Any non all drag cars running SOLID BODY BUSHINGS?

[79cutlass]

I am trying to decide if I want to order solid or poly body bushings. Yes I searched but there isn't too much info on solid body bushings on cars that aren't mainly drag racers. I would just like to hear some feedback on these. My car is mainly daily driver/touring and becoming more and more pro-touring. Thanks

[deuce_454]

Poly bushings will give you a much harsher ride than del-alum ones will... the polys are so stiff and do not like the solid delrin/aluminum ones act like a bearing.. so bumps are transmitted dirrectly from the road to your ass...

i have del-alum bushings in my 79 malibu.. and aluminum bodumounts by the way, and the ride is awesome.. very honda like, wheels are 17´s btw..

if i were you id give SC&C a call, he is the guy to talk to when pro-touring a g-body...


if you are interested my setup is a s follows:
boxed frame. solid body mounts, SC&C front brace. GW del-alum front UCA & LCA, ATS spindles, touring classics C5 brakes, Currectrac rear UCA & LCA with johnny joints, 1-5/8'' hollow hotchkiss front sway bar, 1'' solid rear bar, GW springs, eibach shocks, 12:1 steering box....

sounds like a recepie for a race car.. but in all honesty it rides nice im my view... not bonejarring or harsh by any means... its no limmo either ;-)

[79cutlass]

Most guys are saying why would I want to go with solid because they are going to be very harsh. They tell me poly is the way to go on a DD. I am still not convinced either way.

Nice setup you have.. In the future I plan to run the full G-5 Setup front and rear with 17's or 18's.

[jannes_z-28]

If you have a 1st gen Camaro with welded in subframeconnectors you must go with solid bushings on the subframe.

Jan

[deuce_454]

there have beed several threads here that compare Del-alum vs. poly and the conclusion to all of them is that poly is a harsher ride.... and i have yet to hear a poly bushing that didnt squeak!

[79cutlass]

Duece, Did you get the Haulin-Ass-Motorsports aluminum body mounts? Or where did you get yours from?

[MarkM66]

As for body bushings, solid are fine. Your suspension is responsible for your ride quality, not your body bushings. How much do you think a rubber body bushings is compressing to actually make a noticable difference in ride quality? Very little to non IMO.

What about subframed cars like early Novas and Mustangs that have no body bushings? I think they're getting along just fine. ;)

[deuce_454]

Duece, Did you get the Haulin-Ass-Motorsports aluminum body mounts? Or where did you get yours from?

i had to make my own as i only found out they were being made two weeks after i had mine mashined :rolleyes: :willy: ... next time id propably buy theme here: http://www.powerhouseperformance.ca/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=68

[deuce_454]

As for body bushings, solid are fine. Your suspension is responsible for your ride quality, not your body bushings. How much do you think a rubber body bushings is compressing to actually make a noticable difference in ride quality? Very little to non IMO.

What about subframed cars like early Novas and Mustangs that have no body bushings? I think they're getting along just fine. ;)

and i totally agree with the above.... even mercereds are unibodys,, and they ride just fine :unibrow: .. and besides the only thing rubber suspension bushings do in my view is allow your geometry to change under load... screwing with the cambercurve in turns and so on

Del-alum bushings have so little friction they allow your shocks to do their job.. unlike polys that are so stiff that they themselves transmit bumps and noise...

[surreyboy]

i have alluminum bushings on the body and the ride improved over the stock ones, also added global west subframe connectors.Its alot more rigid, not sloppy.