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Hey guys,  what do yall run on your front beam ? Do you use the needle bearing or replace them with the urethane. Some  of what I find says the urethane isn't for street use and will need to be replaced every few months.  With all this info available on the internet I'm still confused.

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If your beam is tight, leave it alone. The stock needle bearings are good, and the inners don't tend to wear out.

But if you need to replace: White Delrin.

I discovered all this a couple months after getting my Spyder titled and registered: the inner micarta bushings apparently disintegrated—this is apparently a common thing for mid-late 2000s beams. Replacing the inners with original bronze was not possible, as the carriers are NLA. The outer needle bearings were fine, btw, but I replaced them anyway since you gotta pull them to get to the inners, and I wanted to get the whole thing consistent.

Delrin what Carey Hines uses and recommended. I did not need to ream them. They work nice.

Gordon Nichols will tell you the red urethane sleeves are just fine; he installed his circa 2002 and they're still in there.

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Stock VW inner bushings, in my opinion, are junk.  They are made from pressed paper and I see them break and wear out more times than not.  Maybe back int he day they were better, but we got away from them many years ago because event he OEM replacements were garbage.  We use full Delrin inserts and I wouldn't go back personally.  If you do an insert, go Delrin not urethane.  My $0.02

I'm not sure, they might be...  

A quick Google search shows their website as just a landing page with address and phone which isn't a good sign.  Several vendors still show stock of the bushings and a few show them as "closeout, limited stock" so that may be the case.  

In 7-8 years I have yet to have a Delrin insert need replaced, so I'd be comfortable buying a discontinued part

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