suspension bushes
suspension bushes
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nibor

Original Poster:

52 posts

285 months

Wednesday 23rd March 2005
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Has anyone had problems with suspension bushes failing.Mine where replaced with polyurethane last year on my griffith.On both sides of the car the upper wishbone bushes near to the back of the wheel arch look to have melted and fallen apart leaving the car undriveable!
I did track days all last year with no problems first track day last weekend and i came home early on the back of an AA truck!! Any ideas ?

BigGriff

2,312 posts

313 months

Thursday 24th March 2005
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What type of poly bushes did you fit? There are different shore grades available. If you do a lot of trackdays the 'normal' ones may simply not up to the job.

Richard

mrmaggit

10,146 posts

277 months

Thursday 24th March 2005
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Speak to Joolz at Joospeed.

joospeed

4,473 posts

307 months

Thursday 24th March 2005
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that can happen .. I replace those bushes free of charge on any car it happens to, and fit a heat shield cover over them, its the exhaust manifold heat that does it.

I sell poly bushes as virtually fit and forget items, you should reasonably expect 30-40 k miles from them, when they fail prematurely like on your car I consider it good practice to replace them FOC.

go back to your dealer/indie who fitted them and ask them if they'll do the same.

mrmaggit

10,146 posts

277 months

Thursday 24th March 2005
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As if by magic, the shopkeeper appeared.....

BigGriff

2,312 posts

313 months

Thursday 24th March 2005
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What's the outfit today? Looks like a Knight to the rescue.

Thanks Joolz

R

Podie

46,649 posts

304 months

Thursday 24th March 2005
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mrmaggit said:
As if by magic, the shopkeeper appeared.....