front a arm bushings, update: URO bushings installed thanks PMB Options

[silver74insocal]

ive searched and cant find any feed back on these (other then 2 less then favorable reviews on the bird site)

the price is right but is it worth the hassle? mine are pretty mushroomed so i think anything is better then what ive got...but i am on a budget (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
any feed back on these would be great (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Dave

[jcd914]

I have good luck with the polygraphite bushing. They do have to be fit to the arms and that is time consuming and over time (years) they will distort. I use a standard abrasives flap wheel to 'hone' the inside of the bushing after they have been force fit into the bushing cups/holders. You have to go slow and allow the bushing to cool before you test the fit since the plastic swells with the heat generated by the flap wheel.

I used to add grease zerks and a groove but quit when I started using a Teflon based grease, I think it is the same as the Weltmiester Plastic Bushing grease but I'm not sure. Mine came in white 8 oz tubs with no label. It is the stickiest grease I have ever come across.

I have not tried the Neatrix front a-arm bushings but have used OE rubber bushings on a few cars, didn't know you could still get the OE. I used a press, some tapered wood dowels and dish soap to get the rubber bushing to go into place. I actually assisted Dwight Mitchell with the design and testing of the Neatrix rubber rear spring plate bushings and have installed several sets of them. I don't know if Performance Products has made any changes since they took over distribution of the Neatrix bushings.

There is a strong following here for the Elephant bushings and the FreeMotion bearings and both have good rep for quality but I have not installed either of them.

Jim