Wishbone Bushes

[tvrbod]

Fitting new wishbones to a rebuild i am in the middle of. Do i go for powerflex type bushes or the standard bushes. Looking for your views, please help. Thanks Steve.

[carsy]

Personally i would and did go for Pollys. Difference in ride ? I couldnt tell any difference. The ease of fitment and removal makes them a complete no brainer. Dont they also come with a lifetime guarantee as well.

[phazed]

carsy said:

Personally i would and did go for Pollys. Difference in ride ? I couldnt tell any difference. The ease of fitment and removal makes them a complete no brainer. Dont they also come with a lifetime guarantee as well.

Agree, yes, yes and yes.

[TVR Beaver]

carsy said:

Personally i would and did go for Pollys. Difference in ride ? I couldnt tell any difference. The ease of fitment and removal makes them a complete no brainer. Dont they also come with a lifetime guarantee as well.

+1 to everything.. and yes.. now with lifetime guarantee

[michielp]

+1 Go for the poly bushes.
I felt no difference but fitting them a nobrainer

[A900ss]

Looking at replacing my bushes over the winter.

Looks just over £315 for a front and rear kit from here: http://www.ruderacing.co.uk/p100057498/1x_Powerfle...

http://www.ruderacing.co.uk/p100057174/1x_Powerfle...

Are the purple ones the correct ones for fast road? Any suppliers a cheaper price?

Thanks in advance.

Edited by A900ss on Monday 28th October 22:34

Edited by A900ss on Monday 28th October 22:35

[A900ss]

Looking at this on ebay for over £600, Its got me thinking the kits I've linked to in my previous post for just over £315 are not complete.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/POWERFLEX-SUSPENSION-FUL...

Checking again the only difference I can see is that the kits for £315 ish don't include the diff bushes but they can be bought separately for £63. So all in for just under £400 as opposed to the ebay £600+.

Please tell me if I'm missing something before I order.

Thanks.

Edited by A900ss on Monday 28th October 22:55

Edited by A900ss on Monday 28th October 22:56

[phazed]

The 2 sets include bushes for all the suspension and the front ARB.

The £600 jobby is the same as the above but includes the 3 diff bushes.

Go for the cheaper option IMHO.

[A900ss]

phazed said:

The 2 sets include bushes for all the suspension and the front ARB.

The £600 jobby is the same as the above but includes the 3 diff bushes.

Go for the cheaper option IMHO.

Thanks Peter, you've just confirmed what I have edited my post above to read.

[tvrbod]

Have just been quoted £560 + carriage by Awesome. That is a full set ARB and diff included.

[tvrbod]

Have just been quoted £560 + carriage by Awesome. That is a full set ARB and diff included.

[phazed]

Rude Racing wins!

[mab1]

I have just paid £507 for a set last week excluding the diff bushes which seemed pretty good - until I saw the price from ruderacing

I believe lead times can be 3 weeks or so if they do not carry stock, it would be worth checking if you need them quickly. These guys claim to to be the fastest distributor for powerflex http://www.suspension-bushes.co.uk/

[mab1]

mab1 said:

These guys claim to to be the fastest distributor for powerflex http://www.suspension-bushes.co.uk/

Well they are quick as the delivery just arrived, however I am not sure what use a set of bushes for a mk3 Astra are to me!!

ETA: To be fair they were very apologetic and arranged a collection and re-delivery with 30 minutes.

Edited by mab1 on Tuesday 29th October 09:46

[Robert Lees]

Is this a diy job. Do able with axle stands and a few jacks?.

[roseytvr]

Robert Lees said:

Is this a diy job. Do able with axle stands and a few jacks?.

Depends on your DIY skills. I did all mine with axle stands up the garage but it involves stripping down the wishbones, suspension and brakes on all four corners and pressing out the bushes will need a press or at very least a strong vice. That said very doable

[tvrbod]

[quote=A900ss]Looking at replacing my bushes over the winter.

Looks just over £315 for a front and rear kit from here: http://www.ruderacing.co.uk/p100057498/1x_Powerfle...

http://www.ruderacing.co.uk/p100057174/1x_Powerfle...




Rang these yesterday to check prise and was quoted £599 inc p+p. when I said about the online prises was told they were incorrect.

[Richard 858]

I seem to remember seeing a full set of poly bushes on Clever Trevor for a bit less than these prices, but my memory's not very good & I'm too lazy to look it up again !

[tvrbod]

All ordered, full set from Awesome should be here for the weekend.

[brett84]

i've got a front set if anyone wants some poly's? i bought it then realised the previous owner had done them and they are in good condition, whoops