Replacing rubber with neoprene

mike nadeau · Jan 21, 2014

Wanting to see what the concensus is on changing all the rubber suspension parts out for neoprene (energy suspension)? Has anyone done it? How's the ride quality etc.?

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Copper93 · Jan 22, 2014

I'm wanting to know the same thing. I've always heard neoprene will squeak more than rubber but will stiffen the suspension.

mike nadeau · Jan 26, 2014

Any takers!!!

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tonydiv · Jan 26, 2014

It's actually urethane. (Neoprene is what they make wet suits from ) They eliminate a lot of the slop of the stock rubber bushings. If you replace everything with urethane, you will notice a positive difference. It also lasts much longer than the stock rubber.

They can squeak if not installed correctly. Energy supplies a lubricant that you must use to eliminate the risk of noise.

KWT2000 · Jan 26, 2014

Anti seize is what I use when installing urethane bushings just do it right the first time and squeaking won't be an issue...

mike nadeau · Jan 26, 2014

Thank you! I guess stuffing a bunch of wet suits underneath won't work very well.

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Erich Zeppelin · Jul 24, 2014

mike nadeau said:
Thank you! I guess stuffing a bunch of wet suits underneath won't work very well.

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Your just not trimming them right. Lol!

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