Rubber = smooth ride, PU = stiff ride
By the time you need to change the bushings again you
or the car won't be around.
--- Brooks Harkey <vm.dude@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thank you, Dietmar, for explaining to me in another
> thread that "PU"
> stood for "Polyurethane" when discussing the idler
> arm bushing. I had
> been unable to make that leap.
>
> And that begs another question that I'd like some
> help on. Are there
> polyurethane suspension bushings being manufactured
> for Imperials? And
> am I sure I want them? I don't think I do, because
> of my experience in
> the 4-wheeling hobby (I also have a Jeep CJ7). In
> the 4-wheeling hobby,
> we put all polyurethane bushings everywhere in the
> suspension: leaf
> spring ends, body mounts, etc. etc. They are more
> durable than the
> originals, don't soak up oil and become mushy, don't
> deteriorate over time.
>
> However, it's also my experience that they ride a
> lot rougher because
> they are stiffer than the original rubber parts.
> This is just fine for
> Jeeping, and I'm sure for Mustangs & Camaros, but I
> don't think I want
> the ride on my IMPERIAL modified in that direction.
> I think I would
> prefer to seek out the rubber parts, over
> polyurethane ("PU" as Dietmar
> put it, for typing speed. (:-D))
>
> It's also been my experience that any car I ever
> owned, once I replaced
> the front control arm bushings, rode SOOO much
> smoother than it had
> before. Now, I've never used polyurethane bushings
> on anything other
> than the Jeep........ so could anybody report back
> that's used
> polyurethane bushings on your Imperial and how that
> changed its ride, if
> at all? Because I do plan to replace all my rubber
> bushings and I would
> like to know ahead of time if your Imperial ride was
> affected by using
> "PU". I know it would make the handling
> stiffer....... but I'm not
> after stiffer handling, I'm after smoother ride, but
> I might be all wet
> on my opinion about the PU bushings.
>
> Thanks!
>
> --Brooks in Dallas
>
> > <http://www.movit.de/htm/imp60hom.htm>
> >
>
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