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W113 Pagoda SL Group => General Discussion => Topic started by: bluedipper on January 06, 2005, 01:28:40

Title: neoprene suspension bushings
Post by: bluedipper on January 06, 2005, 01:28:40

A couple of years back I bought some neoprene suspension bushings and had them installed on my car along with new springs and shocks.  Great investment.  The handling was a vast improvement over the mushy performance I had become accustomed to.  I now want to buy another set for another of my vehicles. A Ford.  But, I can't remember the company I bought the bushings from.  Does anybody remeber that old thread on the Yahoo site?  I'm having a bit of trouble executing a search over there.  

Chuck
68  250SL

Title: Re: neoprene suspension bushings
Post by: jsaylor on January 06, 2005, 01:43:28

I just got great parts from this Co.  Fast and fair prices too.
www.suspension.com/s.b.bushings.htm

Good luck,

Jim Saylor
Kauai, Hawaii
'65 230SL

Title: Re: neoprene suspension bushings
Post by: rwmastel on January 06, 2005, 11:38:30

Were they from Cox Racing?
http://www.sl113.com/forums/index.php?topic=1837
http://www.sl113.com/forums/index.php?topic=1902

Rodd
Powell, Ohio, USA
1966 230SL, Euro, Auto, Leather, both  tops
1994 E420

Title: Re: neoprene suspension bushings
Post by: Cees Klumper on January 06, 2005, 17:33:41

Hi Chuck - probably it was Cox Racing as Rodd tracked down. However, for 'normal' vehicles like a Ford I believe there are very many more generic brands on the market that are also pretty cheap.
I installed the Cox bushings on most fittings they come for, except for the large round 'hockey-puck'-style bushings on the rear trailing arms, because I have some small vibration caused (I think) by a slightly out-of-round wheel, that was transmitted too much to the chassis by the polyurethane bushings. Other than that, the car rides well with the other bushings.

Cees Klumper in Amsterdam
'69 white 280 SL automatic

Title: Re: neoprene suspension bushings
Post by: n/a on January 24, 2005, 07:53:09

Are you sure the neoprene bushings contributed to the improvements? Shocks and springs, yes. But my experience in some 30 years of restoring all sorts of cars and going along with the '80s and '90s neoprene addiction is that rubber can't be beaten when it comes to bushings!

Just my Aussie 2 cent's worth...

Neil Rote, Melbourne Australia
(http://www.realnoteguitars.com.au/merc/230slsmall.gif)Unrestored '64

Title: Re: neoprene suspension bushings
Post by: Malc on January 25, 2005, 14:52:42

Try POLYBUSH
or SUPERFLEX

(Polybush seems have a greater range of products)

HTH
Malc

Neil, yes I think they help locate the various components better. THe main thing with these bushes is that they don't seem to detorate as quickly as rubber bushes,especially in a cold and damp Scottish climate!!!