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Date:         Sat, 6 Sep 2014 16:15:02 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: mixing urethane and rubber bushings
Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca>
In-Reply-To:  <7AC12301-B22E-4F6C-9033-A51F09768548@shaw.ca>
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Yep, that's actually what I did and who I used. Steering rack is a good upgrade. I haven't done the rear yet because I'm going to have to take a weekend and cut those bolts out on the control arms. But the rear will be Whiteline all the way then. Chris' other brand is just as good, he says.

Jim

On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 4:01 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> I recently added some polyU bushings in front. Sway bar drop link end > bushings ( endlink to control arm end), sway bar to body bushings, and > steering rack bushings. Used whiteline from Chris at T3 techniques ( best > guy to deal a with). > > Steering rack bushings are a noticeable improvement over stock, and my > stock bushings were in good shape. > > I have lca bushings yet to install. > > As others have said, the steering rack bushings are definitely worth the > effort. > > Alistair > > > > > On Sep 6, 2014, at 9:05 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > > I have Flennor hard rubber bushings on my inner upper and lower front > > control arms, poly on radius rods, steering rack, anti-roll bar. No > adverse > > or particularly positive effects except to say it became a much better > > driving vehicle when all that work was done. > > > > Jim > > > > > >> On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 10:52 AM, Chris S. <szpejankowski@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> Thinking in terms of load and component load compliance, I would not mix > >> bushings and mounts of drastically different durometer on single > component, > >> such as transmission/engine. You want to be careful about inadvertent > >> shifting of stress to the softer bushing/mount. > >> > >> Chris. > >> > >> Wysłane z iPhone'a > >> > >> Dnia Sep 5, 2014 o godz. 15:54 Richard Koller <brvkoller@GMAIL.COM> > >> napisał(a): > >> > >>> Sorry for the previous abbreviated post, not used to the gmail > protocols, > >>> anyway, I have been collecting bushings to rebuild my front end and > have > >>> not gotten all of them. Is there any reason I should not use both types > >> in > >>> such a scenario? > >>> Thanks > >>> Rick > >> >


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