A rubber bushing is not to be confused with a rubber grommet. A bushing is a small, rubbery product used as a vibration isolator. As you could guess from that, its main purpose is to act as a bridge or a buffering layer between two conjoined parts and lower the vibration impact between them. This kind of vibration or shock absorption is very important and rubber bushings are used in various industries solely because of it. The bushing limits the detrimental impact two separate parts have on each other by buffering the vibrations while simultaneously allow both of those parts to do whatever they have been designed to do. A bushing will not affect the performance of any part in any way.

Aside from lowering the vibration impact, the bushing also helps keep the operation quiet. When two solid parts vibrate, they produce a sound and when you muffle those vibrations the sound is muffled, as well.

Rubber bushings are most commonly used in the automotive industry and seeing how there are so many different automobiles and other vehicles it is safe to assume that you need various types of the rubber bushing. In general, rubber bushings are oval or cylindrical in shape, but in some instances, they might require a custom shape, size or material. Fortunately, rubber bushing manufacturers allow for the manufacturing of custom rubber bushings. As far as the customizations go, you can customize anything from shape, size or material. You could have neoprene or a natural rubber custom rubber bushing and you could have it be any shape that you need. 

In case you are not certain what kind of custom rubber bushings you might need, we will be more than glad to offer professional, expert advice and provide you with a suitable product that matches your needs.