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I’ve seen this chart before but it doesn’t address the firmness of the poly bushings in certain applications. Like they’re great for sway bar bushings. But can it hinder the trailing arms ability in passive steering??
[quote=”CanDo807″ post=195933]Hey, no expert here, so comments fwiw.
I dunno the longer I venture into car repairs and buying parts the more I understand Eric’s pounding the table to use OEM parts. Look, a bunch of Ford engineers designed and spec’ed something for the car and to get original performance, the OEM parts usually do that. Who am I to second guess all of that knowledge & experience?
Sure new technology comes along and after market parts can be an improvement. Yet at what cost and how much of an improvement does it bring? 5%, 10%? (enough to make a substantial difference?) I guess I can see new tech if one is building performance car, like Eric did with the Fairmont. But even he, ended up switching out parts and systems later as his experience and knowledge changed. So to what end?
But is one’s sole motivation for the poly bushings the fact that it appears to be “easier?” I dunno, as I learn, I have “discovered” that often doing something that is a short cut or “easier” is when I get in trouble. I’m just saying.
Just a few comments from the cheap seats. I’ll sit down and let the experts comment.[/quote]
I find especially with small economy cars they use a lot of cheap parts. My struts, front control arms, motor mounts, and sway bar links for example were all shot after 3 yrs. Replaced all that with name brand after market parts, and some no name brands and they’re already outlasting the OEM stuff.