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July 11, 2007, 08:10:55 am
Zulfiqar
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Hi,
my A2 front A arm hockey puck bushings are on their way out, they have started to get loose from the rubber bonding, Is it a good idea to put poly bushes in there because its a flex bushing rather than rotating one.
I have these 80mm dia poly urethane 80 duro logs that I can have machined to make into bushes or should I be looking at getting some OEM ones.
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July 12, 2007, 07:23:55 pm
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If you drive the car in the winter time I would not recommend poly bushings as salt makes them brittle and they crack!!!! Stock ones are cheap as hell and will prolly last you a few years easily!!!
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July 13, 2007, 02:06:13 pm
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Quote from: "Zulfiqar"
Is it a good idea to put poly bushes in there...
I had them on my '91 and found them to be WAY too harsh for daily driving (I still did for a year, but I didn't enjoy it...)
I recently replaced them with OEM R32 bushing which are slightly stiffer than stock, but not as harsh as the poly ones. I'm very happy with them.
I got my R32 bushing from
http://www.pap-parts.com/products.asp?dept=3888
(This only really applies to A2/A3 cars. I don't think they fit A1 cars.)
-d.
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July 14, 2007, 02:38:42 am
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thats what I thought - that bushing is supposed to flex, and poly is more like a solid, so I guess OEM is a good choice then
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July 14, 2007, 02:41:06 am
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thats what I thought - that bushing is supposed to flex, and poly is more like a solid, so I guess OEM is a good choice then
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July 14, 2007, 05:26:24 pm
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Stay away from poly on the control arms and rear beam. The bushings are designed to flex unlike poly. Poly puts a lot more stress on the suspension components (binding) and tends to wear out the metal around it
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July 19, 2007, 12:43:58 pm
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I am also of the anti-poly camp...
R32 bushings for an OEM upgrade. For true performance, spherical bearings are the only way to go.
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