Poly bushings....Good or Bad idea????
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Poly bushings....Good or Bad idea????
I'm tired of hearing my rear suspension squeek on my 2002 Avalanche. I hear it every time I stop or accelerate. Sounds like my rear bushings are bone dry.
Anyhow, I was thinking about replacing them with energy suspension bushings. The only thing stopping me is I've read good and bad things about them. Like, they will start to squeek after a while.
Can anyone give me some real world experience with them. I don't want to hear "I have heard this or heard that". I want to hear from those who have actually used them.
Thanks in advance.
Anyhow, I was thinking about replacing them with energy suspension bushings. The only thing stopping me is I've read good and bad things about them. Like, they will start to squeek after a while.
Can anyone give me some real world experience with them. I don't want to hear "I have heard this or heard that". I want to hear from those who have actually used them.
Thanks in advance.
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I've used them. They work fine but they do need to be greased to prevent them from squeeking. Honestly, I would spray your existing bushings with lube one at a time until you identify the noise maker.
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I really want to just replace the bushings since I'm doing the shocks (Bilsteins). I know they need to be lubed with the lube that comes in the package but I've heard of them squeeking later down the road. I just want to know if that's due to improper lubing/installation or if it's just the way it is with poly bushings.
I heard it makes the suspension feel a bit more solid instead of sloppy, which is how it feels now. How many miles do you have on your poly bushings? Do you have Energy Suspension bushings?
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Well, I guess I have no other option other than buying the Energy Suspension bushings. I just called around and the factory stuff isn't available solo. You need to purchase the control arms as well. Screw that!!!. I guess I'll be doing the front and rear at the same time. My truck is a 2002 with 116K miles on it. So might as well.
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Pretty good chance that what you're hearing is a slip/stick on the rear driveline slip-yoke(unless you're hearing is on bumps & stuff too). Before you go through all the bushings, pull the rear driveline, and put grease in the splines. I use a moly lube, works well and lasts a long time. Worth trying IMO, before you go further.
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Pretty good chance that what you're hearing is a slip/stick on the rear driveline slip-yoke(unless you're hearing is on bumps & stuff too). Before you go through all the bushings, pull the rear driveline, and put grease in the splines. I use a moly lube, works well and lasts a long time. Worth trying IMO, before you go further.
But I think I'm going to just re-lube everything in the driveline while I'm in there. So thanks for the tip.