The Elantra gets sound insulation material in all the pillars, door panels and floor pan, thicker glass in the front windows, and plastic and
rubber bushings in the front subframe, all to lower the noise, vibration and harshness readings and provide drivers with a much more luxurious experience on the road.
My best guess would be worn - out
rubber bushings in the suspension components.
Meanwhile,
the rubber bushes in the rear toe - links have been exchanged for ball joints.
Not exact matches
It is a pain
in the neck to replace the
bushings, since you need to bring the whole arm to the
rubber workshop.
Taking even more of the compliance out, by replacing soft
rubber bushes with harder polyurethane or metal spherical joints, will control the wheels more accurately maximising the surface area
in contact with the tarmac.
In my experience, Polyurethane bushes last longer than standard rubber ones, as the plastic doesn't perish in the same way that rubber doe
In my experience, Polyurethane
bushes last longer than standard
rubber ones, as the plastic doesn't perish
in the same way that rubber doe
in the same way that
rubber does.
An extra chassis brace is fitted underneath the car, special «play - free» ball joints help reduce flex or vagueness
in the suspension, and the rear suspension is fixed directly to the car without
rubber bushings.
By installing an extra
rubber bushing and link
in the usually solid front control arms, Ram engineers allow the Power Wagon's front live axle to twist more than
in a standard 2500, again providing more articulation.
Polyurethane
bushes on the stock suspension last longer than
rubber (never replaced a polyurethane one yet once they are
in)
In front, MacPherson struts team with coil - over springs and forged - aluminum lower control arms for precise handling with generous wheel travel, while hydro - compliance suspension
bushings and a front subframe that «floats» on
rubber mounts provide superb road and engine isolation.
The polyurethane
bushings in the BMR kit won't deform and deflect like the factory
rubber ones but they are still compliant enough to absorb road noise.
In an effort to further improve NVH characteristics, engineers also applied plastic and
rubber bushings to the front sub-frame and increased the
bushings size of the lower control arm.
In addition, a racing - derived rigid connection, dispensing with
rubber bushings, is used to fix the lightweight steel grid - type rear axle subframe to the body.
There are many parts unique to this car, pretty much all the suspension: the front uprights, two - part upper wishbones, ball - joints
in place of
rubber bushes, twin coil springs, dampers, lower suspension
bushes, anti-roll bars, and the carbon ceramic brakes.
In the versions with 4MATIC, the rear axle carrier is isolated with
rubber bushings for the benefit of ride comfort.
Its new suspension consists of a sport - tuned Macpherson strut front setup and an all - new 5 - link rear design, with the front equipped with hydraulic compliance
bushings and mounted to rigid subframes (
rubber isolated
in the rear) to provide higher levels of handling precision and ride refinement.
Once a
rubber bushing begins to wear out, it will allow more movement between suspension components than should be permitted, resulting
in altered suspension dynamics and likely making your ride rougher.
Weekly
bushing with a
rubber curry should be sufficient and baths only if he gets muddy or rolls
in something stinky.