Re: SZ de dion bushing

["Obie Fayth" <bibendum59@domain.elided>]

     Many thanks to all those who replied to my SZ bushing question both on 
and off-digest. The concensus is that while the SZ part may offer some 
improvement at the track it is a bit too harsh for street use. Since my 
vehicle spends 99% of its time ferrying me around the bumpy and broken 
streets of my hometown I'll be sticking with the stock de dion bushing for 
now. Many people have recommended the polyurethane version and I would give 
it a try if I weren't pressed for time and didn't already have a new stock 
version sitting on my workbench.

thanks,
-Obie
Tacoma, Wa.
assorted alfas


>Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 11:53:46 -0700
>From: George Graves <gmgraves@domain.elided>
>Subject: Re: SZ de dion bushing
>
>on 5/21/02 11:17 AM, alfa-digest at owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided wrote:
>
> >
> > Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 10:40:41 -0700
> > From: "Obie Fayth" <bibendum59@domain.elided>
> > Subject: SZ de dion bushing
> >
> > Is anyone using the SZ style de dion bushing in their GTV6 or Milano? I
> > am in the middle of a transaxle rebuild on my '84 GTV6 and I have the de
> > dion triangle out of the car and a hydraulic press ready for action. 
>I've
> > got a new stock gtv6/milano bushing I was going to put in, but now I'm
> > having second thoughts.
> > This car is going to be a daily driver with a couple of visits to the
> > track a year, no all out racing machine here. Is the SZ bushing worth 
>the
> > extra expense? Any drawbacks (wear, harshness, squeeks, etc...)?
> > Alternatively, how does the Powerflex polyurethane version compare and 
>is it
> > still available? (AlfaBill?)
> >
> > thanks,
> > - -Obie
> > Tacoma, Wa.
> > assorted alfas
>
>I haven't, but Larry Jr. of APE apparently has. When I asked him about it,
>he said to skip it. Its a good mod for a race car and it does improve the
>handling BUT it also beats the car to death (according to Larry Jr.) and is
>NOISEY. His advice was for me to replace the one in the car with either
>another stock rubber one or a neoprene replacement. As far as I can see, it
>works without these problems on the SZ because the car's so light, but I
>could be wrong about that.
>


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