Impregnated Polyeurathane bushings
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Melting Slicks
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Impregnated Polyeurathane bushings
Anyone have experience with the graphite impregnated poly suspension busihings?? I guess the idea is to reduce the squeeking always found with the poly bushings.
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The Hotchkis bars I put on my coupe were already impregnated with grease, and the direction said specifically to not use any more. I haven't heard any noise from them that I know of, but then again I don't hear much else besides my Bullets, stereo, and the added road noise from my steamroller 345s out back (which is more audible than usual because of the custom fiberglass tubs are not as thick as stock).
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I also would love to know a definitive answer to this question. I've heard it all:
- Graphite makes a difference
- Graphite doesn't make a difference at all, they still squeek
- All polyurthane bushings need to be greased often it's just maintenance
- They'll make your car ride like a truck
- It will make your car actually ride "better" because you'll have less deflection thereby causing the main suspension components to work correctly
I'm not sure who to believe but I know two things, taking off control arms to gain access to bushings is not a project I'm going to do regularly and #2 if my bushings are constantly squeeking, I'm not going to like it.
- Max
- Graphite makes a difference
- Graphite doesn't make a difference at all, they still squeek
- All polyurthane bushings need to be greased often it's just maintenance
- They'll make your car ride like a truck
- It will make your car actually ride "better" because you'll have less deflection thereby causing the main suspension components to work correctly
I'm not sure who to believe but I know two things, taking off control arms to gain access to bushings is not a project I'm going to do regularly and #2 if my bushings are constantly squeeking, I'm not going to like it.
- Max
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I'm starting to think maybe it's the ride like a truck while squeaking all the while that's closer to the real answer. Nobody seems to jump up and say what a great deal they are and how happy they are to have spent all that labor installing them. 
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[QUOTE=Last C5;1560727851]I'm starting to think maybe it's the ride like a truck while squeaking all the while that's closer to the real answer. Nobody seems to jump up and say what a great deal they are and how happy they are to have spent all that labor installing them. [/QUOTE
seems you could be right!!
[/QUOTEseems you could be right!!
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Melting Slicks
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[QUOTE=Irish Whiskey;1560729555]
up this goes!!
I'm starting to think maybe it's the ride like a truck while squeaking all the while that's closer to the real answer. Nobody seems to jump up and say what a great deal they are and how happy they are to have spent all that labor installing them. [/QUOTE
seems you could be right!!
[/QUOTEseems you could be right!!
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