Hi guys,
As some of you may remember, I overhauled the rear suspension on my '65 convertible about 9 months ago. I replaced the strut rods, as well as all the associated bushings & bearings, and had Van Steel restore the trailing arms. Everything turned out really nice and the car rides great. When I put the car away today after cruising this weekend, I decided to bend down and take a look at the rear suspension to see if it still looks as new as it did a few months ago. Much to my surprise, I found what appears to be several dry-rot type cracks in all four leaf spring rubber cushions. How can that be? They are only 9 months old, and I live in hot & humid South Florida. Should they look this way, or did I receive cushions that have been sitting on the stockroom shelf way too long? If they should be replaced by the supplier, should I stick with the rubber cushions or change to polyurethane cushions? I attached a photo of one of the cushions when it was first installed (it looked very good then).
Suggestions are appreciated,
Roger (50141)
As some of you may remember, I overhauled the rear suspension on my '65 convertible about 9 months ago. I replaced the strut rods, as well as all the associated bushings & bearings, and had Van Steel restore the trailing arms. Everything turned out really nice and the car rides great. When I put the car away today after cruising this weekend, I decided to bend down and take a look at the rear suspension to see if it still looks as new as it did a few months ago. Much to my surprise, I found what appears to be several dry-rot type cracks in all four leaf spring rubber cushions. How can that be? They are only 9 months old, and I live in hot & humid South Florida. Should they look this way, or did I receive cushions that have been sitting on the stockroom shelf way too long? If they should be replaced by the supplier, should I stick with the rubber cushions or change to polyurethane cushions? I attached a photo of one of the cushions when it was first installed (it looked very good then).
Suggestions are appreciated,
Roger (50141)
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