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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>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> 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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>>> Same experience here. I put on the next size up anti-roll bar(!), “rose” end links and poly bushes. No squeaks, no visible wear and a flatter ride. (Are they called “rose” links? Seem to remember the odd name..)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>I got the sway bar and end links from Addco, don't recall where I got the bushes.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>>>Don’t recall where I got my bits. Probably Cape who was then my preferred supplier. But, since they’ve been in situ for +/- 20 years, I doubt that the manufacturer or supplier is relevant. If I had to do it again, I’d still go with poly. Ditto the front suspension bushes.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Simon<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'> 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><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 10/29/2020 7:37 AM, <a href="mailto:rfbegani@gmail.com">rfbegani@gmail.com</a> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Bob Begani</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>67 BJ8</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>