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Old 10-29-2012, 10:59 PM   #20
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Originally Posted by djdnz View Post
Thanks for the write up. These bushings are the ones I am most interested in, however having come from a car with lots of poly-urethane bushings I don`t want to end up with rattles and vibrations like I did before.

Can you comment on any additional harshness of the ride, or vibrations or rattles now that you have installed them? Thanks!
On good roads, its smooth like butter. I don't hear any additional rattles or noise back there; my tires and exhaust probably mask anything that could be heard.

On bad roads, I would say its marginally harsher. Its not a bad tradeoff though; I rather experience some harshness and get instant response rather than wait for the suspension to settle itself after some rocky road ice cream.

Keep in mind, I've done a bit of work to stiffen the ride so I can't comment on these bushings alone. In the rear I have Racecomp Engineering Springs which are fairly stiff, cusco lower control arms which probably contributes minor stiffness, and these bushings. I also have star specs which howl like a wolf all day.

I've put more than 150 miles in various terrain where I live. Overall these don't add any noticable NVH given the amount of modification present. Hope that helps you.
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