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Old 10-15-2014, 09:04 PM
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You're a mind reader Uber. I was thinking about those. Bind would be virtually non-existent, I would think. But, by essentially having a "solid" connection between chassis and axle, what's the expected life span of the spherical bushings?
The UPR spherical bearings have a lifetime guarantee. For cars which are daily driven, say 15k+ miles per year, you might find them needing a freshen up in 2-3 years. But of a car which NEEDS sphericals, the bushing replacement is worth it.
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Old 10-16-2014, 06:10 AM
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Awesome, thanks Sharad. I didn't know if the spherical bushings would fall under that because maybe they were considered a "wear item".

All and all though, my car isn't a daily driver so it won't be seeing anywhere near 15k/year, if half of that.

Thanks for all the help!
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Old 10-16-2014, 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by unitedwestang
Awesome, thanks Sharad. I didn't know if the spherical bushings would fall under that because maybe they were considered a "wear item".

All and all though, my car isn't a daily driver so it won't be seeing anywhere near 15k/year, if half of that.

Thanks for all the help!
Anytime dude!
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Old 10-17-2014, 10:18 AM
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I'd also imagine the rod ends on the spherical control arms have the same life as the bushings, i think i been running all my solid stuff for about 3 or 4 years and seems good to go but I only put 3-4k on it a year
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Old 10-17-2014, 12:46 PM
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I imagine I'm around a similar miles/year.

I pretty convinced that spherical bushings for the housing is the way to go. In your opinion, should I might as well go solid on the lowers too? I mean since the uppers would be solid...

That and I've just heard too many stories of poly bushings disintegrating. Not UPR's specifically, but its just seems to be a fault of poly bushings in general. They only give a little and if they get pushed past that they break...
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If u dont mind a little nch id go solid all around
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