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Old 11-13-2005, 05:25 PM
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Unhappy poly bushings

have been searching...looking...

I have poly bushings in front & rear sway bar. also in LCA'S

My god can't stand the noise, all are greased with spohn 15.00 a tube grease.

While restoring a '69 used polygraphite bushings, can't find them for an 01.

Any suggestions ?

Can't use 1LE bushings, sway bars larger.

Do you all live with the squeak, no options?

Hate to do things twice, but really want to get rid of noise.

Properly torqued, and retorqued, car sounds like a junk!

ANY help TIA
Old 11-13-2005, 05:31 PM
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I have poly bushings in my panhard rod, LCA's & swaybar endlinks w/ no noise. What kind of noise? Squeek, Clunk?
Old 11-13-2005, 05:50 PM
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Have squeeks front and rear,

have clunk, right rear.

and you have zero noise? don't understand.

colder climate? mine seems to get worse as temp drops
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Could be, I haven't had them on in the winter yet. But it was 29* Friday on the way to work.
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Originally Posted by jimz
Have squeeks front and rear, have clunk, right rear. and you have zero noise? don't understand. colder climate? mine seems to get worse as temp drops
Poly LCA's here - no squeaks but clunk in the right rear - worse since installing SFC's.
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Good question. All I can tell you is it all comes from the center bushings on the rear, not the end link bushings. Mine squeaks like hell too. I really wish there were some black rubber bushings available for big sway bars.
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Did you guys use wheel bearing grease? I tried it, and so far no noise or degredation of bushings.
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Also, it might be worth pointing out that when the temp drops people often complain about squeaks that come from the coil spring isolators. Just want to make sure you aren't blaming the wrong culprit.
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Originally Posted by RevGTO
Poly LCA's here - no squeaks but clunk in the right rear - worse since installing SFC's.
REV..make sure your LCA's are tight..I had a clunk/bang whenever I went over a pothole or a significant bump...the bolt was loose



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