Cory 66
Aug 19th, 09, 8:43 PM
Hello guys. I still have my first car 1966 malibu. I want to put it back on the road,first thing is it needs front suspension rebuilt. I have all the moog part #'s thanks Rizzi. What I need from you guys is some pro's and cons on moog parts and pst's polygraphite kit. Any info will be much appreciated thanks.
BlueSS454
Aug 19th, 09, 9:14 PM
I have all Moog parts in my 69 Malibu and the Charger. Both cars ride quite nicely. I have polyurethane bushings on my 70. Car rides alot stiffer and they squeak, but it does handle a little better. If I ever do the 70 over again, i'm putting moog rubber bushings back in the front end.
Cory 66
Aug 19th, 09, 9:19 PM
I have all Moog parts in my 69 Malibu and the Charger. Both cars ride quite nicely. I have polyurethane bushings on my 70. Car rides alot stiffer and they squeak, but it does handle a little better. If I ever do the 70 over again, i'm putting moog rubber bushings back in the front end.
The squeak is what I was wanting to hear someone say. thanks
hydro462
Aug 19th, 09, 10:14 PM
I prefer rubber over poly myself...
55belairtim
Aug 20th, 09, 12:56 AM
poly is nice if your looking for a road corse kind of car but it squeeks, i like the rubber for a driver car, but poly if im building a road race car.
poor ol' nick
Aug 20th, 09, 2:19 AM
Rubber unless building a drag car.
PST
Aug 20th, 09, 12:05 PM
What I need from you guys is some pro's and cons on moog parts and pst's polygraphite kit. Any info will be much appreciated thanks.
Many of our kits actually use Moog parts! The main difference between a Moog kit and the PST kit is price - we get very steep discounts because of the volume we do, so our prices are much, much lower. Combine that with our Free Shipping to 48 US States and the 10% Chevelles.com discount, and I think you will find that the PST kit is much, much less expensive.
All of our kits are backed by a Lifetime Limited Warranty and are OE (or better) specification.
The squeak is what I was wanting to hear someone say. thanks
There is a difference between polyurethane and PolygraphiteŽ. PST's PolygraphiteŽ is graphite-impregnated to dramatically reduce the chance of squeaking. Our customers who properly lube their bushings before installation almost never complain about squeaking.
Hope this helps!
Also, check out this quote from another Chevelles.com member speaking about the PST kit:
So here is a question for you guys debating which parts to get...
Have you ever had yourself- first hand- a "Cheap" suspension part break?
IE: PST or one of the other canned front end kits.
I have done 4 PST front end kits in the last 10 years, and never had a single problem or complaint (except the inner tie rods don't have the zerk on the end like OEM did)
I have put a lot of miles on the cars these were installed on and had no problems.
The only problem i have ever heard of was on a car a friend sold- then bought back 3 years later, to have a front ball joint break. The joint was dry as a bone the guy who bought it from him had done no maint on it- plus it also was a small block car with big block springs (super high front end) so that probably put extra stress on the joint...
Anyone else ever actually had any failures after installing one of these kits?