New Challlenger with Pedders upgrades working really well

[Rob@WretchedMS]

body mounts for what?

[GROUNDED]

97 ram 1500 2wd bodymounts.

[Rob@WretchedMS]

not going to be the same kind of thing, body mounts are different, i'm talking about suspension mounts.

[GROUNDED]

I have control arm bushings as well as others and I believe the compounds to be pretty uniform. I should be able to comfirm tomorrow. I can usually nail the durometers of urethane dead on because most of the design work I do for my company revolves around urethane products. I typically deal with the suppliers that forumlate the chemicals and mixes used by these companies.

[dms]

Originally Posted by GROUNDED

Why not use delrin bushings instead of urethane on a track car? That supposed to be the cats ass for track racing because it is significantly stiffer then rubber as well as urethane.

The 2k I was talking about was the bushings alone, I was saying for 5k you could do some heavier work then that. I would probably retrofit a corvette IRS

Delron ususally is a 1 time race usage. It does not last. Keep in mind we replace about 42 bushings on a track II system



mike
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[dms]

Originally Posted by GROUNDED

oem stuff runs 50a, prothane runs 85a, energy is a bit softer @ 70a.

We do not publish our dura, but I can tell you we are higher than the ones mentioned.

mike
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[dms]

Originally Posted by GROUNDED

I have control arm bushings as well as others and I believe the compounds to be pretty uniform. I should be able to comfirm tomorrow. I can usually nail the durometers of urethane dead on because most of the design work I do for my company revolves around urethane products. I typically deal with the suppliers that forumlate the chemicals and mixes used by these companies.

Well if you saw the contstruciton of our big bushes, since youa re in the biz, you would appreciate the quality of our manufacturing. You also would know that all raw material and the catalysts are not made the same as well.

We encapsulate our patented grease in the ferrule hole of the bush. We have no air bubbles in our bushes like some, and our molds are state of the art and way beyond some of our competitiion.

With that said, The R&D that Pedders did on the LX suspension was very serious. And the proof is in the ride. Things like eliminating the 1/2 inch side to side movement of the rear cradle assembly, to making radius rod bushes that work and do not tear. As far as I know, we are the only suspension company that allows full racing and warranty. we do not care. Our warranty rates have bee less tha .1 of 1%. And a significant majority of those were due to poor installation procedures from non trained pedders dealers. The strategic voids in some of the bushings take a huge amount of anaylsis to determine size, shape, location, etc.

thanks
mike
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