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Offline JeffAARy

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Stock Street Suspension Rebuild - Which Vendor?
« on: June 01, 2009 - 01:52:16 PM »
I need to redo the rubber suspension parts on my 71 Cuda.  Street use only.  Who makes the best rebuild kit?  Is rubber or poly better for street use?  Opinions?




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Re: Stock Street Suspension Rebuild - Which Vendor?
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2009 - 08:30:18 PM »
I used polyurethane suspension stuff from Energy Suspensions.  Polyurethane is a little stiffer than the rubber stuff, and will wear better over time.

I googled "polyurethane bushings for mopar e-body" and found a place that had the energy suspension stuff.  This place has the energy suspension stuff for e-bodies  http://www.suspension.com/moparcar.htm

I also re-did all the ball joints and tie-rod ends at the same time.  The same place that had the polyurethane bushings also carried MOOG steering components and ball joints.  I also upgraded to 1.0" torsion bars from Just Suspensions at this time too.  I really like the way the my car rides with the new stuff...night and day difference.  Hard to tell how much is due to the torsion bars vs all the new components, but they all work nicely together.

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Re: Stock Street Suspension Rebuild - Which Vendor?
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2009 - 11:35:13 PM »
   I just replaced my suspension with all polyurethane pieces I got from Just Suspensions. I really like them. Some good advise I got was to be sure to use a liberal amount of the special grease/lube that comes with the poly on places where it is in contact with metal.

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Re: Stock Street Suspension Rebuild - Which Vendor?
« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2009 - 01:48:26 AM »
I generally use Energy suspension Poly for the bushings & Moog for the Ball Joints ,Pitman , Idler & Tie rods

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Re: Stock Street Suspension Rebuild - Which Vendor?
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2009 - 12:25:17 PM »
PST makes all kinds of kits... 

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Re: Stock Street Suspension Rebuild - Which Vendor?
« Reply #5 on: June 04, 2009 - 06:52:12 PM »
 :iagree: I bought the pst kit twice. Good stuff.
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Re: Stock Street Suspension Rebuild - Which Vendor?
« Reply #6 on: June 06, 2009 - 08:14:13 AM »
Also  :iagree: with the PST kits. I have the PST poly-graphite kit on mine. No squeaks like I have heard can happen with the regular poly bushings.

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Re: Stock Street Suspension Rebuild - Which Vendor?
« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2009 - 09:41:19 AM »
gotta ask about noises. Years ago I owned an old porsche 911 with teflon suspension bushings and I had to constantly grease them because of all the squeeking. It drove me nuts.
My 71 cuda with all moog parts and energy polyurethane makes popping sounds the seller says are coming from the bushings.
Does that make sense? I notice grease fittings on the front sway bar clamps, so I assume they require regular lubing?
Any comments?
Thanks.
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Re: Stock Street Suspension Rebuild - Which Vendor?
« Reply #8 on: June 18, 2009 - 12:28:42 PM »
Popping sounds more like something is loose , are the upper control arm bolts tight ?

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Re: Stock Street Suspension Rebuild - Which Vendor?
« Reply #9 on: June 18, 2009 - 02:56:18 PM »
Dont know but Ill give it a check as soon as I can. Need to go over the whole suspension one side at a time.
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71 Cuda 440-6 Tribute-Limelight-A833 Close Ratio-4 Sp-Pistol Grip-Dana 3.54 Powr Lok-Rally Dash-Shaker (Sold)
92 Dodge Stealth RT-Twin 15g Turbos-SAFC2 Tuned-Mystic Blue-5 Sp-AWD-Rear Wheel Steering-AutoX'r (Sold)
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