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Mr Paddle.Shift · 06-13-2006, 12:11 PM

Seriously pple...I don't know why the fixation with stiffening up your daily ride. Everytime you stiffen up part of the suspension or frame, you direct the force to somewhere else. This is just plain common sense. The energy has to be dissipated somewhere.

Rubber bushings are there to absorb the energy.

Unless you're tracking...in which case Scott's race car is, stay away from exotic delrin or aluminium bushings for daily rides.

06-13-2006, 12:11 PM	#9
Mr Paddle.Shift PhD Mech. Eng. Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: By that double apexes Posts: 2,130 My Ride: B3 epsilon View My Garage	Seriously pple...I don't know why the fixation with stiffening up your daily ride. Everytime you stiffen up part of the suspension or frame, you direct the force to somewhere else. This is just plain common sense. The energy has to be dissipated somewhere. Rubber bushings are there to absorb the energy. Unless you're tracking...in which case Scott's race car is, stay away from exotic delrin or aluminium bushings for daily rides. __________________ Technik Engineering ASA Stage 1. Supercharged E46 M54B25. 2011 NASA TTC So Cal Champion! Track blog. Technik Engineering oil cap o-ring maintenance kit available.