[TR] TR6 Front Suspension Bushing Choice

[Bob Danielson]

I've got about 6 or 7 years on Goodparts Nylatron, both front & rear 
suspension with no problems.....harshness is in the "butt of the 
beholder"............. different people feel It differently but no problem 
for me. And...........they don't squeak............ at least mine never 
have.

Bob Danielson

www.TR6.Danielsonfamily.org
1975 Mimosa TR6 with:
Throttle Body Injection
Toyota 5 Speed
Nissan Diff
CVJs
And more....



-----Original Message----- 
From: D&B Lambert
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 11:03 AM
To: 6pack-bounces at autox.team.net ; triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: [TR] TR6 Front Suspension Bushing Choice

Hello,

In the process of my '71TR6 restoration I am close to the point where I'll
be ordering new front suspension bushings.  As such, I am waffling between
two choices: urethane and nylatron.  Rubber is not an option - I made that
mistake when I first did my TR3 several years ago.  I subsequently got rid
of the rubber and put urethane on that car and have been reasonably happy
with that choice.  I am however, intrigued by the way the nylatron kits are
engineered and I like the precision the nylatron promises, but have heard
rumors of an overly harsh ride with the nylatron.  Is that true? Is nylatron
only for racing?  My intended use for the car: about 6 or 7 thousand
miles/yer, mostly on city/highway roads as well as freeway driving, with one
or two casual autocrosses (usually Triumphest and/or VTR) thrown in.  My
wife and I usually take at least one extended trip per year in the TR.  Here
in SoCal lots of freeway driving is unavoidable, but I do like to find and
drive the 2-lane highways and twisty back roads whenever possible.  And
also, like most of us, I like to go as fast as it's safe on the twisty
parts; it's nice to have responsive and predictable steering.  Is anybody
willing to share their experience with their urethane or nylatron setup?  I
know this has been covered before, and I'm not trying to start a raging
debate - I'm after "been-there-done-that" experience and info.

As always, thanks.

Dennis

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