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Dropping IRS, prothane control arm bushing or leave stock ones in?
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<blockquote data-quote="01yellercobra" data-source="post: 16378261" data-attributes="member: 35549"><p>OEM uses rubber because the general population wants comfort and quiet. I'll agree that even swapping worn out stock bushings for new stock bushings will even give an increase in handling. We swapped the 160k+ front control arms on my sons car with stock replacements and it made a world of difference. </p><p></p><p>Like anything else it's about the quality. I ran poly bushings in my old 70 Mustang with no real issues. The sway bar bushings would squeak over speed bumps when I needed to grease them. Friend of mine put about 100k on a set of poly bushings in his 01 IRS. That included track days when he lived back east. They did wear out, but 100k would wear anything out. I think he's running Energy Suspension. If anyone really wants to know I'll ask.</p><p></p><p>One the flip side we installed some cheap control arms in my sons previous Mustang. When we pulled the rear end about 2000 miles later the bushings came out in chunks. Needless to say they didn't go back in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="01yellercobra, post: 16378261, member: 35549"] OEM uses rubber because the general population wants comfort and quiet. I'll agree that even swapping worn out stock bushings for new stock bushings will even give an increase in handling. We swapped the 160k+ front control arms on my sons car with stock replacements and it made a world of difference. Like anything else it's about the quality. I ran poly bushings in my old 70 Mustang with no real issues. The sway bar bushings would squeak over speed bumps when I needed to grease them. Friend of mine put about 100k on a set of poly bushings in his 01 IRS. That included track days when he lived back east. They did wear out, but 100k would wear anything out. I think he's running Energy Suspension. If anyone really wants to know I'll ask. One the flip side we installed some cheap control arms in my sons previous Mustang. When we pulled the rear end about 2000 miles later the bushings came out in chunks. Needless to say they didn't go back in. [/QUOTE]
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