Raider L
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- Joined
- Sep 1, 2020
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- Location
- Shreveport, LA
- First Name
- William
- Truck Year
- 1974
- Truck Model
- C10
- Engine Size
- 355
@Blue Ox,
Thank you Derek, I did misspell it though. I recently learned that word and looked it up. I was reading the site about Delrin bushings. I didn't know what the heck that was only that some that some performance suspension mfg. use these type of bushings instead of polyurethane or graphite impregnated both rubber and polyurethane. Delrin is plastic! It's super slippery and lasts a long time and can take a lot of torque without distortion. But the problem with Delrin is it breaks up when it gets some age on it. Whereas polyurethane will just very slowly dry out until it begins to crack along the edges, then it starts to split.
I contacted Energy Suspension to ask them if they still made the Yellow bushings, like I had in my truck, and they said, no they only made Red and Black now. We were talking about my bushings I had of theirs in my truick and they asked how long I had them and I said, at that time, 17 years. They were shocked. They said no one had their product on their vehicle that long, and if I would send them pictures they would send me a whole new set of bushings for my truck. I sent them 46 pictures of all the bushings and they sent me a whole new set. That was very generous of them.
Thank you Derek, I did misspell it though. I recently learned that word and looked it up. I was reading the site about Delrin bushings. I didn't know what the heck that was only that some that some performance suspension mfg. use these type of bushings instead of polyurethane or graphite impregnated both rubber and polyurethane. Delrin is plastic! It's super slippery and lasts a long time and can take a lot of torque without distortion. But the problem with Delrin is it breaks up when it gets some age on it. Whereas polyurethane will just very slowly dry out until it begins to crack along the edges, then it starts to split.
I contacted Energy Suspension to ask them if they still made the Yellow bushings, like I had in my truck, and they said, no they only made Red and Black now. We were talking about my bushings I had of theirs in my truick and they asked how long I had them and I said, at that time, 17 years. They were shocked. They said no one had their product on their vehicle that long, and if I would send them pictures they would send me a whole new set of bushings for my truck. I sent them 46 pictures of all the bushings and they sent me a whole new set. That was very generous of them.
