Handling was [Shotimes] RE: supercharging

[John Miller]

> my 94 mtx sho has the tpr or 1/2 tpr bushing on the tension strut in the
> front, while my 95 SE has plain ole rubber ones. I think that is part of
> the reason my sho feels a little rigid and almost to tight when driving,
> and my se feels tight but smoother. Course my tension strut bushings in
> the from on my SE are new rubber

The half-TPR (actually, I think the OEM pieces are polyurethane, you're 
talking about the red ones, right?) strut rod bushings are to prevent 
massive toe change under hard acceleration.

It's rubber on the front side to preserve ride quality, though something 
stiffer (like the Moog TPR) will help stability under hard braking.

I suspect any difference in feel has more to do with spring and 
strut-damping rates and with the higher effort valving in the SHO rack.

John.