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anyone have luck with Energy Suspension bushings?

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Old 12-11-07, 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by RotaMan99
I don't know. The only store I got mine from said they had graphite. If they did, I should be able to leave marks on paper right? Well, they left no marks.

I was thinking of drilling some grease holes and installing grease fittings to lubricate the a-arm bushings.
Wouldn't do a thing without milling a groove into the contact surface.

In general, polyurethane is poorly suited as a bushing material. Once the lubricant works its way out and washes away, the bushings start to bind and cause the suspension to bind. This is the squeaking you here. Graphite-impregnation does not completely solve the binding problem, the problem is the material itself.
Bushing upgrades are generally better suited to be made out of a more self lubricating material, such as nylon or delrin, or machining metal bearings with zerk fittings for lubrication.
Polyurethane is cheap, tho




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