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Street/strip guys: Front ends...poly or rubber?? #1569685 01/27/14 07:14 PM 01/27/14 07:14 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,250 Between a rock & a hard place C cudadoug OP master
cudadoug OP master C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,250 Between a rock & a hard place	Just what the title says, poly or rubber rebuild kits. 75% street, but I would think the poly stuff would be too stiff therefore hindering weight transfer. Discuss.

Re: Street/strip guys: Front ends...poly or rubber?? [Re: cudadoug] #1569686 01/27/14 07:42 PM 01/27/14 07:42 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,104 Tulsa OK Bad340fish master
Bad340fish master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,104 Tulsa OK	I went from Poly to hiem joints and will never go back. RMS tube uppers and strut rods. The only bushing I have in the front is poly and its in the lower control arm. Rides better on the road and leaves much better on the track. 68 Barracuda Formula S 340

Re: Street/strip guys: Front ends...poly or rubber?? [Re: Bad340fish] #1569687 01/27/14 07:57 PM 01/27/14 07:57 PM
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 3,433 Toronto M mshred master
mshred master M Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 3,433 Toronto	Have always been told you want rubber up front as opposed to poly since it is supposed to be less stiff and allow freer and smoother movement

Re: Street/strip guys: Front ends...poly or rubber?? [Re: Bad340fish] #1569688 01/27/14 08:04 PM 01/27/14 08:04 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,266 Renton Washington T Triple Threat master
Triple Threat master T Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,266 Renton Washington	Quote: I went from Poly to hiem joints and will never go back. RMS tube uppers and strut rods. The only bushing I have in the front is poly and its in the lower control arm. Rides better on the road and leaves much better on the track. This is my set up as well. RMS uppers, stock lowers with Poly bushings QA1 strut rods -Dustin 67 Dart, 9 second, 392" G3 Hemi 68 Barracuda 340 F/SA

Re: Street/strip guys: Front ends...poly or rubber?? [Re: Triple Threat] #1569689 01/27/14 08:15 PM 01/27/14 08:15 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,250 Between a rock & a hard place C cudadoug OP master
cudadoug OP master C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,250 Between a rock & a hard place	Oh yea, I left out...OE everything up front. No tube control arms, etc.

Re: Street/strip guys: Front ends...poly or rubber?? [Re: cudadoug] #1569690 01/27/14 08:31 PM 01/27/14 08:31 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,774 A collage of whims topside Too Many Posts
topside Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,774 A collage of whims	One of the old tricks was to use bearings in the control arms for free movement, but that wouldn't be good for a street car.

Re: Street/strip guys: Front ends...poly or rubber?? [Re: topside] #1569691 01/27/14 09:48 PM 01/27/14 09:48 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,160 Texas dannysbee master
dannysbee master Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,160 Texas	Looks like these would work. Possibly these upper and a lower rubber if you were concerned with the ride. http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Control-Arm-Bushing-wcg.html Getting old just means you were smarter than some and luckier than others.

Re: Street/strip guys: Front ends...poly or rubber?? [Re: Bad340fish] #1569692 01/27/14 10:21 PM 01/27/14 10:21 PM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 12,493 Taxes & Virus's R-US, NY Dragula I Live Here
Dragula I Live Here Joined: May 2004 Posts: 12,493 Taxes & Virus's R-US, NY	Quote: I went from Poly to hiem joints and will never go back. RMS tube uppers and strut rods. The only bushing I have in the front is poly and its in the lower control arm. Rides better on the road and leaves much better on the track. X3 Although mine is a Magnumforce unit. My uppers are poly, but all the rest are heim's and I would not hesitate to go that rout for any street car. A little maintenance now and then, and your good to go.. '70 Cuda,...605 EFI Hemi Street Car (6.20 best pass, 1.33 60ft) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYw6RA-k5Bk (6.25 at 108.75mph from inside car) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zQEb9uxFng (6.25 at 108mph from outside car) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCvfzsC4NgM (9.9) '66 Barracuda AWB Stretched nose Blown 440 Car in build stage '71 Duster Drag Car 400 Low Deck 512 best 6.002 at 115.44mph https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Znuo3jMUXTk

Re: Street/strip guys: Front ends...poly or rubber?? [Re: Dragula] #1569693 01/27/14 11:16 PM 01/27/14 11:16 PM
Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,563 Janesville, WI SpareParts pro stock
SpareParts pro stock Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,563 Janesville, WI	I got rubber in the lower control arms, the rest of it is being changed over the winter to some stuff my buddy and I are making and is all heim mounted.

Re: Street/strip guys: Front ends...poly or rubber?? [Re: SpareParts] #1569694 01/27/14 11:47 PM 01/27/14 11:47 PM
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 2,422 Pittsburgh PA Eric top fuel
Eric top fuel Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 2,422 Pittsburgh PA	I used poly in my old Duster and had the weight transfer issue.....so....I took it apart again and broke out some sand paper and took a hair off the bushings and coated them with grease. Worked great after that.. 5.53 @ 125 1/8th on the launch control..more left in her!

