Which Suspension Bushings to Use?

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The short bus is all over the road and needs every bushing replaced front and rear. She flexes out nice on the trail but also at red lights and turns. Hitting the brakes on a crowned road makes my rosary heat up from over use. I need front and rear sway bar, all control arms, and front and rear panhard. I have three options for replacing the bushings on the 91 FJ80 with OME lift, any feedback will be appreciated.
1. Factory replacement. Pro: Factory parts. Con: Highest cost, does not correct caster for lift.
2. Slee or ManaFre. Pro: Price per kit is same cost as one factory bushing, corrects for Caster with lift. Con: Not factory parts, no experience with these parts.
3. Moog (Car Quest, Checker) Pro: Lowest cost, had good luck with Moog parts on other cars. Con: Not factory, does not correct for caster.
Any feedback would be great, Dorie is getting sea sick riding in the 80 and we have big ski trips coming up.
 
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Slee blue bushings for caster correction and OEM for everything else?
 
... with OME lift, ...

How long is a piece of string?:hillbilly: ... What springs and shocks?

Have only heard one report on the Moog bushings and it was poor, short life. Most aftermarket urethane/poly bushings are stiffer, great in a sports car, not so great for flex.

CC bushings are the easy way to correct caster, but will limit flex, commonly used. IMHO the best setup is stock bushings with bracket or washer mod to to correct caster.
 
I'm running a hybrid of OEM bushings and QA1 rod ends in my upper and lower rear links and panhards and OEM bushings with Landtanks CC plates in the front. I also have a quick disconnect front swaybar.
Great road manners even at 85mph and awesome flex offroad.
 

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