[TR] Re-installing Front Suspension Springs

[Paul Tegler]

agreed. Terrible product quality. I've personally never found any 'blue' 
poly  worth a crap.
It use to be the blue, yellow, red and black were durometer indicators, 
but that no longer seems
to be the case.

OK...primary issue with poly that most don't follow. They need to be 
properly lubed during assembly.
AND do NOT tighten them down until you have the car back on the ground 
in there normal road positions.
Being harder (higher durometer) they will not twist as readily. So you 
are simply over twisting the crap out of them
the first time the car is lowered, ripping the urethane apart.



ptegler

On 4/10/2023 9:27 PM, DAVE HOGYE wrote:
> That's terrible condition for any poly or rubber bushing in such a short time.  Complete failure.  I've taken many TR suspensions apart and never saw even a 60+ year old original factory bushing in that condition. Just yesterday I completely disassembled an early TR4 suspension from a badly bent frame and what I'm sure where the original bushings didn't look as bad.  The durometer of those poly bushing must be way too soft.  I wouldn't use those again.  I'd send those photos to the manufacturer and supplier.  Terrible.
> I too made my own spring compressor similar to the Moss tool.
> Dave H.
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