Rubber or Urethane?

[Shaun]

I'm getting ready to do the suspension in the monte, we will be starting with a complete tear down of the suspension on 5/16/08.

I'm not sure thought if I want to go with rubber or with urethane.



Also, the car is a 1987 Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe, if anyone was wondering.

[2JSC]

Urethane if you plan on auto-x or road racing. It might last longer than the rubber, but it will be a lot stiffer, and might make more noise.

[chrisjlittle]

Rubber bushings. The urethane ones tend to be a PITA, they're almost impossible to keep quiet. Also, I'd advise Moog frontend parts, they seem to hold up the best.

[plyr2k]

I voted urethane. I voted this because it stays tight longer and will travel smother. I opted to use it in my 56 chevy pickup on the cab mounts and the swaybar mounts (its on a 1974 suburban frame with a 350/th400/np205 dana 60 and a 14ff ya know, the norm). my dad also used it in our 72 monte when he did the resto. no complaints and still tight as new.

[Mnster]

Rubber, they just last way longer, or at least they have under my usage. Stock rubbers made it 170,000. Now I'm replacing a poly bushing every 20,000miles. Noisy, stiff just don't flex as good. Of course mine is on a 4x4 daily driver but still.

[BJoe]

I've thought about it on the Jeep, but if I do only the sway bar related ones will get replaced with urethane, everything else would be rubber.








Come to think of it, I wonder if the cop XJ ones are any stiffer than the civilian XJ bushings.....................

[binaryterror]

Latex feels alright...but those new polyurethane ones are claiming to have more feeling.

Oh this isn't about condoms?

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by binaryterror

Latex feels alright...but those new polyurethane ones are claiming to have more feeling.

Oh this isn't about condoms?

It seems you have failed to read the first post.

[JeremyH]

Rubber. Anything else will transmit more vibes.