Poly or rubber shackle?

[project74]

Soon it will be time to do the rear end swap and parts are being gathered. Poly or rubber shackle bushings are my thing here. Any thoughts? Looking for good launches and good handling but have heard some negatives about poly stuff in the past.

As per rear end swap, how do KYB shocks hold up? Decent price and the budget isn't bottomless. Thoughts?

Thanks in advance for the sharing of your wisdom

 

[68dart340]

I went with poly. No complaints.

 

[ta3834bbl]

I will be using poly also if I don't go ladder bars, they will match the poly front end. Although, I really didn't like the way the poly lower control arm bushing fit, really loose.

 

[briankaplan]

Let me know if you go with the rubber ones. I got a set of them
from Mancini for the Duster I never used. Would let them go for
cheap. Good luck with witchever way you go.

 

[72dustyer]

No complaints with poly either. some say they squeak, but with the silcone grease they give ya, I havent heard them for 2 yrs now.

 

[project74]

Thanks guys. Sounds like poly is the ticket here

 

[AdamR]

I really didn't like the way the poly lower control arm bushing fit, really loose.

Replace them now. They dont keep alignment and PST wont even sell them anymore because of the problems. I went threw the same thing.

 

[ta3834bbl]

That's what I keep hearing from the LCA bushings. I knew something was funny with them when they pressed in the control arm nice and tight, then slid like hot corn across butter on the pivot pin. I put them in anyway, and when I moved the arm up and down to line the flats of the torsion bar up they started sliding out. Right now the only thing holding them in is the torsion bar and the circlip at the rear of the t-bar. I will change it when I tear it apart for the paint job.