I got the chance to chat with a guy while at the local 4x4 shop a few days ago about him replacing the OEM body and suspension bushings with Poly ones. His comments were "maybe the best money spent yet, the truck feels soo much firmer". I also spoke with a fella about a year ago with a Miata that said the same thing. Maybe something to consider here in the future.

 

You will also feel and hear more road noise.

MikeyB

 

You "I don't like my diesel to rattle" guys might hear more road noise but us noisy 2nd genners won't have a clue. Keep us informed. I've been wanting to do that on mine to try and get some of the handling back.

 

I had poly on certain suspension parts on my unibody jeep. Not so bad. I would wait on the body mounts and try suspension items first. Things to consider are the control arms, track bar and leaf spring bushings first. The trick with the unibody jeeps was to keep one end of the control arms rubber to keep NVH down. I wouldnt worry in this case. It was the poly motor mounts that were harsh at first.

 

I've got most of my 02 camaro covered in them and i love it after they were broken in. Got them on the trans mount, engine, sway bars front and rear, lower control arms and panhard rod.

I might consider them on my dodge too

 

Just what I wanted to hear, lots of different opinions. I'm not so worried about the motor mounts yet, the suspension stuff will be 1st on my list, then the body. From what I've seen the full kits are about $125.00. I do my own work unless, I really dont feel comfortable with it. I try to avoid paying someone hourly labor fee's.

 

here are a couple of things to consider with poly bushings:

1- make **** sure to grease them with the special grease that is usually supplied. Other greases could react to the poly and result in bushing disintegration
2- take a look at which way the suspension components move before changing the bushings. In some cases, you want some of the rubber's compliance, and replacing with poly could result in binding. I don't know our trucks' suspension enough, but i know on the race car, there is one bushing that needs to stay rubber because it allow movement in two different axis.

3- I would recommend against doing motor mounts. again, on the race car, replacing the mounts with poly result in the windshield trying to vibrate itself loose! I don't even want to think about what a diesel engine would produce for vibrations if it's not damped with rubber.

just food for thought.
hth.

 

Good info, thanks.