Ridetech C10 Delrin Bushings

[Ziegelsteinfaust]

I am not a bushing expert, but your only supposed to tighten any bushing when it is loaded on the ground.

Bushing material is up to you in the concept of your truck, and what you want.

Standard rubber is a good bushing material, and should not be discounted. As the best comes down to end goals.

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by Ziegelsteinfaust

I am not a bushing expert, but your only supposed to tighten any bushing when it is loaded on the ground.

Bushing material is up to you in the concept of your truck, and what you want.

Standard rubber is a good bushing material, and should not be discounted. As the best comes down to end goals.

Correct. Tighten things up w/weight & compression on the vehicle.

Do that. Then, lift/put the vehicle on jack stands, disassemble it enough to allow movement through the arc of travel allowed, & see how much you can move the arms.

My logic is if the suspension arms have to fight the bushings just to move, how much is the spring & shock functionality negated and or impacted vs. a set-up that allows things to actually pivot w/o bind?

Wrap duct tape tightly around a hinge that can easily pivot 90° & then try to move/pivot the hinge ends. You have not changed anything w/the hinge but it no longer pivots as it should.