Leaf Spring Bushings

[smoothandlow84]

Hahahahahahahah

.....no need to be a hater....lol

 

[Honky Kong jr]

.....no need to be a hater....lol

No hatred here

 

[Kim Burke]

Late to the party, OE rubber was the only choice back in the day for original usage but any quality urethane will be fine for what we do with these trucks now. Ease of installation, advances in design, and price make urethane a good alternative. JMHO

 

[Cuba]

if we are talking about energy suspension bushings then no they are the exact same hardness.

the only difference between Reds and Black by ES are the black are Graphite injected and the reds are not. they are the same hardness and the reds sqeek because they dont self lubricate like the blacks do.

so go with the blacks.

Yes the energy. You may be right on the stiffness, but I was assuming on why they may squeak more than the black ones. The lack of graphite may be it then. I've used white ones too, but a different company. It's hard to tell how hard they are because of the time of year I may do a job. The colder it is, the harder rubeer and plastic gets, etc.

 

[da_raabi]

There have been discussions on this subject for a long long time. In performance use, poly is NOT the answer - but for the life of me I can't remember the reasoning. Delrin is the preferred material in all locations except sway bars, where poly is fine.

I went with delrin in most locations on my Camaro. Unfortunately I do not believe they make Delrin bushings for our trucks.

 

[Honky Kong jr]

They also sell solid aluminum, can’t really call them bushings, spring eye plugs. Lol