Bushes

[bradderztvr]

Having trouble getting the large bushes which are located at the forward middle fixing point of the rear trailing arms ( series 1 350).Have been promised some RT who have ordered a batch, made to order, but its been a few months now. Any other places I could look ?

[KKson]

Roger, have you asked Neil at ML Performance? He may well know where to get some?

[Alan461]

Good you posted this, I need some too

[mrzigazaga]

Are you talking about the trailing arm bushes/Mounts?..ML did have some in a short time ago..Or you could go the Superflex route which are a tad expensive but are a slightly better design and quality...If you do go this route then make sure you call them and speak to Christopher and advise him that they are for a Wedge and he should supply you with the thinner steel inserts as the Wedge pins will not go through the others...Which incidentally are for the Deloren...

[B@man]

Ian has some in stock, I got a pair two weeks ago as they are also used for the upper diff mount.

[hallsie]

RT now have them back in stock, I took delivery of two last week

Stu

[Wedg1e]

SJ Sportscars in Devon sell them, they were used on the Esprit as well.

[hallsie]

http://www.sjsportscars.co.uk/index.php?mod=10

Wish I had know that 4 months ago!!

Ahh well, onwards with the rebuild anyway!!

Stu

[Wedg1e]

hallsie said:

Wish I had know that 4 months ago!!

You should have asked

[bradderztvr]

hallsie said:

RT now have them back in stock, I took delivery of two last week

Stu

Best I ring Richard and remind him that he owes me a set. Cheers.

[B@man]

bradderztvr said:

Best I ring Richard and remind him that he owes me a set. Cheers.

The exact reason I bought mine from ML...

[adam quantrill]

Are the Lotus ones rock hard? If so you do need to use any odd techniques to get the rear suspension back together?

What about the final tightening? With the rubber ones they get tightened up (with the wheels on the ground) but with these do they have to be left to rotate?

[Wedg1e]

adam quantrill said:

Are the Lotus ones rock hard? If so you do need to use any odd techniques to get the rear suspension back together?

What about the final tightening? With the rubber ones they get tightened up (with the wheels on the ground) but with these do they have to be left to rotate?

Exactly the same part as used on the TVR AFAIK, installation is the same.
As the Esprit (well, most of them apart from the very early S1s) used a top link in the suspension, the t/arm bushes last forever, unlike on the TVR.

[adam quantrill]

Hmm the photo looked like a nylon bushing, whereas the original is some fairly hard rubber compound.

[440Interceptor]

adam quantrill said:

Hmm the photo looked like a nylon bushing, whereas the original is some fairly hard rubber compound.

Which photo Adam, the one on the SJ site?