Mavrick said:
The above info is the exact opposite of what i gathered after researching MM
lower control arms..
Poly bushings on either side of the control arm are much LESS friendly on your torque boxes than a control arm like MM's where there is a spherical bushing in the works. The spherical bushing prevents bind when the car is under hard loads.
Too much bind can cause snap over steer and puts a lot of stress on your torque boxes under load (corners etc).
I've never read anything about having to maintain spherical bushings by taking them apart every year...
ahh; allow me to re-phrase...
I was looking into buying the Wild Rides brand uca's\
lca's, but those use solid aluminum bushings on the bottom arms with a spherical rod end on the upper arm. Those are the ones he told me wouldn't be friendly on the street. He said that I'd hear a lot of noise from the rear
suspension, with the solid bushings, and I'd have to regrease them every time it rains. Plus the maintenance on the rod ends.
Here's what Steeda has to say about their uppers:
Multiple-density bushings help eliminate the noise, vibration, and
suspension bind problems found with some
control arms on the market. The results: racing traction and control, with the smoothness of a street car.
Exclusive three part, two phase bushing:
- Center bushing reduces deflection for Maximum Traction
- Special outer bushings-reduce
suspension bind for better stability over uneven pavement
- Improved handling
- Better ride quality and less noise than hard or solid bushings
- Won't damage upper "torque boxes" like other arms with solid bushings
This is what they claim, and they (WR) told me that they've seen great results with them. They run all kinds of combinations, and these seem to work out fine. Besides, I think I might have some battle boxes installed while my car's there anyway
hopefully I have cleared things up