teflon anti roll bar bush...

we all know that original rubber bushing are meant to absorb noise, vibration and harshness.. but the downside of using rubber bush is that it keeps breaking and tearing apart under extreme uses...



polyurethane (PU) bushes came into sight... it is far more reliable compare to rubber bush but it still allows fair bit of flex in its structural integrity... polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is by far stiffer compare to polyurethane and rubber bush... it is more well known by the DuPont brand name Teflon...

so far most aftermarket available bush made from polyurethane material... getting a teflon material bush is rather rare, not to mention its price... of all the bushings used in a car, anti roll bar bush has the most simple design... so, why hunt up and down for the product when u can make one yourself??...

i bought myself a 1 meter teflon rod from a local plastic ware factory... i also came to know they do make custom fabrication for PU, PE, teflon as well as plastic for all applications and usage... good info there as i was also looking for custom PU absorber top mount bush...

fully utilizing the campus facility, i fabricated a few sets of these bushing based on standard rubber bushing dimension... the teflon ones are made shorter by 1-2mm due to the fact they do not crumple like rubber bush do when it is being tighten down onto the anti roll bar linkage...



quick installation was done onto my car... mind the wrong side up satay linkage because i did not have suitable tool for the job... the rod just clear my chassis frame by centimeters... during hard cornering it does show some improvement as the car does not bounce up and down anymore... it remains stable through the corner with minimal flex... these bushes would certainly do more for those who has thick anti roll bars because they exert more force to the bushing...



yeah, its for sale anyway... Rm40 per set (8pcs)... any takers??...
be sure to check your anti roll bar linkage because it can only be used on satay-lookalike anti roll bar linkage... drop-linkage ARB which looks like the photo below is not suitable...