tjZ06

What are the available control arm bushings for a C5? I know of 'Vette Brake Products' poly bushings, but that's all I've really seen. Are there Delrin bushings out for the C5? Have any of you tried them? How is the noise? How long do they last? How bad is the install? Etc.

My car still gets ~5k street miles a year but I don't mind suspension or road noise (my '99 Z/28 had heim joints throughout and that did not bother me).

Thanks for any help!

-TJ

ZO SIC

Interested in the same things...

Install moderate? Need a press to remove and install?

John Shiels

delrin is available from someone in CA try search in C5 tech I printed it but can't find it now.

John Shiels

found ### 408-295-9300 winter project for me

tjZ06

Did you order already? A few of us are interested (Z0 SIC and myself in this thread, but also a few of our other friends) perhaps we can get a GP going.

-TJ

95jersey

THE VPB kit is suppose to be the best and most complete kit, but is the most expensive.

Oh it will be noisy...I don't love the noise, but I can live with it as well, I'll just never be able to sell the car to a normal person.

tjZ06

I've heard from some the VBP "poly-graphite" bushings aren't all that bad. But like you I don't mind the noise anyway. I'd just rather go all the way and do Delrin if it's feasible.

-TJ

John Shiels

I called I thought they were Delrin but they are poly bushings like the VBP bushings. Delrin as I know it is hard like the Hardbar shift *****. That is what I thought it was not poly, that I already have.

ZO SIC

How noisy is Delrin? Is it a squeek sound (like styrofoam rubbing together) or just clunky like heim joints?

RAFTRACER

You guys think the VBP bushings are expensive, wait until gives you a price on a complete custom built delrin set, I've already heard and it is going to scare you BIG

tjZ06

VBP Poly-graphite GP anybody?

-TJ

ghoffman

The VBP set is a ridiculously good deal. I have no idea how they sell it at that price. Obviously Hardbar could do a Delrin/stainless bushing kit but it would cost at least 2-3x more. Delrin is very hard and would be inevitably noisier no matter how tight the tolerances are. C5's and C6's need to have spherical components so it would consume a lot of CNC machining time (time=money), since there are 16 bushing sets per car.

ZO SIC

What size bushings do I need for stock '02 Z06 front/rear swaybars?

John Shiels

call VBP they will know or look at the online catalog

ZO SIC

I sent an e-mail to VBP's sales department asking about a GP on the poly bushing set. I also asked about the PN for the swaybars... I like getting that information onto a forum so others can search for it in the future as well.

Their online catalog is not very user friendly, and doesn't state whether or not the item is for a stock C5, Z51, Z06, etc. Just has different sizes. 25mm, 36mm, etc.

John Shiels

doubt you will find that many people interested to make a GP and it is a small item.

ZO SIC

I and two of my friends are ready to order them now... I've put together GP's for cheaper things before. I did a GP for the LT1 Meziere water pump through Thunder Racing back in the day. Normal price for that was $209... these VBP Poly bushings are $250.

Even if we save $10 people start to come out of the woodwork for these things. Never hurts to try.

John Shiels

they work great

trackboss

Delrin has very little/no compliance. It will not work well simply because of the way alignment is done on these cars. For example when the arm is not square in its mounts like when moving the rear eccentric outward to gain negative camber or some positive caster. If the arms were moved equally at the front and rear bolt and totally square it would work, but then there would only be a camber change. In the rear arms only one eccentric is used for this and that would pose a problem with delrin. There is a modular design possible, but no one is producing it right now. Beyond the VBP one would have to install monoballs for any further benefit at this time.

-V

VBP

Hi,

Sorry for the delay, just sent you an email responding to the group purchase. For 1 to 4 kits 10%; 5 to 9 15%; 10 to 20 20%. Let me know guys. The price has to go up when my stock runs out. The metal for the sleeves has just doubled. Price now is $249.95 list, but soon will be $299.95 per set.

This is the sway bar info. I have:
'97-05 Fronts - 23mm FE-1 or F45; 26mm Z51; 30mm FE-4, ZO6,
Z51; 32mm; 38mm T1