Lavrishevo

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So, what kind and who makes the best suspension bushings for the money? I would not mind spending a little more on 'performance' bushings as long as they don't turn the ride into something unbearable.

So far I have found this article in regards to performance:
http://www.lextreme.com/bushing.html

and

This place that makes OEM style bushing with lifetime warranty:
http://www.armstrongdistributors.com/lexus.html

Can anyone comment and who sells the best because I want to order them all and really get my suspension back to where it needs to be.

PureDrifter

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polyurethane bushings suck.

ran them in the strut rods, they sucked, ruined the ride, and died in under 30k miles when properly installed.

have ridden in an LS400 that had poly control arm bushings and they mucked the ride up.

Lavrishevo

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Point taken. Could there be a benefit to a poly bushing just for the sway bar to decrease body roll and OEM style for the rest or do you think that they are just not worth it at all?

PureDrifter

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work fine for the sway bar bushings, just try to get the greasable bushings as they squeak otherwise.

billydpowe

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how many miles on your OEM's, how many more miles are you going to keep the LS? SO?

Lavrishevo

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Well, I purchased her in March with 67k. She now just hit 71k miles. She needed struts and strut bars when I got her 6 months ago. I'm absolutely convinced the roads down here are 2 - 3 times more abusive on the suspensions then in the States. This is why I need to do the work so soon. I do plan on keeping her for quite a while as her engine is just getting broken in.

PlotPoint

Are there OEM sway bar bushings that I can buy? If not, is there a particular brand or brand of poly bushings that you would recommend? I have a lot of clunking coming from the front anytime I go over potholes or badly maintained roads, and most of the forum posts say to try this first, i.e., that it's a cheap and easy fix. If I have to get poly will def get the greasable kind. Good to know.

RA40

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This is the thread for the sway bar bushings:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...nder-20-a.html

PlotPoint

Excellent! I have been searching all over.