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| | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 | Looks like my cab will be ready to mock up in a week or two. It will have the interior painted and I will be able to plug all the holes on the firewall and get it ready for outside paint. I see on Brothers website they offer both rubber and urethane cab mounts. It seems like I recall someone saying that urethane will squeak less than rubber. What's the preferred choice here?
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | I'm not exactly sure why but I vote for the rubber ones!
As for the squeaking I have never had that problem on any truck. I think some are "prone" to squeak because of several reasons. Rubber is somehow exposed to weather conditins ect ect.....and it seems some models just seem to squeak.....like the bushings in my 58 Impala and even more recent I've noticed my friends and other Blazer's seem to have that squeaky problem up front!
I would say it depends on the quality of the product.
Oh yeah, I use to squirt some silicone on the 58 bushings and they would be quite until it rained again! I think they get OLD and DRY out. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 3 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 3 | Big chevy,
I am by no means an expert put achipmunk talks about his rubber bussings getting old and dried out. Polyurethane bushings are much less likely to do that. They probably won't be as soft as rubber and that may effect ride quality.I would go with the poly personaly as I like the durability
Lou | | | | | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,384 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,384 | I have had rubber cab bushings on one & poly on another truck & cannot tell a diff between them, although the poly will be here long after we are all gone | | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 | If ya want to do it once an be Fine knowin ya wont ever have to do it again ..I would go with Poly.
Some Newer advances do last longer than the Old stuff.
Rubber-vrs-Poly ...over time the Poly will always win out.
Just my 2 pennies
Tim
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