Re: Poly Strut Bearings

[Gary Huff <scirocco86@home.com>]

I'm going with this setup, and I think it shall be perfect thanks to cheapass Ron. I have poly *everywhere* except for the upper strut bearings, and rear upper shock bushings. Rubber is nice there because those make the most noise and creak against the body over every little bump. With this setup, a 22mm front swaybar, 28mm autotech rear swaybar, the car feels awesome! Oversteer if you know how to do it, and neutral most of the time. One of the most important places is the rear axle beam bushings, they naturally flex and cause understeer by design. I've tried a lot of different bushings, but feel this is the best compromise between sanity and feeling *every* little thing. It also seems to ride a lot better too, and seem much more crisp than with rubber all over. I'm going to add a cheapass Ron swaybar to the mix for autox, that with the autotech should provide moderate oversteer even with the monster front bar. I also like the way the car feels with the front bar on it, although a lot of people don't. I guess it's a matter of driving style. Peace,
	-Gary Huff

On Tue, Jul 24, 2001 at 10:47:38PM -0700, RoccotMan .aka Jason Adams wrote:
> I was talking to Ron from Denon Performance, the Ron of the
> old Ron's parts Inc before it became RPI Equipped, yada
> yada yada,... Any way he knows vw's and he told me urethane
> bushings on the front strut bearings wasn't a good idea, as
> they will deform the shock towers cause they are too harsh.
>  I value his opinion, So I've got urethane on every
> suspension point excect upper struts and the bushing in the
> bottom of the rear shocks.
> 
> If you still want the knock all your fillings loose
> suspension then I would suggest camber plates for the
> front.
> 
> p.s. anyone know if those rubber bushings in the bottom of
> the rear shocks can be replaced with urethane ones...
> 
> 
> --- Jason87VW <vze26kw6@verizon.net> wrote:
> > Ok,
> > 
> > I wasn't paying attention, did we ever find out a source
> > to get these ???
> > They would go REAL nice with the Konis and Sports...
> > 
> > Let me know, Thanks!
> > 
> > Jason87VW
> > 
> > 
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