Bushings Needed
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2019
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From: Iowa
Bushings Needed
I have a 1995 coupe with 66,000 miles.
I have the ZF6 package along with additional sway bars and new RideTech shocks.
How do you know when to replace bushings?
No squeaky noise car feels very tight.
Thanks Hawkeye56
I have the ZF6 package along with additional sway bars and new RideTech shocks.
How do you know when to replace bushings?
No squeaky noise car feels very tight.
Thanks Hawkeye56
Race Director
Joined: Oct 2012
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From: Melbourne, FL
Depends on the bushing. For control arm bushings (real pita btw) if you can rock your hub front to back, you need new bushings. Sway bar bushings typically give you a jangling or clunking noise.
that said, upgrading to poly bushings will improve even new bushings, in terms of stiffness. Sometimes, that stiffness is not desired. My 92 with about 130k on it at the time, bushings were 75% ok, 25% worn. I ended up buying a whole car kit and redoing almost all of them anyways.
that said, upgrading to poly bushings will improve even new bushings, in terms of stiffness. Sometimes, that stiffness is not desired. My 92 with about 130k on it at the time, bushings were 75% ok, 25% worn. I ended up buying a whole car kit and redoing almost all of them anyways.
Thread Starter
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2019
Posts: 843
Likes: 149
From: Iowa
Depends on the bushing. For control arm bushings (real pita btw) if you can rock your hub front to back, you need new bushings. Sway bar bushings typically give you a jangling or clunking noise.
that said, upgrading to poly bushings will improve even new bushings, in terms of stiffness. Sometimes, that stiffness is not desired. My 92 with about 130k on it at the time, bushings were 75% ok, 25% worn. I ended up buying a whole car kit and redoing almost all of them anyways.
that said, upgrading to poly bushings will improve even new bushings, in terms of stiffness. Sometimes, that stiffness is not desired. My 92 with about 130k on it at the time, bushings were 75% ok, 25% worn. I ended up buying a whole car kit and redoing almost all of them anyways.
Thank You
Hawkeye56
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2012
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From: USA
I replaced the bushings in my 84 with the polyurethane set. It did stiffen the ride and that is ok with me. It is a weekend cruiser and I do not track the car. There is a company that makes a rubber set of bushings that I think is in Australia IIRC. There are a lot of threads about Poly bushings on the forum. A google search will yield them.
The bushings that came out of my car were badly deteriorated. They did need changed for sure. If you do use Poly bushings be sure and use plenty of the recommended lube when installing them. I purchased a 8 oz tub of extra lube and I was glad I did. It has been two years and no squeaks as of this time.
The bushings that came out of my car were badly deteriorated. They did need changed for sure. If you do use Poly bushings be sure and use plenty of the recommended lube when installing them. I purchased a 8 oz tub of extra lube and I was glad I did. It has been two years and no squeaks as of this time.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2015
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From: Park Ridge New Jersey
I replaced the bushings in my 84 with the polyurethane set. It did stiffen the ride and that is ok with me. It is a weekend cruiser and I do not track the car. There is a company that makes a rubber set of bushings that I think is in Australia IIRC. There are a lot of threads about Poly bushings on the forum. A google search will yield them.
The bushings that came out of my car were badly deteriorated. They did need changed for sure. If you do use Poly bushings be sure and use plenty of the recommended lube when installing them. I purchased a 8 oz tub of extra lube and I was glad I did. It has been two years and no squeaks as of this time.
The bushings that came out of my car were badly deteriorated. They did need changed for sure. If you do use Poly bushings be sure and use plenty of the recommended lube when installing them. I purchased a 8 oz tub of extra lube and I was glad I did. It has been two years and no squeaks as of this time.
