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Re: Suspension tricks

To: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: Suspension tricks
From: Dean Meyer <Dean.Meyer@internord.net>
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 1997 16:17:45 -0500
Cc: Spridget List <spridgets@triumph.cs.utah.edu>
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Reply-to: Dean Meyer <Dean.Meyer@internord.net>
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Ulix,

Seems that the Frontline bushings are polyurethane and are supposed to be better
than rubber or nylatron.

Choices, choices.

Dean.

Ulix Goettsch wrote:

> Larry,
>
> did you get the before/after effect, i.e. did you drive the car with
> rubber bushes and then shortly after drive it with poly bushes?  I am
> always looking for direct comparisons so I don't have to experiemnt as
> much myself :-)
>
> Rod, who didn't like the hard bushings, was using nylatron which is
> supposed to be harder than poly?  Choices, choices...
>
> Ulix
>
> On Wed, 29 Oct 1997, Larry G. Miller wrote:
>
> > Ulix
> >
> > The car has poly a-arm bushings and I like the nice solid feel. Just tired 
>of
> > dragging my bottom around and would like to back into my garage from time to
> > time without the trouble.
> >
> > Larry
> >
> > ----------
> > From:         owner-spridgets@autox.team.net on behalf of Ulix Goettsch
> > Sent:         28 October, 1997 11:38 PM
> > Cc:   Spridget List
> > Subject:      RE: Suspension tricks
> >
> > On Wed, 29 Oct 1997, Larry G. Miller wrote:
> >
> > > the front exhaust mount hits the edge of the lip on the garage floor.  I
> > vote
> > > for stock height for any street Spridget other than the rubber bumper 
>cars.
> > I
> > > should add that I also have a header that makes the pipe a little lower 
>than
> > a
> > > stock header would.  I would go with the polyurethane bushings though.
> >
> > Great!
> > Does that mean that you have poly bushings on your driver and you like
> > them?  I have Winner's Circle offset trunnion bushings, but was wondering
> > how poly A-arm bushings would perform...
> >
> >     Ulix                                                    __/__,__
> > .......................................................... (_o____o_)....
> >                                                            '67 Sprite
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>     Ulix                                                    __/__,__
> .......................................................... (_o____o_)....
>                                                            '67 Sprite




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