greasable lower control arm pins preference

Bewy said

I am going to against the majority here & suggest keeping the factory rubber part. These cars do not have a body rubber mounted to the frame like some other brands. So all the road shock/harshness/vibration gets transferred to the body. Could cause cracks. Have seen inner fenders crack in the area of the upper control arm mounts; solid type bushes would just make a problem like this worse.

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Have you run anything other than rubber?

I have. My Duster has almost 30k miles on it since I went to poly and then Delrin LCA bushings. Daily street driving, with 1.12” torsion bars and 18” wheels. No cracks. No terrible “road vibrations”. And much more accurate handling.

I think people overestimate how much dampening the rubber LCA bushings actually provide. That small amount of rubber can’t absorb all that much shock. But a small amount of play at that location does make a difference in the handling response and alignment.