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[acres]

Who uses what bushes and please rate them?

I have replaced all front and rear bushes (excluding diff and transmission) with Whiteline Plus bushes. Car is tight as and feels like a go-cart but I am really begining to dislike them.
Rear end is fine however front control arm (inner) bushes are noisy little mofo's. They squeek while turning - repetitively until the wheels straighten up again - and no amount of grease seems to stop them for any longer than a week.
Super Pro ones look a different design on their website so would like to hear any feedback on these if possible.

[bobbyjimmy]

The bushes don't have preload on them do they? I.e you tightened them up while the suspension was unloaded like on jack stands or a 2 post hoist?

A thread on NASIOC was talking about this in poly bushes, it ended up being preload, what he did to fix it was basically;
Put the car on ramps, undo (not all the way off, just loose) the nuts/bolts that hold them, drive the car off the ramps, drive the car back on the ramps and do the nuts/bolts upto torque specs.

[acres]

Yep I normally put the car on hoists. I'll give it a go tonight and see how we go.
Ta

[acres]

Well it hasn't stopped the noise but it has improved it. The squeak is not as loud but so far is still occurring just as often.
Only seems to be the inner right bush making the noise though.

[bobbyjimmy]

Sure it actually is the control arm bushes and not sway bar D bushes or even links?

[RX25SE]

and no amount of grease seems to stop them for any longer than a week

What sort of grease are you using?

[acres]

Sure it actually is the control arm bushes and not sway bar D bushes or even links?

Fairly certain. Have taken the swaybar off a few times and the noise remains - although it does sound different with the swaybar removed.
Grease is lithium 'extreme pressure'