Polyurethane has been with us as a specialised plastic
for some thirty years. However recent advances have now made it possible to
engineer very special properties into this exciting material. Suspension bushes
are some of the most highly stressed components fitted to a motor car. They
undergo enormous strains and in the most arduous of conditions with no maintenance
or lubrication.
The material they are manufactured from is a rubber compound containing natural
products which deteriorate with age. It becomes softer and more pliable, resisting
the forces placed on it less and less. Therefore allowing more and more movement
of suspension components and offering less and less control over the suspension
geometry.
This in turn causes accelerated tyre wear, braking instability and poor handling.
This is the single biggest reason you can instantly tell the difference driving
a three year old car compared to a showroom new one. However even new cars will
benefit from POWERFLEX bushes because of their superior design they offer much
more effective control of the suspension components to a much greater extent
than normal rubber items.
With the technological advances in this material it has been possible to overcome
the common problem associated with harder bushes which is increased noise. By
correctly engineering the polyurethane compound, bushes can be made 25-30% stiffer
than new rubber items but with exactly the same noise absorbing properties.
POWERFLEX bushes make sense.
POWERFLEX for prolonged tyre
life.
POWERFLEX for improved performance.
POWERFLEX for increased safety.
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