nolathane v rubber

Post by **jacka** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 4:18 pm

Just heard that rubber bushes from Suzisport would make a big difference in flex compared to the OME nolathanes i am currently using now. Is this true, and is worth several hundred bucks worth to change over.

Post by **grimbo** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 4:24 pm

I have found that on a light car like the Zuk the suspension responded better with rubber. i had urethane in my springs and they inhibited flex and were quite noisy/squeaky. When i went back to rubber the travel was noticably more and was achieved with a much smoother feel.

Post by **sierrajim** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 5:54 pm

several hundred bucks worth for rubber bushings? is this right. I've got the onroad performance bushes in now that i will can to make way for the new offroad flex package rubber ones. But several hundred bucks worth.

Or does several hundred bucks worth get you new springs as well.

Post by **jacka** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 9:33 pm

Talking labour also, as i am pretty ordinary on the tools.

Post by **stumped** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 10:29 pm

i think u can get rubber bushes from suzuki for something like $80 if u source it right... and it's easy as can be to change them.. just unbolt the springs, replace bushes, rebolt :cool:

Post by **Gwagensteve** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 8:24 am

Don't wish to bag anyone's skills onthe tools, but changing bushes is pretty easy. Rubber rules on a zook. too light to get nolathane to flex properly, and the less built the zook, the more of a problem this is.

Just remember to clean all of the bolts etc up with a wire brush/knife blade etc to get all of the old rubber and grit etc off of the bolts and grease everything up really well with RUBBER GREASE when it goes back together that way everything will just fall back tigether. Rubber grease is available from any auto type place like repco and will not soften/destroy the rubber like normal grease.

With new rubber bushes and grease the ride will be sweeeeet

Post by **jacka** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 8:17 am

Thankyou boys, i might give it a go!

Post by **mud4b** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 4:23 pm

susp. bushes........large are $5.50....... small are $3.50....each

Post by **Gwagensteve** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 4:29 pm

$78 all up and not more than 1 day of time with common hand tools and 2 jackstands - sweet!

plus about $12 for a toobe of rubber grease.

Post by **jacka** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 4:33 pm

The prices for the bushes, were they from Suzuki?

Post by **christover1** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 4:38 pm

jacka wrote:The prices for the bushes, were they from Suzuki?

I believe genuine suzuki parts are very good, worth the money, but most ppl cant afford them, and get after market varieties, christover

Post by **stumped** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 5:19 pm

jacka wrote:The prices for the bushes, were they from Suzuki?

that's the price i got em from suzuki for. i got them sourced by a local 4x4 mob. when i tried talking straight to zook, the dude there didn't know what he was talking 'bout, and tried to tell me i needed some expensive ones, more than $100 for 4 bushes :roll:

Post by **Gwagensteve** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 5:24 pm

A thought about this.

If you have stock sierra springs (yeah right, stoopid of me) the big end bushing is vulcansied into the spring, so there ought to be no suzuki replacement. It is really amazing how soft this bushing is in a stock sierra.

I believe that all aftermarket springs have some form of "noarticulatathane" bushing @ the big end.

If anyone finds real existing rubber replacement bushes for the big end, let us know where we can get them.

Post by **bigsteve** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 9:52 pm

Gwagensteve wrote:A thought about this.

If you have stock sierra springs (yeah right, stoopid of me) the big end bushing is vulcansied into the spring, so there ought to be no suzuki replacement. It is really amazing how soft this bushing is in a stock sierra.

I believe that all aftermarket springs have some form of "noarticulatathane" bushing @ the big end.

If anyone finds real existing rubber replacement bushes for the big end, let us know where we can get them.

I got my full set of rubber bushes, shackle and eye (big end) all rubber from suziworld.

Do you mean the rubber eye bushes or the older style rubber ones with the pin attached?

Post by **Gwagensteve** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 7:48 am

I was talking about the factory bush which has the pin vulcanised to teh rubber and the rubber vulcanised to the spring, but obviously Mick has this sorted. Cooool.

Post by **Jock** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 6:59 pm

Gwagensteve wrote:
If anyone finds real existing rubber replacement bushes for the big end, let us know where we can get them.

I got mine from REPCO. But you could probably find them elsewhere much cheaper.

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