Grease for suspension bushings

[rationull]

I'm getting ready to install a thicker anti-roll bar under the back of my car, and I'll want to lube the rubber bushings so it doesn't squeak. I've got some no-name high temp disc brake/wheel bearing grease that's who knows how old (probably only 5 years or so though).

Will this be sufficient or is there a different kind of lube you're supposed to use for suspension parts?

 

[Thingfish]

If the bushings are rubber, and the grease is petroleum based, it will probably eat the rubber. Bars usually come with a tube of very thick, and extremely tacky opaque white grease I assume is silicone based.

 

[dnewton3]

moving to appropriate sub-forum; mod

 

[rationull]

I guess I should've posted it over here in the Grease forum, I was thinking of it as a general maintenance question.

Good point about the rubber. This stuff doesn't say it's safe for rubber but it says it's a "lithium complex" grease on the container. I also have a spray can of white lithium grease I've used for sunroofs.

But maybe I should get a tube of grease marketed as suspension/bushing lube?

 

[tom slick]

I've been told white grease is the best to use but from my experiences any grease that isn't waterproof will wash out. I think Sylglide would work well.

Are these bushings rubber or polyurethane?

 

[rationull]

Pretty sure they're rubber but I haven't actually opened them yet. They're OEM Honda so I doubt they're polyurethane.

 

[labman]

Pick up a tube of Sil-Glyde at NAPA. Use it on your bushings and any other rubber parts you ever need to lube including brake internals.