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Old Aug 31, 2016 | 08:17 AM
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Smooth talker, you talked me right in to it. Swing by Tucson, and I'll drive up there. Plan an extra day or so to visit some of the local brewers that we have here too. I mean, if you're here......
The wife had a business conference in Denver one year, and I tagged along. Found that Denver has something like twenty breweries. We did not rent a car for the first part of the stay, so while she was in conference,...I walked to about ten of them. Great beer in Denver!

Next time I'm in Tucson,...I'll sample the local beer for sure.

One day my step daughter decided we'd sample a few at home, so we got a variety of beer and had at it. By 2 am we'd tasted twenty five or so.
So,...you might say I like beer.


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Old Aug 31, 2016 | 09:42 AM
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I think there is a lot of beer drinking going on, in Tucson!
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Old Aug 31, 2016 | 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by resdoggie
Or, replace the bushings with poly. No press required! Use an air chisel to pound the old ones out.
I did VB&P poly nose bushing about 20 years ago to one side. Never got to the other side so it is original 1969 rubber.

And this happened last month to the ploy side. Rubber still working!

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Old Aug 31, 2016 | 12:10 PM
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I took out my TA one side came right out no worries the other side was an interesting ordeal I have never used so much profanity in such a short amount of time.... end up having to cut them out. Once they were out i sent them out to have the bushing replaced and also had th bearing replaced since they were out. They turned out nice!
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Are rubber TA bushings a better choice or is it a toss up between the poly and rubber?
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Old Sep 1, 2016 | 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by texas jim
Are rubber TA bushings a better choice or is it a toss up between the poly and rubber?
There are pros and cons to both. After 40 years of service, I changed out the original rubber for poly. The main reason was the ease of installation. If I get 20 years out of the poly's, I'll be happy. As far as handling, I don't see any difference between the poly's and rubber. I also did the control arm bushings with poly at the same time.
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