poly vs rod ends, strut tower brace and panhard bar questions

BMR Tech 2 said:

Spherical will be kinda rough and noisy on the street. I don't usually recommend it unless you're making big power (700 RWHP). Poly/bearing stuff is perfect for someone who wants to drive their car on the street and on the track. The poly bushings keep everything nice and quiet, while the bearing gives you all the articulation you need. You can use poly/poly on the road course, but you will probably be replacing bushings more frequently than most.

The poor review on the poly/rod bar is because the metal spacers on the bearing end do not give like poly bushings will. When the factory bar is installed and the bolts torqued, it crushes the mounting point a little bit. When you try to slide our bearing spacers in WITHOUT spreading the mounting point a little bit, it's probably going to be tough to get it in (lol).

Our bushings do not come pre-greased. You will have to grease them every 5-10k miles (depending on use and grease used) with a good quality SYNTHETIC grease. No petroleum based greases or you may prematurely wear the bushings.

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Rapture said:

Do you think I should switch my order from poly/poly to poly/bearing? I can't decide. It hasnt been shipped yet. It's for the panhard

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Rapture said:

Can the poly bushings be replaced? Can the bearings wear out and be replaced?

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Boaisy said:

I had BMR's Poly (elastomer bushing)/Spherical LCA's. They ran like a dream. If you run poly/poly's for a long time on the road course, they end up like this:

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Boaisy said:

You only grease the poly's/elasto's. I was advised not to grease the spherical.

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Rapture said:

I've read some people talk about bearing loosening up and creating some play causing rattling. Is this normal? Or does this mean the bearings need to be replaced? Do you grease the bearings too?

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BMR Tech 2 said:

The bearings have a teflon liner to prevent them from squeaking. Over time it will wear and the bearings will get loose. This is normal. Greasing the bearings will accelerate the wear unless you use a dry lubricant. If you grease them, dirt and grit will stick to the grease and get worked into the bearing.

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Rapture said:

I called American muscle and tried to cancel my order since it had not shipped yet. Said they couldn't guarantee it but canceled it. It still shipped. The poly/poly panhard. I wanted the poly/bearing. I can't see myself now spending money to send it back.

Is there replacement bearings that mount into the bushing hole?

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BMR Tech 2 said:

No, the poly/poly and poly/rod bars are totally different. There isn't a way to upgrade the poly bar to a poly/bearing bar.

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