The long wheelbase types are getting all excited about urethane bushings ;)

Before you ask, I clicked over there by mistake :no:

So here's my question.

I have the RE polyurethane bushings and I trashed them in a year. (About 44 medium to tough runs! Woo hoo!)

Are the RE bushings as good as it gets, or are there other options? I am particularly thinking about the front spring shackle.

Chris L.

Chris was looking through the new RE catalog, and came across this:

http://www.myjeeprocks.com/photopost/data/500/13re_cat0002-med.jpg

Not sure if itd work or not, but it sounded like a cool idea.

Chris remembers seeing a while back, a Toyota leaf spring with a Johnny Joint instead of a bushing. He thinks it may have been All Pro Offroad, but hes not sure. That might be a better solution then bushings.

(next time Im going to let him type his posts...:P)

HTH

Tam and Chris

Hmm....not sure I can visualize how these work :confused:

I took a look at all pro and found these:

http://www.allprooffroad.com/suspension_johnnyjoints.htm

Way cool. Shame I *just* welded new hangers on the frame ;)

It does say they are for the rear - maybe they induce strange steering quirks.

When I think about it, if the axle is at 30 degrees to the frame all that movement has to go somewhere which is why the bushings take a beating.

Chris L