Re: Street/strip guys: Front ends...poly or rubber?? [Re: cudadoug] #1569695 01/28/14 01:13 AM 01/28/14 01:13 AM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,318 State of confusion T Thumperdart I Live Here
Thumperdart I Live Here T Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,318 State of confusion	Stock suspension and poly here............. 72 Dart 470 n/a BB stroker street car `THUMPER`...Check me out on FB Dominic Thumper for videos and lots of carb pics......760-900-3895.....

Re: Street/strip guys: Front ends...poly or rubber?? [Re: Thumperdart] #1569696 01/28/14 01:28 AM 01/28/14 01:28 AM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,519 pacific northwest S Stroker Scamp master
Stroker Scamp master S Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,519 pacific northwest	Quote: Stock suspension and poly here............. Same here, but greased footbrake N/A SB 408 Scamp 10.10 @ 132 street/strip 73 Duster 340 street strip 12.79 @ 105

Re: Street/strip guys: Front ends...poly or rubber?? [Re: Stroker Scamp] #1569697 01/28/14 02:01 AM 01/28/14 02:01 AM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,318 State of confusion T Thumperdart I Live Here
Thumperdart I Live Here T Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,318 State of confusion	Quote: Quote: Stock suspension and poly here............. Same here, but greased I knew it.............no wonder my car doesn`t hook...........NO GREASE............ 72 Dart 470 n/a BB stroker street car `THUMPER`...Check me out on FB Dominic Thumper for videos and lots of carb pics......760-900-3895.....

Re: Street/strip guys: Front ends...poly or rubber?? [Re: Bad340fish] #1569698 01/28/14 02:14 AM 01/28/14 02:14 AM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,698 NE Oklahoma V Von master
Von master V Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,698 NE Oklahoma	Quote: I went from Poly to hiem joints and will never go back. RMS tube uppers and strut rods. The only bushing I have in the front is poly and its in the lower control arm. Rides better on the road and leaves much better on the track. X4. But, I have rubber lowers. The guy at RMS said to use rubber. 72 RR, Pump gas 440, 452s, 3800 lbs, Corked, ET Radials,. 11.33@117.72. Same car, bone stock 346s, 9.5 comp, baby solid. 12.24@110.

Re: Street/strip guys: Front ends...poly or rubber?? [Re: Von] #1569699 01/28/14 03:13 AM 01/28/14 03:13 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,421 Balt. Md 3 383man Too Many Posts
383man Too Many Posts 3 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,421 Balt. Md	Basically all stock on mine. I did not go with the poly as its all rubber and stock suspension. I may consider changing to poly if I hear enough good about it that it would be worth it for me. Ron

Re: Street/strip guys: Front ends...poly or rubber?? [Re: 383man] #1569700 01/28/14 03:22 AM 01/28/14 03:22 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,250 Between a rock & a hard place C cudadoug OP master
cudadoug OP master C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,250 Between a rock & a hard place	Thanks guys...good info as usual. Funny though...as if right on cue my buddy stopped by tonight with his 73 cuda. He just redid the front end last month with poly parts. After about 200 miles it has developed a loud and annoying squeeeek coming from both side's upper control arms. Decisions decisions...

Re: Street/strip guys: Front ends...poly or rubber?? [Re: cudadoug] #1569701 01/28/14 06:04 AM 01/28/14 06:04 AM
Joined: May 2008 Posts: 5,399 Aurora, Colorado 451Mopar master
451Mopar master Joined: May 2008 Posts: 5,399 Aurora, Colorado	Poly on my car, but it also goes around corners I'm sure the car would hook better and be quicker if I took the sway bars off and changed the handling T-Bars to something smaller.

Re: Street/strip guys: Front ends...poly or rubber?? [Re: 451Mopar] #1569702 01/28/14 10:43 AM 01/28/14 10:43 AM
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,496 Sask, Can. 7 72demon416 pro stock
72demon416 pro stock 7 Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,496 Sask, Can.	So has anybody tried the nylon LCA bushings as opposed to urethane?

Re: Street/strip guys: Front ends...poly or rubber?? [Re: cudadoug] #1569703 01/28/14 11:17 AM 01/28/14 11:17 AM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,978 Hilltown Pa 1967dartgt master
1967dartgt master Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,978 Hilltown Pa	Went 1.32 with all poly and all stock front end. Brett Miller W9 cnc'd heads STR Chassis fabraction

Re: Street/strip guys: Front ends...poly or rubber?? [Re: cudadoug] #1569704 01/28/14 11:44 AM 01/28/14 11:44 AM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 4,020 South Park, Pa. 68LAR master
68LAR master Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 4,020 South Park, Pa.	All stock rubber here. 4 speed street legal. Best time 10.99 @ 124 mph on 93 octane pump gas @ 3926# total weight

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