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'consensus of opinion???!!!' That's funny!
I've used nylon and urethane--which may be what 'prothane' is--over the
years on my BJ8. In general, they do what you'd expect; i.e. stiffen
things up (and//they///should/ last forever). There are two potential
drawbacks: they may squeek, and making one part of a suspension more
rigid puts a greater load on related parts. Urethane or nylon sway bar
bushes will put a somewhat greater load on your end links. When I put
the urethane bushes in, however, I also added a thicker sway bar,
uprated end links and urethane bushes on the links. I don't remember the
order of installation, but IIRC when I added the sway bar, before the
uprated end links, I broke an end link (it snapped at the thread). FWIW,
when I added the larger sway bar, plus uprated links and bushes, I felt
the car stayed flatter in corners.
I got the sway bar and end links from Addco, don't recall where I got
the bushes. They do squeek a little; a fellow on this list has gone so
far as to add zerks on his A-arm bushes to prevent squeeks (I think some
will squeek eventually, regardless of manufacturer claims).
Bob
On 10/29/2020 7:37 AM, rfbegani@gmail.com wrote:
>
> When I replaced the busing 30 plus years ago, the only thing available
> was rubber. I am missing one and the others are cracked, so time to
> replace. Now Moss has Prothane bushings. I seem to recall that there
> was a discussion that the Poly bushes do not last. What is the
> consensus of opinion rubber or poly.
>
> Bob Begani
>
> 67 BJ8
>
>
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'consensus of opinion???!!!' That's funny!<br>
<br>
I've used nylon and urethane--which may be what 'prothane' is--over
the years on my BJ8. In general, they do what you'd expect; i.e.
stiffen things up (and<i> </i>they<i> </i><i>should</i> last
forever). There are two potential drawbacks: they may squeek, and
making one part of a suspension more rigid puts a greater load on
related parts. Urethane or nylon sway bar bushes will put a somewhat
greater load on your end links. When I put the urethane bushes in,
however, I also added a thicker sway bar, uprated end links and
urethane bushes on the links. I don't remember the order of
installation, but IIRC when I added the sway bar, before the uprated
end links, I broke an end link (it snapped at the thread). FWIW,
when I added the larger sway bar, plus uprated links and bushes, I
felt the car stayed flatter in corners.<br>
<br>
I got the sway bar and end links from Addco, don't recall where I
got the bushes. They do squeek a little; a fellow on this list has
gone so far as to add zerks on his A-arm bushes to prevent squeeks
(I think some will squeek eventually, regardless of manufacturer
claims).<br>
<br>
Bob<br>
<br>
<br>
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available was rubber. I am missing one and the others are
cracked, so time to replace. Now Moss has Prothane
bushings. I seem to recall that there was a discussion that
the Poly bushes do not last. What is the consensus of
opinion rubber or poly.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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