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Just wanted to see what other peoples experience with this were. Just replaced my upper torque mount and I used the aftermarket urethane two piece bushing, the black one that FCP Groton sells, not the yellow one I think comes from IPD. Anyway, I had read in the past that people have not liked the urethane mounts due to higher levels of vibration being transmitted through the car, but I thought I'd try it anyway since it was easier to install and should last longer. Well, I think they were right, it seems theres alot more vibration at idle with this bushing than when the stock rubber one was in good shape. I have a brand new OEM type rubber bushing I'm now contemplating putting in the car, but I wanted to see if anyone else has seen this same thing. It makes sense to me that this would happen, the urethane is much stiffer and less pliable than rubber, thus less able to soak up vibration. I've found the same thing happen with suspension upgrades I've done with urethane bushings, better handling due to less squirm and deflection but you feel much more road vibration and your ride gets a bit stiffer. However, in those cars I was interested in performance and was willing to make the trade off, not so in my daily driver, and I don't think the upper torque mount being urethane is going to make my car go any faster, handle better, or stop quicker.
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