[Shotimes] Delrin subframe bushings

[Dave]

That is a good theroy if you have stock suspension and swap in alum you 
will notice it..........But alas it's not true if you swapping bushings 
it probably means they are so shot you've got more NVH the you should 
have anyway and the alums are going make some of it go away.On a car 
with good bushings in it you might notice some NHV. In my case when my 
subframe fell out do to the dealer that did putting the nuts in upside 
down. I replaced with alum and never heard a difference actually got quiter.
Dave

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>All to say this....  If you have a stock suspension and just swap in
>the bushings (al or delrin) there will be a handling difference. 
>there will be an addition in NVH, but if you run stock size
>wheels/tires and stock struts/springs then you probably won't notice
>to much.   To the original poster, what is the current mod status of
>your suspension?  Here's a list of my front suspension as a comparison
>
>Tokico
>Eibach
>Poly LCA bushing
>Police strut mount
>AL SFB (my version. donut style)
>Strut brace (my version, preloadable)
>Slotted towers for crazy camber settings.  (like neg 5-7 deg!)
>Shonut Extreme motor mounts (NVH only differnce, no handling bonus)
>245/40/17 Wheels/tires
>and probably somthing or another else I have forgotten... 
>
>with that said, if you look, there is very little damping for NVH in
>that setup.  Very little, and you can feel it.  If you swap out one
>component for one that helps NVH, the difference is substantial.  Also
>the performance change is going to be noticable.  it's a system and
>changing 1 component will make some difference, but changing them all
>makes the car completely different.  It's crazy fun to drive, but
>beat's you up pretty good.
>
>So the big question... what is your driving style, and what's the
>goal?  Do you wanna drive it everyday, or do you slowly want to build
>a very performance oriented suspension?  There are middel roads too,
>it is not a dichotomy.
>
>So what is the goal, maybe we can help reccomend a setup that will get
>you exactly what you want from the car.
>
>Z
>
>PS, the only item I have left to change in my ssupensuion is a rather
>wicked 3 point rear tower brace.  i just need to get around to
>building it sometime.
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