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2002 Cobra - is it possible to still get OEM Spec rubber IRS bushes? If not - WWYR?
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<blockquote data-quote="Blkkbgt" data-source="post: 16754973" data-attributes="member: 117234"><p>The rubber bushings for the IRS are long gone and you'll be very hard pressed to find a complete set that someone is holding on to. </p><p></p><p>You have 2 options. </p><p></p><p>1 is a poly set from ProThane and the cheapest. I haven't been a fan of poly in anything that articulates like control arms for a long time. The main reasons though are that they didn't last long and bound up. I ran them in the front of my car never the rear though. </p><p></p><p>Poly also tends to squeak when cold no matter how good you lube them. For me by the end of the winter (installed in the summer) mine were making all kinds of noise until I drove the car for 10 or so minutes. Again this was the front end. </p><p></p><p>2 is a complete delrin kit from either FTBR or MM. FTBR gets my vote as that is what I have and believe it to be a superior product to MM. </p><p></p><p>The car rides smoother going down the road but is a little more harsh with bumps and over rough pavement. </p><p></p><p>I have FTBR diff bushing as well and I minimized the increased gear noise with some dyna mat in the trunk. There is still a slight increase though. </p><p></p><p>You could definitely do poly for the diff mounts though to keep the noise to a minimum. </p><p></p><p>You can buy cross axis joints from FTBR, MM or SPC. SPC being the cheapest option. </p><p></p><p>If you need one hub and bearing I would do them both. Odds are if you actually press the hub out of the supposed good knuckle it's trash as well. </p><p></p><p>This happened to me last year. The drivers side looked fine but I decided to so the bearings on both knuckles. When I presses the hub out it was galled badly and obviously had been moving around in the bearing. The bearing looked fine from the outside. </p><p></p><p>Hubs can be bought from FTBR and Ford racing. Bearings however are cheapest from rock auto. Get Timken bearings because the price of a cheap bearing going bad it to high. </p><p></p><p>Hope this helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blkkbgt, post: 16754973, member: 117234"] The rubber bushings for the IRS are long gone and you'll be very hard pressed to find a complete set that someone is holding on to. You have 2 options. 1 is a poly set from ProThane and the cheapest. I haven't been a fan of poly in anything that articulates like control arms for a long time. The main reasons though are that they didn't last long and bound up. I ran them in the front of my car never the rear though. Poly also tends to squeak when cold no matter how good you lube them. For me by the end of the winter (installed in the summer) mine were making all kinds of noise until I drove the car for 10 or so minutes. Again this was the front end. 2 is a complete delrin kit from either FTBR or MM. FTBR gets my vote as that is what I have and believe it to be a superior product to MM. The car rides smoother going down the road but is a little more harsh with bumps and over rough pavement. I have FTBR diff bushing as well and I minimized the increased gear noise with some dyna mat in the trunk. There is still a slight increase though. You could definitely do poly for the diff mounts though to keep the noise to a minimum. You can buy cross axis joints from FTBR, MM or SPC. SPC being the cheapest option. If you need one hub and bearing I would do them both. Odds are if you actually press the hub out of the supposed good knuckle it's trash as well. This happened to me last year. The drivers side looked fine but I decided to so the bearings on both knuckles. When I presses the hub out it was galled badly and obviously had been moving around in the bearing. The bearing looked fine from the outside. Hubs can be bought from FTBR and Ford racing. Bearings however are cheapest from rock auto. Get Timken bearings because the price of a cheap bearing going bad it to high. Hope this helps. [/QUOTE]
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