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Originally Posted by smadsen
The twisting of the rubber components is part of the suspension compliance. When those pices wear out (after 30+ years) the suspension squeaks and you can get metal on metal wear.
You can elect to replace the rubber bits and start over again or change over to polybronze pieces from Elephant or others. ER seems to be the most popular here. I did my front & rear 10+ years ago with ER pieces and the suspension worked smoothly and silently through the full range of motion. The torsion bar spring rates control the suspension/chassis compliance with the road and the shocks provide the dampening. Those rotten rubber joints twisting (or not) no longer interfered with the other components doing their job.
The only downside is the polybronze bushing require an annual squirt to the 8 zerks.
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Do you feel like polybronze made the ride any more harsh than rubber would have?
Any reason you wouldn't/didn't consider metal/teflon instead of the polybronze?
https://www.rsrproducts.com/product-page/rebel-s-racing-rsr-rear-bushing-set