Clunking Sounds

[devildog01]

L8 aftermarket polybushings are orange. If you wheel your truck these are the way to go. If you want your truck to look good go with the oem bushings.

 

[Houm_WA]

look good? How do OEM bushings versus polys make the truck look any different?

I'd be sort of interested in the orange polys, ONLY if they come pre-installed in GENUINE OE lower control arms, and I don't mean the one-off stuff they sell at AB that are technically from the factory but not suitable for sale at an LR Parts counter.

Here is the thing; I'm sure the polys are more durable. No argument. ...but the OE bushes last about 50k miles...and for me that equates to about 10 years. So for me specifically (and I realize my calculus is not the norm) it just doesn't make sense to go poly.

All that said, I'd love to hear how the orange bushings are performing. I heard some nightmarish stories about the red ones. If anyone in the Seattle area has them installed, I'd love to go for a ride in that LR3 and buy the owner a beer for his/her time.

 

[armybuck041]

I've been running the Orange Polybushes since last July. The entire rig, front to rear, and top to bottom. The ride is a tiny bit firmer, but all the misc clunks are long gone and the rig handles like a dream. Even at -25*c when you'd expect them to be really stiff; they are excellent. The only downside is that my sunroof shade has taken to rattling on occasion from the slightly firmer ride. Minor details really.

 

[devildog01]

look good? How do OEM bushings versus polys make the truck look any different?.

Some guys are **** retentive to the point of orange bushings messing up their color scheme. To each his own. I wheel my lr3 so the poly bushings are just a better option imo. On a side note Lucky8 will have lr3/4 sliders coming very soon. Amk pump compatible.

 

[Houm_WA]

Yeah....my bushings would be mud brown after a month anyway, regardless of starting color! ...but orange works for me as an Oregon State Alumnus. My LR3 is black so a little orange would be welcomed.

I have RS Sliders already....so what I really need is the definitive guide to fitting the AMK compressor with the RS units. I have the re-lo bracket (from Tactical) and I'm just waiting now, for my Hitachi to give up.

 

[Sogs]

Lower control arms and tie rods, this is common at about 40k there shot, under designed. Bushings in the control arms fail.