delrin bushings

[royce71]

I have a set of delrin bushings I got a good deal on a couple of years ago and no I'm trying to decide if I should use them or rubber bushings, I would appreciate any opinions.
Royce

[NCArachnid]

I installed the delrin bushes when I rebuilt my front end in the year 2000. The rubber boots on the tie-rod ends and to a lesser degree the ball-joints are cracked and weathered. The delrin is like new. Now sadly I have only logged about 250-500 miles since then. The ride is direct! It is tight and firm. I've heared others complain about the ride being too harsh. I love it, maybe in 20-30 years I'll change my mind. I read on the turbo 124 site that the delrin bushes should be shimmed with self-lubricating metal collar inserts but the venders that sell them claim that the delrin is durable enough and slick enough to rotate without binding. So far I haven't encountered any problems. If I had to do it over I would likely go with the metal collared polyurathane, they are not always available though.

[royce71]

Thank you for your input. I'm thinking of going with the polyurethane. Anybody out there want some delrin bushings?

[kbee00]

Thank you for your input. I'm thinking of going with the polyurethane. Anybody out there want some delrin bushings?

PM me with your thoughts. I have been considering Delrin anyway. Good luck with your Poly.

[redek]

Thank you for your input. I'm thinking of going with the polyurethane. Anybody out there want some delrin bushings?

How much do you want for them? PM me.

Derek

[fiatfreak]

Can't comment on the delrin bushings, but I have polyurethane on both my Spiders, my two Scorpions and my X1/9. I think they are a great replacement over the stock rubber on a street driven performance car.