Polyurethane bushings or not?

[Disturban]

Well the A arm bushings are Dry Rotted on my wifes bravada and squeaking like no tomorrow and I am going to replace them all. Just wondering if there is any Pro's/Con's to using Polyurethane bushings or should I just by rubber? Dont poly bushings squeak a lot? I know they last a lot longer and we plan on driving this thing for at least 100,000 miles so thats something I need to consider. But at the same time I HATE squeaks and rattles on a daily driver.

[Mudbuster]

most likely they will end up squeeking and they may ride a little rougher. for something like that I'd just stick with rubber.

[Disturban]

most likely they will end up squeeking and they may ride a little rougher. for something like that I'd just stick with rubber.

Thats kinda what I was thinking...think I will just get the rubber ones.

[Bo Duke]

I've always heard that they improve handling and if you put some grease on them should take care of the squeaking!!!

[Disturban]

I've always heard that they improve handling and if you put some grease on them should take care of the squeaking!!!

This is a Bravada so I am not really looking to make it handle like a Corvette. I think if it improves handling a harder ride comes with it? What happens when the grease dries up...there is no way to grease these with out taking them out again?

[Bo Duke]

I've always heard that they improve handling and if you put some grease on them should take care of the squeaking!!!

This is a Bravada so I am not really looking to make it handle like a Corvette. I think if it improves handling a harder ride comes with it? What happens when the grease dries up...there is no way to grease these with out taking them out again?

I've seen them with grease fittings before...

[Disturban]

The only ones I found for my truck don't have grease fitting...they say they are pregreased though. Another thing I am concerned about though is if I use polly bushings on the front and not on the rear also would that have an adverse effect on handling? Kinda like mixing biasply tires with radials? 

[Bo Duke]

The only ones I found for my truck don't have grease fitting...they say they are pregreased though. Another thing I am concerned about though is if I use polly bushings on the front and not on the rear also would that have an adverse effect on handling? Kinda like mixing biasply tires with radials? 

Mixing them is fine.... These things dont have THAT big effect on the handling..... like people are making them out to be

[Disturban]

I might give them a try and I could always change the rears later. The biggest benefit I can see in using them is the don't dry rot. I think I will jump over to an S10 forum and see if anyone is using them and if I can get some with Grease fittings.

[bmwallace_88]

i used the poly ones on my beretta that i was using for autocross/dd (strange combo) lol but it did help the handling a bit, but for a dd i'd say use the rubber ones, the poly ones were just too stiff, and while it was nice for hugging the corners, they were awful over bumps, too stiff, i doubt this is helpful in anyway to yours, but just throwing it out there, i did the a-arm bushings, and craddle bushings with poly ones and none of them squeek

[TBigLug]

Definitely go with rubber. You should be able to get 100,000 miles out of them. Had poly's in my old truck. Squeaks made me want to jump out while I was going down the road to end the suffering!!! Rubber's the best bet for a DD.

[haybob]

the poly will transfer all viberations even road noise had a friend put them in his mustang  hatted them - dd keep rubber