Reply to "ride quality"

To help anyone curious understand the poly bushing installation, the eyelet in the end of the control arm pivots around the outside of the poly bushing, hence the grease needs application on the outside of the poly bushing, between it and the control arm eyelet.

Vince, my upper control arms were already modified when I purchased the car. The modification was part of an extensive suspension kit sold by one of the vendors, Collectors Choice, I beleive. The front upper control arms are modified oem arms, the rear upper control arms are all new units. The suspension has tons of camber adjustment, allowing my car to be lowered to the point that the front jacking point, the frame member behind the front wheel wells, is only 4" above the ground, a low profile "racer" jack just barely fits under the car. The heim joints are not as wide as the chassis mounting tabs, so by off-setting the spacing between the heim joints & the tabs the caster can also be adjusted.

I don't think the ride is any more harsh, or that any more noise is transmitted into the chassis, as compared to when using poly bushings. But the friction is nill, and there is no give in the joint, the suspension settings are very firm.

My source for things like heim joints, metal stock, fasteners, is McMaster - Carr Supply Company, they're on the net.

your friend on the PIBB, George