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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 09:39 PM
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I am going to start replacing the orignal rubber on my 74. Rear end first. Any recommendations on kits? Rubber vs poly? car is stock L82 and I dont run the car very hard.

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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 10:21 PM
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I have had energy suspension poly bushings for the past 10 yrs with no issues.
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Old Oct 18, 2010 | 08:35 AM
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Poly lasts longer, maintains suspension geometry better, and is generally more forgiving to install. Rubber is more correct.

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I changed all mine to Poly and had no problems so far,Ron 80
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i vote poly also just make sure if you go poly they need to be well greased
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Definitely poly, unless you want you want to keep it "correct".
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I put poly on mine!
Got a great deal from Summit on the whole kit (I did the front and it included bushing for the rear too).
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I put poly on mine!
Got a great deal from Summit on the whole kit (I did the front and it included bushing for the rear too).
I just bought the same complete kit from Summit, they were from $20 to $50 cheaper than all the other forum vendors advertised prices.
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How much of a job is the replacement of all bushings?
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Most are pretty easy , the control arms are a little hard, but the rest is not too bad. Ron
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