polyurethane bushings
06-09-2005, 01:30 PM
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Re: polyurethane bushings
Originally Posted by ToyotaTechGeek
they aren't that bad to install as long as you own or have access to a press. no amount of grease helps the polyurethane squeek. you can use all sorts of grease, but eventually they do squeek. keep in-mind that when you do a more solid bushing or mount, you are limiting the amount of flex designed into the chassis. so, you will rattle crap loose if you do all four engine mounts, and your suspension, if you tend to hit curbs and stuff, could suffer great damage due to lack of flex. also, you could experience stress fracturing from too much mount/too much hard launching. ask me how i know...
) I don't hit curbs, and I don't beat on my car hard on the street. I just bang a couple of gears, and then let out. I don't push it hard through corners either, but at interstate speeds on back roads(doing speedlimit) my car is scary.
Thanks for the info on them.
Originally Posted by euroneon21
well i am running Deyemes motor mount inserts and they feel pretty good, when i rev it does feel like the engine is going to fall out anymore, i was just asking about the suspension bushing kits.....
Originally Posted by eghatchb18
For your trailing arms I would use the mugen ones cause all iv ever heard is a lot of back and froth about how energy suspension bind and cause problems. The mugen one is basically your stock one but cheaper + stronger ( also Honda made there trailing arm bushings stronger once mugen came out with there's) If you do it yourself use all the grease that comes with the bushings(place racing supplies grease)
My motor moves a little(but thats cuz of my back one isn't in yet. Awaiting purchase of a hondata intake manifold gasket before I dive into the back section. But for having just two, I have little wheel hop, it just burns em now. Except at the track, then I just rev and drop.
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06-10-2005, 07:18 AM
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Re: polyurethane bushings
on older bushings i would heat a scribe and scratch some zip-zag groves on the inside of the bushing where it would contact the metal sleave to prevent grease from oozing out. they would last much longer before i would have to regrease them.
latter this month im going to install a set and use teflon tape with the newer graphite hyperflex bushings which already have grooves cut in them. hopefully this setup will prevent squeaking and binding for even longer without service.
latter this month im going to install a set and use teflon tape with the newer graphite hyperflex bushings which already have grooves cut in them. hopefully this setup will prevent squeaking and binding for even longer without service.
06-10-2005, 08:24 AM
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Re: polyurethane bushings
i added a "grease fitting" into the trailing arms, mounts, control arms, etc., then cut small groves in the bushing so i could grease them once or twice a month. but that is just what i did.
edit: have had the entire suspension done for about two years now on my EF. but that was in CA were we got less rain and the roads are better.
edit: have had the entire suspension done for about two years now on my EF. but that was in CA were we got less rain and the roads are better.
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