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[Ice]

First of all rubber is way better than plastic rubbish
Second that suspension place just wants to make more money coz plastic cost more so charge more
Thirdly Resto Country they sell good rubber bushes to suit all cars pretty sure they sell Mckay bushes which are very good
Most people i know are all changing back to rubber

[71xu1]

First of all rubber is way better than plastic rubbish
Second that suspension place just wants to make more money coz plastic cost more so charge more
Thirdly Resto Country they sell good rubber bushes to suit all cars pretty sure they sell Mckay bushes which are very good
Most people i know are all changing back to rubber

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[hanra]

Rubber.

[Dr Terry]

Rubber is the way to go, especially for street cars.

 

Urethane has its place if you want to stiffen the suspension for racecar use, but as you've found it just doesn't go the distance.

 

Some brands of urethane are better than others, but if it was so good why don't the manufacturers use it.

 

I would be very wary of any suspension 'expert' who says rubber bushes are sh!t.

 

Use rubber.

 

Dr Terry 

[dattoman]

There was a time when Nolathane was the go

Rubber bushes were harder to find (mount and outrigger) so everyone used the red stuff

Go back to rubber John ... keep the old girl suple and nicer to drive

[axistr]

Mckay rubber bushes were used by Holden from factory and are still available through most auto accessories parts stores. The local auto accessories place talked me into using plastic bushes when I restored my hatch. because at the time they said rubber was not available. The first plastic bush in the rear suspension failed after 1,000 km the second at 1,500 and the rest all failed between 3, 000 -4 ,500 km. since then none of the bushes that I have replaced with rubber have failed after 13,000 km. Its ok for the spare parts people to say sorry and give me new rubber bushes at there cost price, but I spent two days replacing the totally rooted plastic crap.

 

All I can say is Rubber, Rubber, Rubber and don't let anyone talk you into using plastic or any fancy name they call them

[LJ RB30]

Road car - Rubber! Much nicer all round
Oh & get a new “suspension expert”