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Like Jova, I'm waiting for spring to put my polyelast bushings in too. Just a thought, does the latest Chevy SS still have bushing problems? Maybe the latest GM one won't collapse as fast as the original design , '97 Cadillac Catera

 

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Bearing are rarely an issue. The only time people have problem is with install errors. If the mount is not fully seated on the spring plate, the bearing can catch and break on the spring plate inner lip.

 

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One thing I learned the other weekend , when I did a mount and spring change. I found the AK and BK mounts are 2 different heights. The AK polyelast are the stock height.
The firmer Poly BK mounts are about 3/8" shorter. So if you want to close the front fender to tire gap a bit. the BK mounts are your ticket. If you want to restore ride height and performance from collapsed mounts. the AK are what you want. The AK also perform close to OEM rubber mount ride quality. Rubber mounts will always collapse because of the material. The 2 year old BK mounts I removed showed almost no wear. Just signs of the upper and lower washers surfaces. Clean and re-lube the bearing and they are ready to go back into service. Both the AK and BK mounts are great products.

 

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Installed or Not. The BK are shorter and lower the front end about 3/8" on their own. I took out my Tein springs, and BK mounts, just because the front end always scraped on everything. If I had know about the height difference between the two AK and the BK I would have just change mounts to pick the front end up a bit and see it it was enough to stock the scraping. Now that I have my stock springs back in with the AK mounts. I might go back to the BK to drop the front.
PM an email addy and I can send a photo from my phone.

 

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OMEGA, if the car is too low, do not install the BK's . It will make it even lower, which sounds like exactly what you don't want. Stick with the AK's

 

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They work with everything. You can't install a front strut without them, regardless of brand. PS the stock set up is Coil over, not just the aftermarket ones.