Prothane or Delrin

[Fbird]

Ok so I'm lowering the rear of my bird (sits too high for me. Since I have the rear out...ish... I noticed the rubbers in the shackles are dead. I also am removing the fuel tank to fix the sending unit as it's reading FULL tank with only 4 gallons of fuel in it. Sooooo with the tank out and the rear end unbolted no better time than now to do leaf bushings! Car is a performance oriented DRIVER that SHOULD live up to it's Trans AM heritage.

Prothane or Delrin?

 

[73standard]

My recommendation is delrin in the frame and then something in the leaf eyes that allows for a little rotation and tilt like spherical bearings or rubber. I've never tried urethane in the rear eyes. My assumption is that it would sqeak.

 

[1978 Z/28]

I used a complete urethane bushings kit for my 1978 Camaro. I was afraid of squeak used lots of Energy suspension Polyurethane Bushing Grease. I bought a 8 oz container of the stuff. So no squeaks and ride is good. Wear gloves when you use grease

 

[larrylarry]

I used polys on everything an I do have one squeak that comes & go away every now and then but when you add in all the other rattles coming from the doors, t-tops & my way to loud exhaust that one squeak is hard the hear.

 

[Fbird]

MOOT...found the global west kit.....entire kit for the same price os some of the shackle kits.... so Del-alum it is.

 

[biker]

MOOT...found the global west kit.....entire kit for the same price os some of the shackle kits.... so Del-alum it is.

Did u find one with the spherical front bushing? I like that idea.

 

[Lowend]

MOOT...found the global west kit.....entire kit for the same price os some of the shackle kits.... so Del-alum it is.

 

[Fbird]

Did u find one with the spherical front bushing? I like that idea.

nope just the 3 locations with alum cased delrin

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NOW if the search engine at SUMMIT or JEGS or couple other places actually PULLED UP THESE .....my search would have only taken 30 minutes....but NOOOOO being the chaepars that I am I refused to believe there was ONLY 1 group making them and really didn't look to do the front but...its apart...no better time!

 

[grzewnicki]

I think I would go with Custom works rear shackle kit of Delrin for upper, rubber for leaf eye, grade 8 bolts and heavy duty shackles with 2 sets of spring mount holes. Does not appear Keith @ Custom Works has upgrades for the front leaf mount but there are options through Dave at Pro Touring F Body; Spherical bushing for the spring eye and an improved front spring mount.

 

[G72Zed]

I would suggest not to use the Del-A-Lum bushing in the front spring eye portion, but in the rear frame & spring eye only, unless it's drag only.

New rubber in the front eye, perhaps "nailed" rubber if on the cheap, or spherical bearing if budget permits and/or pushing the handling limits.

Dave at PTFB.com has them.