Now i know a jbody is not a performance orainted car, but i still think NVH is a problem. Do we some kind of bushing to reduce NVH like those of skylines or Z32's?

Specificly interested in the subframe bushings.

I dont remember seeing any, however i am still curious if there are any and if not, can some be added?

Im guessing this silence is due to people not knowing what NVH means.

NVH = Noise, Vibration, Harshness

Its what us engineers refer to all of these as.

For your question. I dont know an answer to it but generally people want to stiffen up the car not loosen it up by putting bushings in. I would think that dynamat, jute padding or foam padding, and expandable acoustic foam in all the voids in the car would be a better method of lowering NVH.


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Using a stiffer bushing will increase NVH.

Road noise can be noticable decreased with good tires (not the $40 special).
Almost everything else we do increases NVH. I think the suggestion on expanding foam and dynamat (or whatever brand floats your boat) would be a good start. I picked up 6 cans of noise reducing undercoat the other day, I'll hose mine down next winter when I paint my car.