I am about to embark on replacing all the rubber in the suspension. It is a 72 Corvette which has set in a carriage house for 19 years. Needless to say most of the rubber components have dry rotted and are gone in some case.  I am torn between poly or rubber. I have heard that poly can squeak and that worries me? Any good or bad experiences?

Gotta wait to hear what Joel says about this.  He is the all knowing, all powerful, all texan, guy of this group.  And he can do a power booster removal in a parking lot too!!!

I replaced all the bushings in the '81 over 10 years ago. I went with the poly bushings from P-S-T. They are impregnated with graphite. No squeaks ever.  The only rubber components I used was for the body mounts. 

Research this in topic threads, lots of talk on this subject.

I'm interested in this dilemma, too. My 71 LS5 suspension is original and shot after 125K.

Poly will squeak unless it is graphite impreganted, then they won't. kstyer2011-05-28 07:22:54

Hey Ken, don't want to hijack the thread, but I really enjoyed meeting you in Ohio on the way to the Gathering (although when you passed us all I wondered what was happening, forgot about the meet). Hope all is well with you and family.

I replaced the  front bushings last year in my 74 with poly. I think they  were just a little more expensive then what rubber is. As for the handling I cant say I noticed that much of a difference in it. I plan on doing my 72 sometime in the near future. I will again be going with Poly but I plan on doing the front and rear of this one. I havent notice any extra noise yet but its not a daily driver and its kept inside. I dont drive it in the rain unless I get caught in a storm and it probably only gets washed twice a year so the bushings dont get wet. Hopefully that will keep any squeaks away!
Rodney

I personally don't see the need for poly stuff in a driver, but that's just me. It does have it's advantages, as has been mentioned, but the dis-advantages outweigh the end results, imo. Some of the poly bushings need to be installed in a specific manor, or they will fail prematurely. Rubber is a bit more forgiving of boo-boos.
It's really more of a personal deal, and what your intentions for the car are....

I would use rubber..but that's me..how rough and tight do you need it to be? Are you doing the TA's front bushing as well? There is alot of work there..and tools you will need..may look into the reman option from Bairs..send them your parts and they send them back redone..no tools to buy or worries if you haven't done it right..they will do either poly or rubber..good work comes out of that place..

Rich