I need some opinions-TPR-POLY

[SHOMEUP]

Ok guys i see alot of people talking about poly and trp bushings- i have no clue whats the difference...and if which one is beter- i have a feeling poly is not better...i want to redue my suspension cuz my ride sux...so i looked into energysuspension.com for the SRB and there poly...and im getting the aluminum subrame bushings soon and i got eibachs and konis coming so thats all done- so now i need the rest..like ball joints and sway bushings and tie rods and ne other bushings i might need- so let me knwo all about it and tell me what to get and form who to upgrade everything so my ride is better...thanx

Jake
91 Mtx

 

[luigisho]

You and I are in the same boat. I'm planning to redo the suspension this spring/summer with the same parts. The only place I've seen tpr bushings is ShoNut Performance. I've been trying to get some feedback from people using them but it's difficult because they're so new. You can always e-mail Nick and Josh at Sho Nut for suggestions. thumbs_u

 

[DeaconBlue]

I have poly bushings everyhwere. They can take a set and can be squeaky. I had to wrap the RSB with Teflon tape and use marine grade silicone lub to keep it quite. The TPR maybe better in that respect. Plus the red front end strut rods bushings are TRP from the factory.

 

[Nebraska SHO]

I have TPR bushings and I have had no problems with them at all. I never had the poly bushings just stock so I cannot compare. The only problem I had was a clunking after I put on my 26mm sway bar and the TPR bushings and new end links. After messing with the thing for 4 months I finally got it to stop but I do not know if it had any thing to do with the bushings. Well unless it took that long to break them in and that stopped the clunking. It was like a binding if you raised one hub high enough with a jack it was like a sudden release and clunk. Who knows. But I have never had problems with TPR bushings ...not withstanding what I just said.

 

[Shoman94]

Nebraska SHO:
I have TPR bushings and I have had no problems with them at all. I never had the poly bushings just stock so I cannot compare. The only problem I had was a clunking after I put on my 26mm sway bar and the TPR bushings and new end links. After messing with the thing for 4 months I finally got it to stop but I do not know if it had any thing to do with the bushings. Well unless it took that long to break them in and that stopped the clunking. It was like a binding if you raised one hub high enough with a jack it was like a sudden release and clunk. Who knows. But I have never had problems with TPR bushings ...not withstanding what I just said.

Was your clunk coming from the back but sounding like it was just in front of your feet???

<small>[ February 22, 2002, 10:19 PM: Message edited by: Shoman94 ]</small>