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1. Rubber vs. Poly (score: 1): Author: BrYarboro@aol.com; Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 20:21:54 EDT; Hello all; As I mentioned last week, I've got to rebuild the front and rear suspensions. The mechanic, who appears to know LBC's, says there's no advantage to using polyurethane over rubber, except i; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00528.html (7,981 bytes)
2. Re: Rubber vs. Poly (score: 1): Author: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>; Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 17:53:25 -0700; The attributes of Polyurethane that cause it to be stiffer are also what makes it desirable in certain circumstances. These circumstances are mainly concerned with performance. Firmer suspension comp; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00529.html (8,601 bytes)
3. Re: Rubber vs. Poly (score: 1): Author: BrYarboro@aol.com; Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 17:46:46 EDT; Hi Y'all Thanks Terry and Joe. I'm not sure about rubber vs. poly bushing. It seems to the poly is way stiffer, with rougher ride, but with improved handling, shile rubbver is softer, but still with; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00577.html (7,911 bytes)
4. Re: Rubber vs. Poly (score: 1): Author: Atwell Haines <karbuff@optonline.net>; Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 19:07:01 -0400; Brian, I don't know if this was mentioned, but there is a consensus that the rubber bushes available as replacement parts are inferior to the originals. They often go bad in a few thousand miles. Inc; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00580.html (9,445 bytes)
5. Re: Rubber vs. Poly (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <doug@dougbraun.com>; Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 20:02:22 -0400; This is definitely true in my experience! 8 years ago my original bushings looked sort of ratty, so I replaced them, then last year, after maybe 8k miles, I noticed that the "new" ones were completel; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00582.html (7,882 bytes)
6. Re: Rubber vs. Poly (score: 1): Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>; Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 07:01:16 -0400; I think the ride degradation of switching from rubber to poly is being overblown a bit. A number of my vehicles (motorcycles) have had solid metal bushings, and the ride was still capable of being so; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00590.html (10,010 bytes)
7. Re: Rubber vs. Poly (score: 1): Author: John Hobson <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>; Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 11:08:19 +0100 (BST); I had poly bushes fitted to the rear on my '77 Spit to replace the tired rubber ones. I had new shocks put in at the same time (as well as a new diff, the main reason for the back end overhaul). The; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00621.html (8,701 bytes)
8. Re: Rubber vs. Poly (score: 1): Author: John Hobson <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>; Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 11:32:02 +0100 (BST); I had a dream a couple of nights ago that I had gone to the Spitfire Graveyard and that everything had been tidied up immaculately and there was no damp! It certainly is a strange place with a suitab; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00622.html (9,289 bytes)
9. Re: Rubber vs. Poly (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 25 May 2001 07:15:15 -0500; Richard & Daffy; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00665.html (7,763 bytes)

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