Planing to rebuild the chassie in my 69 chevelle,standard or polyurethane bushings is the question. Standard would be a big improvment over those old wornout pieces,my plan is to put a big block and a700R4 transmission in it.
Is polybushings mainly for racing or can you live with them in a cruiser?:

Hope you have some thoughts about this
Greetings Mats from SWEDEN

i have them both in my cars.i always put in the stock ones,but bought a 69 conv. with the polys and it is fine . no squeaks and handles great and its the car i drive the most. greg

Thankyou Greg,i will go for the harder poly .My car comes from cincinnati ohio,and was brought to sweden in 2005. I bought it 3weeks ago,and now its time to rebuild it.The only parts thats been replaced (as i can see) is the waterpump,battery and rear shocks,so it will need some TLC.It has 91422 miles on the odometer.Im looking forward to all hours in the garage,been there before(dragracing) and now im back.(my age is 57)

Mats,

Use the search feature near the top of the screen and type polyurethane body mounts, like this:

http://img38.picoodle.com/img/img38/9/8/4/f_searchm_57b32c6.jpg

You'll find lots of comments already posted on the subject :thumbsup:

Our son's Chevelle has had the poly urethane bushings front and back for several years now with no problems. The bushings firmed things up and took the tail end jiggle out of the car but do squeak a little. We have them in the back of our el Camino and I added grease fittings. I doubt that too many people would notice the before and after ride. I guess that if you are really going to be flogging the car around corners, you should use the standard factory bushings in the upper arms to allow for flex.

Thanks don ,your guidance to the search forum really gave me a lot of input
worth thinking about.I havent decided yet ,but the rubber stuff seems to be the right way for me. As you have noticed this is my first contact with this great forum ,im glad i find it. Mats

Welcome aboard, Mats! You'll find plenty of help from a lot of good people here. :D :thumbsup:

Dave

Hello Mats and nice to hear about a fellow scandinavian!
I´m just in the middle of putting new polys on my -72 Elco. The main reasons for polys were that they were cheaper and much easier to find than rubbers. Anyway, the job itself is a pita! Atleast on my car. All the hardware is ruined, so I have to cut all the bolts and make holes on the bed to get access to the factory nuts. This is no fun:(
I hope you have bettr luck.

After reading ALL the posts (please do the search and decide then), I went with rubber. Like yours, mine were old (but not nearly worn out). The ride is great - smooth - and I have firmer shocks, boxed rear arms, sway bars etc. that make up for the original "boat" ride which is now gone. Are you gonna do these common "improvements" to your ride too?

Considering there MAY be some issue with polys and your structure (please research this) I found the safest bet was the rubber. For me. Only you can decide for yourself.

PS - I noticed the fondness for American classic muscle in Stockholm Sweden and Hamburg Germany!

Thanks don ,your guidance to the search forum really gave me a lot of input
worth thinking about.I havent decided yet ,but the rubber stuff seems to be the right way for me. As you have noticed this is my first contact with this great forum ,im glad i find it. Mats

You're Welcome!

I went with all rubber. Nice quiet ride!