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Old Nov 22, 2009 | 06:39 AM
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Where to get bushings?

Hi..

I have bushings made of delrin that someone made for me. But im so stupid and lost 2 of them ...
Can anyone tell me were on the internett I can get new bushings made of delrin
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Old Nov 22, 2009 | 11:05 AM
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Stupid would be not replacing worn bushings with stock bushings. The plastic ones are for track cars.
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Old Nov 22, 2009 | 03:38 PM
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I'm not sure if the person making those Delrin bushings is still doing it. If he is, he isn't advertising on this site as far as I can tell. I wonder if he is on the v8rx7forum...
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Old Nov 22, 2009 | 03:40 PM
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you mean this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Rx-7-...c#ht_500wt_957


??????
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Old Nov 22, 2009 | 05:18 PM
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And for the record, I do feel those Delrin bushings are track only. I'd hate to drive a car with those on the street. The stock bushings are surprisingly good on the FD.
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Old Nov 22, 2009 | 06:06 PM
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Agreed.. I was going to replace all bushings with the Super Pro kit.... However, after changing my shocks and springs I inspected the rubber bushings. They are in fine condition.... No cracks, no dis-bonding. The pillowballs are totally shot, but this is normal.

Making me rethink my approach. Read Howard Coleman's suspension thread on FD's.... you will learn a lot.
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Old Nov 23, 2009 | 10:23 AM
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If you want Super Pros, you can get them at RX7store.net....they have them now. I was thinking of going that route, but I too now have to re-think it. Too stiff for the streets eh? Definitely would like to avoid that. I want performance without the clunk and stiffness.
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Old Nov 23, 2009 | 10:43 AM
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There are many people on this forum running SuperPros with no complains. I haven't installed mine yet, but rubber is not the best long term solution imo, polyurethane seems to be a good compromise between rubber and nylon/delrin.
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Old Dec 1, 2009 | 03:23 PM
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Does it matter alot if I get polymeth brushings on the egineframe and the rest og them are in delrin? Could I then get some sort of unbalance on the car?
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Old Dec 1, 2009 | 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by no_more_rice
I haven't installed mine yet, but rubber is not the best long term solution imo, polyurethane seems to be a good compromise between rubber and nylon/delrin.
The rubber bushings on an FD (with the exception of the differential bushings) last a long time - probably well north of 100k miles. I replaced mine at 50k (to be replaced with rubber Mazdaspeed ones) and they looked practically new.
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Old Dec 3, 2009 | 06:19 AM
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So what you are saying is that i can run original bushings in the front and have my delrin ones in the rear and this is ok.. for the cars balance at hard use/track?
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