Who knew 26 pieces of rubber could be so expensive?

"G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3" (gbodyman)
06/29/2015 at 14:20 • Filed to: None

Okay, technically they’re polyurethane. They’re also $160 before shipping, and mandatory for my car to be certified. Thanks, weak Canadian dollar!

DISCUSSION (19)

PS9 > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
06/29/2015 at 14:22

Not getting an astro van anymore?

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
06/29/2015 at 14:22

Canadian inspectors check bushings? Sooooo glad I live in a free country.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
06/29/2015 at 14:25

They check body mounts.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > PS9
06/29/2015 at 14:25

Nope! I’m keeping the old girl, even if it eventually kills me.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
06/29/2015 at 14:47

I’m sure, outside of florida, US inspectors do too.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
06/29/2015 at 14:47

poly bushings and your streeting it? Have fun keeping up on greasing them and the worse they make the ride. Id only ever do poly for the track. You can buy stiffer rubber ones that dont give up much ride quality

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
06/29/2015 at 14:53

Unfortunately, I can’t find other types of body mounts. Oh well, time for me to go up to the GM dealership...

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
06/29/2015 at 14:57

When I bought my MR2, one of the things I was looking into was what different vehicle state inspections are like since we don’t have them here. Most (meaning all of the states that i’d consider moving to) just check to make sure your lights work, tires have tread, horn works, and windshield wipers work.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
06/29/2015 at 15:08

See, up here that’s the test to make sure your vehicle is safe enough for a licence road test.

lone_liberal > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
06/29/2015 at 15:21

The ones for my Camaro ran about $75, but there are fewer of them. I guess that’s the price of being a big car guy!

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > lone_liberal
06/29/2015 at 15:23

That’s the price for owning a BOF cruiser.

lone_liberal > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
06/29/2015 at 15:24

That was the conventional wisdom but most modern poly body bushings don’t have to be lubricated and on cars like this a stiffer ride only gets you to what we consider soft these days. I say let the suspension handle the ride and handling instead of slop between the body and subframe.

LongbowMkII > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
06/29/2015 at 15:27

that’s cute.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > LongbowMkII
06/29/2015 at 15:29

Apparently. The information to the contrary has been delivered.

brianbrannon > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
06/29/2015 at 17:04

Have you actually had them? Poly bushings on a civic daily driver in the Midwest and Texas with zero issues

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > brianbrannon
06/30/2015 at 02:43

not on my personal vehicle but riden in a few. and almost every tuning company i contacted about them told me not to. They recommended stiffer rubber ones for my miata. I rode in an evo with all poly but that was also in full track prep so not really the best idea from that

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
06/30/2015 at 10:11

Damn that’s actually pretty cheap for a full set of poly bushings! I’ve seen a lot of cars where you can only get a couple of different ones and they’re more expensive than that, like a quarter of a full set at closer to $300. Do it!

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > AMGtech - now with more recalls!
06/30/2015 at 10:12

Those are just body mounts, no suspension bushings.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
06/30/2015 at 10:16

Oh damn.Much less of a good deal. Still seems like a pretty reasonable price to me. Should make the car feel much better to drive.