Polyurrethane bushes

Polyurrethane bushes

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becbunsen

Original Poster:

26 posts

205 months

Saturday 28th April 2007
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i'm renewing actually my chassis (blasting an epoxy painting)
i will fit new bushes for whishbone and steering.
What are you thinking about polyurethane bushes vs standard???

the price is not the same: for exemple, for whisbone arms, the price for a standard bush is +/-1.60£ vs 6.50£ for a superflex polyurethane bush
for all the car, it will cost ££££££$$$$$$€€€€€.
my car is for fast road use, no track or competition.

do you think standard bush is too flexible?
do you know another polyurethane bushes less expensive

Thank you



adrian@

4,314 posts

283 months

Saturday 28th April 2007
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Foe a good road setting use 4 poly bushes on the front lower in board wishbone (this will stop the castor and camber changes as the wishbone go up and down and stop the bushes from pulling through, and catching the chassis lug) for a little more, use poly on the outboard on the rear BUT then you have to set the bushes relative to the alloy upright (by packing the the casting equally on each side...this is additional to the washers that are already there stopping the sleeve of the bush damaging the upright) as these differ and when the pivot pin gets bolted up they pull through the wishbone if this is not addressed. Full poly for those people who want to race, or have perfect roads to drive on!
Adrian@

becbunsen

Original Poster:

26 posts

205 months

Monday 30th April 2007
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thank you for your answer, adrian.
i will buy bushes for the front lower wishbone and i will see for the rest
A+

Julien