RCswish

Are Delrin Bushings available for C5's? Thanks. :cheers:

ghoffman

Yes, but the question is really why? I had them in my C3 and they were very harsh. Delrin is a great material but the urethane works very well too. Delrin is so stiff, you might as well use a bronze or steel bushing. I used the VB&P urethane bushing kit and really liked it. If you really want a delrin kit, try Global West. I don't know if they make a C5 kit yet though.

RCswish

Well, I know a lot of people have differing opinions on Delrin/Poly/or rubber and my preference would be with Delrin. I don't care about a harsh ride and I want to feel the susp/road through the steering wheel. I called Global West yesterday and left a message. Does anyone else know where to get these?

h rocks

Dunno about the C5 availability, but the Global West units I have for my C4 are works of art. I was concerned about harshness, but the reality is that they are transparent, except when you notice a lack of wandering under intense braking from triple digits. Strong recommendation here. Not at all cheap, but incredibly high quality. I think Doug is the owner. Nice guy, knowledgeable.

RX-Ben

Delrins are not available for the C5 from Global West b/c of the eccentrics on the lowers and something about the shaft and different planes on the uppers.

Jason

We in the TTA/PTA world would be very interested.

rustyguns

RX-Ben

From AFCO:

At this time we don’t have any plans to build them. If you are looking at large quantities, anything like this is feasible for us to do though.

fej

Interesting bump, as I believe something like this is in the works ...

Fej

Zenak

if you find a place that sells them let me know so i can add it to the list of HPDE C5 how to thread Im building here :-) In the suspension section.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/auto...e-learned.html

so far i have heard of ZERO but have looked.

sperkins

I have a short bar stock of delrin that I plan on machining some bushings out of - someday.

2000BSME

Don't some high end race cars utilize aluminum bushings?

Z06TWT

Hey, Scott, have you ever made those Delrin bushings?

RDnomorecobra

Phoenix makes them.

SteveDoten

I've got a full set of C5 delrin bushed control arms available(used)

rustyguns

how much $ ?

fatbillybob

i made delrin bushings for my C5 racecar. it is easy but time consuming. The outcome is worth it. Delrin works way better than PU more like a monoball to get the stichion out of the suspension which is absolutely required to do any accurate scaling. You can overcome the angle issues with the rear LCA by opening up the tolerances a few thou. You can canibalize the Pfadt front UCA dogbones and swap in delrin for the PU and have a dynomite solution. The other option is to machine a lockring slot in the OEM units but then you don't know the results of that from an engineering strength senario. So Pfadt dogbone is the way to go if you DIY.

jfaphoenix32

We make full sets for C5 and C6 corvettes.. They make a noticeable improvement in ride compliance.

Call me at 610-482-0141

jfaphoenix32@aol.com