yearofthebronco
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Hi all,
I have a 1971 Bronco with a 1991 Mustang GT 5.0 that was pulled out of storage and when I was driving it around I noticed that there was a clanking on the passenger side...
Where there used to be polyurethane bushings, were cracked halves of them...
I now have to replace these suckers and was wondering what kind i should get. I am kind of torn as there seem to be a couple routes to go.
OEM Polyurethane (Ive sourced moog ones)
Bronco Graveyard:
Using larger tires with soft O.E.M. rubber radius arm bushings causes the steering axis slant to change and premature failure of the control arm bushings occurs.
These help reduce common wheel "roll under" while braking and loss of steering control.
While braking they keep the front wheels and control arm assembly from literally rolling under the car!
A must use with larger tires.
Degreed Rubber ones
Wild Horses:
YES, rubber strut arm bushings! Why? As wonderful as urethane is, they simply don't make it as soft as rubber. Also urethane doesn't have the elasticity of rubber, which is why under extreme off-roading the urethane will sometimes crack and even fall out. The strut arm is the pivot point of the front end, and the serious rock crawler wants all the flex they can get. Rubber strut arm bushings are a very economical way to gain some added flexibility for your front end.
Does anyone have experience with these that they could share? They both sure advertise that they are the best but they obviously both cant be the best.
This is not my daily driver and would probably drive it 50/50 city/off-road.
I also have never changed these before and was hoping someone could enlighten me with the easiest way to do it. ;D
I was reading around a little and theres supposed to be a method that just requires talking that arm bolt off and slipping them on but that all it says so any tips/ ideas?
Thanks all
glad to be among you
I have a 1971 Bronco with a 1991 Mustang GT 5.0 that was pulled out of storage and when I was driving it around I noticed that there was a clanking on the passenger side...
Where there used to be polyurethane bushings, were cracked halves of them...
I now have to replace these suckers and was wondering what kind i should get. I am kind of torn as there seem to be a couple routes to go.
OEM Polyurethane (Ive sourced moog ones)
Bronco Graveyard:
Using larger tires with soft O.E.M. rubber radius arm bushings causes the steering axis slant to change and premature failure of the control arm bushings occurs.
These help reduce common wheel "roll under" while braking and loss of steering control.
While braking they keep the front wheels and control arm assembly from literally rolling under the car!
A must use with larger tires.
Degreed Rubber ones
Wild Horses:
YES, rubber strut arm bushings! Why? As wonderful as urethane is, they simply don't make it as soft as rubber. Also urethane doesn't have the elasticity of rubber, which is why under extreme off-roading the urethane will sometimes crack and even fall out. The strut arm is the pivot point of the front end, and the serious rock crawler wants all the flex they can get. Rubber strut arm bushings are a very economical way to gain some added flexibility for your front end.
Does anyone have experience with these that they could share? They both sure advertise that they are the best but they obviously both cant be the best.
This is not my daily driver and would probably drive it 50/50 city/off-road.
I also have never changed these before and was hoping someone could enlighten me with the easiest way to do it. ;D
I was reading around a little and theres supposed to be a method that just requires talking that arm bolt off and slipping them on but that all it says so any tips/ ideas?
Thanks all
glad to be among you