Hey Souk, nice work on the custom fitment.

As for the HP....I have one myself..."reverse Polish notation"...my wife is from Poland, she's 100x smarter than me, but still has no idea how to use the HP.

Nice job with the rubber washer idea too :D

hmm, maybe I should add that I have polygraphites just like Souk and I went through the effort to fit them properly. I love them so far.

Did I say something to offend you, Island? :rolleyes:

Scott, I don't think "islands" comment was a person attack.

Anyhow, I'm really hoping to keep this thread on the topic of polygraphite bushings. To reiterate, I don't expect everyone to agree, and I'm not trying to show that the polygraphite bushing is the only solution. However if anyone decides to use the PG bushing, I hope this thread is one of many that they should read before installing them. And if they don't find it useful...well it was fun playing in the garage :)


Indeed the ID is important. The bushing should not oscillate about the carrrier. The A-arm SHOULD oscillate within the bushing.

My explanation of the fit/drag was not to highlight the importance of the bushing's OD such that one might expect the bushing to move relative to the carrier. The reason I left some material on the OD was to allow the bushing to conform to the imperfect "bore" of the carrier. Again, if the carrier is crap...well then the principal doesn't apply or the carrier should be "repaired" or replaced. I do have a solution to "round" out carrier. But that's another thread.

Like many things (or systems) a single component can't be singled out. The bushings were a part of system rebuild. Understanding how the system works should lead one to solutions or improvements.

For a report of the results:

The owner reported that the car performed just great! His first run of the day showed a 3 second improvement over his time at the same course last year...as the day progressed, he was able to trim almost 4.5 seconds off his best time on the course...

The FTD was was 3.25 seconds faster then his 2.2T with Zenith carbs and full stock interior and exterior....the FTD car? ....a 911ST bodied car with a twin-plug 3.6 running PMO's and coil-overs on all four corners!

That little car scoots!


http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1116947808.jpg

I think you found something there Jay..smart polish wife who won't play with your HP ... hmm... I'm kinda protective of my HP..it's got secrets :) maybe I should work on getting one of the girls at the Player's Club :D ... then go hang myself whe "Lady H" finds out! And when you are ready for a set of rubber washers...I have spares :D

So Souk, when are we going to hear about this 4th option?

Not sure on the readiness...it doesn't have a high priority right now.

I used large sealing washers, available @ ACE Hardware

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Yep..you gotta love ACE! :) Nice Thom.

Souk,
I realized this is an old thread. Anything new regards bushing?