Suspension Rebuild, Elephant Racing Polybronze bearings? Options

[william harris]

So the front and rear suspension are apart and being media blasted and then will be powder coated. Next issue - bushings. Has anyone used the Elephant Racing Polybronze Suspension bearings? What about the Rear Monoball cartridge? Also, the sealed front monoball cartridge? I know these items are pricey, but they certainly look to be well designed. I would appreciate anyone's comments and experiences. This is for a street car to run yellow adjustable Konis and 100 lb springs. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/MDB2.gif)

[Mueller]

I plan on doing some comparisons between the two schools of thought....right now off the top of my head this what I am thinking....

there is a reason the Elp. bushings have a rubber isolator, look at the surface finish of the bronze and the metal sleeve...the friction co-ef. is higher, the tolerances have got to be much more relaxed (my front bearings have a .0005" tolerance between the bearings and the sleeve)

the figure 8 groove in the bushings is okay, but the first few times the suspension goes thru a cycle up and down, the grease is not going to flow out of the grooves to lubricate the bushings (somewhere, someone compares these bushings to the bearings of your motor...guess what?, the bearings in your motor have oil supplied to them while under pressure, so unless you have a device contantly appling pressure to the grease, it's a moot point)

ever hear of people complaining of thier worn out Weber carbs or throttle bodies?? Guess what? Bronze bushings !!!!


yes, my bearings will show signs of wear as well, there is no perfect solution, i just feel that a roller bearing will not transmit half of the noise a true metal to metal bushing will........

I'm trying not to get in a pissing match here, Chucks market is different than mine, you just have to make choice, do you want something that will work or do you want components that will work (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)