I don't remember at the moment, I put the poly bushings back in the upper a-arms. I recently took them back out, as even with just the uppers in place, the roughness of the roads here causes too much vibration/impact to be fed into the car.
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I have the bushings.... They are on this page: http://www.stranoparts.com/searchbym...D=18&ModelID=7
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