[Spridgets] poly bushings

[Rick Fisk]

I recommended Kirks Auto Refitters to Phil.  Robert Kirk has three different
type of bushings available - stock rubber, red polyurethane (hard), and blue
urethane (harder than stock but softer than red).

http://www.kirks-auto.com/

Rick

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On Jul 20, 2012, at 9:15 PM, "Dean Hedin" <dlh2001 at comcast.net> wrote:

> I think if you go with polyurethane then find some in a soft durometer.
> Things are stiff enough in the rear of the Bugeye.
>
> Now you got me worried,  I think I replaced mine about 3 years ago.
> As I recall I got them from Winner's Circle at Carlisle.
> I remember that it was hard to press out the old ones.
>
> I'll take a look at them tommorrow.
>
> I think from here on out I'm just going to buy polyurethane rod stock
> and turn my own bushings on the lathe.  That is what I did on the front
> shock attachments when I re-did the front end.
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
>
> I've got bushings on my rear trailing arms (stock) that are deteriorating
> after 4 years of very limited use.  I also have a shock link with the
inside
> upper rubber gone missing.  These are on a quarter elliptic spring Mk 1 and
> parts were new when I built the car.  These faults are probably what is
> causing my car's torque steer.  Both faults are on the left rear.
>
> I'm thinking of using poly, at least on the trailing arms but haven't
> located
> any yet.  Or maybe going to a heim jointed trailing arm to avoid the rubber
> or
> poly all together.  Does anyone have a source for the trailing arm poly
> bushes
> or thoughts on the conversion to heim jointed arms?  Maybe even a source
for
> rubber bushes that last longer than 4 years.  Thanks.
>
> Phil Nase
> Quakertown, PA
> http://home.comcast.net/~philnasecpa/
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