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Re: Polyurethane Bushings

Subject: Re: Polyurethane Bushings
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 07:55:32 -0500
Cc: Spridgets <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
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With plastic bushings in the leaf springs the car will have more 
resistance to chassis roll, and the possibility to upset the handling. 
Quarter elliptic cars may have less tolerance for that, and the result 
is additional oversteer. I was even questioning whether they should be 
used in the front bush of a half elliptic?  Peter C. is correct in 
making people question their use, because IMO they're not for everybody. 
I can see a problem with them in an early Sprite with a small or no 
front sway bar, and an unexperienced driver.
John

Jim Juhas wrote:

>I have used the red bushings, from either VB or Moss, on both of the recent
>Sprites we owned.  I agree with David.  Given the worn and distorted crud I 
>took
>out before installing the red ones, I don't believe the black rubber ones can 
>be
>better for any purpose.
>
>David Lieb wrote:





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