Bushings

[Andre]

Having upper control arm bushing issues i have a 4-6 inch pro comp lift on my 95 k1500 i have gone through 2 sets of bushing in the course of 3 weeks any ideas suggestions of a better quality bushing?

 

[RichLo]

polyurethane or UHMW

 

[Andre]

polyurethane or UHMW

What is uhmw?

 

[ZachT]

What is uhmw?

Ultra High Molecular Weight PolyEthylene

 

[sewlow]

Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene. UHMWPE.
Odorless, tasteless, and nontoxic. Food safe. You can eat it! (but, why?)
It is highly resistant to corrosive chemicals except oxidizing acids.
Has an extremely low moisture absorption and a very low coefficient of friction.
Self-lubricating; and is highly resistant to abrasion, in some forms being 15 times more resistant to abrasion than carbon steel.
Its coefficient of friction is significantly lower than that of nylon and acetel, and is comparable to that of polytetrapolyethylene (PTFE, Teflon), but UHMWPE has better abrasion resistance than PTFE.
It's all around in many things that are used daily.
Skiis, snowboards, skate boards, cut resistant gloves, bow strings, fishing line, rigging lines for kites, paragliders, parachutes, yachts. Body & vehicle armor, synthetic ice rinks, cutting boards, used in joint parts & total hip replacements, bearings & gears, etc, etc,.

The best man for my wedding is an industrial plastic company rep. Over 30 years. He used the office in my shop as a satellite of the Co.'s plant, 300 miles away, for more than a few years.
I learned this stuff by default!

 

[Andre]

Wow haha ok great where can i get these

 

[sewlow]

I used the Master Kit. Prices are better on Ebay.
The upper & lower control arm bushings are a PitA to install. Need a BIG press!
Use lots & lots (& lots!) of the special lube. Order an extra tube.

http://www.energysuspensionparts.com/3.18101

The black is impregnated with graphite. They say that the red ones will squeek. My black truck has the red, my other has the black. The black ones squeek, but not the red ones! Go figure!

 

[RichLo]

is that energy suspension UHMW or polyurethane?

 

[sewlow]

Poly. Little softer than the UHMW.

 

[Andre]

So where can i get the uhmw bushings? Instead of the red or black polys?