first track day for the new dart

mopar65 said

my dart has factory strut rods and poly bushings.They have been on the c ar for over three years and not have had any problems. I have been in the 10.40 at 125 in the 1/4 with them, so trail beast i wouldn't be afraid to use them.71gtdart great job on your frist time out and you are already close to your goal. do you have any pics of your car? sounds like a nice set up. don't know what to say about your bad struit rod bushings except maybe you got a bed set etc? best of luck on your car and i hope you exceed your goals.mopar65

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I have not had any problems with the poly's at all.
One thought I did have was which way the washers are facing on the front side of 71gtdart's car.
I ALWAYS put the cupped side againts the bushing for that very reason.
When the washer cup is out they will spread the bushing and then split it.
With the cup facing in, they tend to get pressed toward the center.

I know what some say about that, but then I have never had a bushing split either.

Look at these two pictures and decide which one splits the bushing open.
These are not poly, but the idea is the same.