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Feb 1, 2007 | 04:14 PM

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Kay95

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From: Glen Rock, PA

Car Info: 95 Impreza coup, green, 5speed 1.8l awd

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Originally Posted by blue5spdwrxwgn

Yes rubber bushings get old, but poly ones get old faster. And they tend to get brittle over time and cumble.

Yah, rubber sway bar bushings can be noisy like poly control arm bushings since unless they are bonded to the bar, they must allow atleast some rotational slipping.

You mean the same bushings that are oil and grease resistant. The same bushings that are inorganic get older faster? I have yet to see any urethane product degrade. I cant see how on a car it would happen. Urethane is a great material coming from a durability stand point. It resists automotive chemicals and performs well at automotive temperatures. If it was cheaper to make and didnt transmitt NVH it would be OEM across the board.