LCA Bushings and Other Bushings
I was heating the tires on the street with a wider radial up front and slicks on the rear. The front tires stuck to the road pretty good and the poly strut bushings squashed out and came out from under the car in pieces. Putting them in a big vice on the bench you can crumble them like butter. Rubber goes back to there original form.
We reinstalled another set of poly bushings and were putting the car up against the roll control while several watching with the hood open. With a remote filter and headers out the fender wells you could see the LCA's easy. That is when we noticed the Arms pulling away while on the brake in reverse and moving back front in 1st/low. you didn't even have to give it much throttle. Just go from forward to reverse with your foot on the brake.
We reinstalling another set of arms to eliminate the stabilizer tabs we used OEM rubber. This cured the problem. I found many liked the poly bushings because they are an easy install including myself until I saw this issue. When you have a big HP motor and pulling hard on the big end with the front end light from torque you really feel the steering move around with these after market parts. We have one here now we bought from a member.
I lost a car due to chinese junk after market parts failing. I will never use anything but OEM bushings and hardware on these cars. The brown Duster X drag car I just sold had 50 year old bushings when taken apart. The LCA bushings were still centered and not torn. Why change something that works is my point. I've done a lot of cars over the years . I really don't care who uses what. I am just stating what I have seen with my own eyes.
The you have Assholes like "blowjobblue' that state I am installing them wrong. Do they think we're putting them in backwards. LMAO. Believe me the strut rod does not hold the control arm front at the k-member unless there is force pushing the ball joint back with rearward force.
Remember this picture . Why do you think they had a shear sleeve added to the strut bushing. Does the poly bushing have this? No!
Not my first rodeo.
Well I can't tell you how many cars come through here over the years that I have replaced poly suspension parts on that were installed including many cars from this site. My car which I only put over 800 miles on over 6 years had both. I have seen this with poly on both and rubber struts and torn OEM lowers.
I was heating the tires on the street with a wider radial up front and slicks on the rear. The front tires stuck to the road pretty good and the poly strut bushings squashed out and came out from under the car in pieces. Putting them in a big vice on the bench you can crumble them like butter. Rubber goes back to there original form.
We reinstalled another set of poly bushings and were putting the car up against the roll control while several watching with the hood open. With a remote filter and headers out the fender wells you could see the LCA's easy. That is when we noticed the Arms pulling away while on the brake in reverse and moving back front in 1st/low. you didn't even have to give it much throttle. Just go from forward to reverse with your foot on the brake.
We reinstalling another set of arms to eliminate the stabilizer tabs we used OEM rubber. This cured the problem. I found many liked the poly bushings because they are an easy install including myself until I saw this issue. When you have a big HP motor and pulling hard on the big end with the front end light from torque you really feel the steering move around with these after market parts. We have one here now we bought from a member.
I lost a car due to chinese junk after market parts failing. I will never use anything but OEM bushings and hardware on these cars. The brown Duster X drag car I just sold had 50 year old bushings when taken apart. The LCA bushings were still centered and not torn. Why change something that works is my point. I've done a lot of cars over the years . I really don't care who uses what. I am just stating what I have seen with my own eyes.
The you have Assholes like "blowjobblue' that state I am installing them wrong. Do they think we're putting them in backwards. LMAO. Believe me the strut rod does not hold the control arm front at the k-member unless there is force pushing the ball joint back with rearward force.
Remember this picture . Why do you think they had a shear sleeve added to the strut bushing. Does the poly bushing have this? No!
Not my first rodeo.
