Front and Reat Anti Roll Bar Polybush
Discussion
Sam, did you contact astonmartinbits or similar?
If so, your best bet might be to find a good local garage who could probably adapt bushes from another vehicle to suit (probably a volvo
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My experience with my old Landy tells me there are loads of options for bushes out there, just a case of finding one which can be cut to size or drilled out.
Maybe not ideal but a case of "needs must".
Best of luck.
If so, your best bet might be to find a good local garage who could probably adapt bushes from another vehicle to suit (probably a volvo
)My experience with my old Landy tells me there are loads of options for bushes out there, just a case of finding one which can be cut to size or drilled out.
Maybe not ideal but a case of "needs must".
Best of luck.
What a shame, they seem difficult/impossible to find by the sound of it then. You would of thourght polyeurethene anti roll bar bushes would have been standard on the sports pack cars. I'll keep searching online but I can't seem to find any polyeurethene bushes for the Vantage at all let along the anti roll bar ones. Thanks for your help and advice so far!
For roll bars and bushes, might as well retro fit larger diameter bars from newer cars with bushes that suit - keeping older (smaller) diameter bars with some form of uprated bush isn't going to return anywhere close the dynamic improvement of the retro fitted larger diameter kit.
As far as wishbone arm / bushes are concerned, whilst the bush origin is known (Ford Transit) the process to fit bushes into arm is tricky (2 piece bush with single centre sleeve), so for older cars, again, when a repair is needed instead of like-for-like part, retro fit a better future model year part, slight downside of that means all arms instead of one arm in isolation, but it's rare just one arm / bush needs replacing.
Retro fitting factory suspension parts is the upgrade, not sourcing an aftermarket option
As far as wishbone arm / bushes are concerned, whilst the bush origin is known (Ford Transit) the process to fit bushes into arm is tricky (2 piece bush with single centre sleeve), so for older cars, again, when a repair is needed instead of like-for-like part, retro fit a better future model year part, slight downside of that means all arms instead of one arm in isolation, but it's rare just one arm / bush needs replacing.
Retro fitting factory suspension parts is the upgrade, not sourcing an aftermarket option
BamfordMike said:
For roll bars and bushes, might as well retro fit larger diameter bars from newer cars with bushes that suit - keeping older (smaller) diameter bars with some form of uprated bush isn't going to return anywhere close the dynamic improvement of the retro fitted larger diameter kit.
As far as wishbone arm / bushes are concerned, whilst the bush origin is known (Ford Transit) the process to fit bushes into arm is tricky (2 piece bush with single centre sleeve), so for older cars, again, when a repair is needed instead of like-for-like part, retro fit a better future model year part, slight downside of that means all arms instead of one arm in isolation, but it's rare just one arm / bush needs replacing.
Retro fitting factory suspension parts is the upgrade, not sourcing an aftermarket option
I think you've misunderstood me here, I'll upgrading to the thickers bars, as I want it to feel a bit stiffer without lowering it. But I'm wanting to change to polyeurethene bushes as well as the bigger bars but no one seems to be able to get hold of any PU bushes..As far as wishbone arm / bushes are concerned, whilst the bush origin is known (Ford Transit) the process to fit bushes into arm is tricky (2 piece bush with single centre sleeve), so for older cars, again, when a repair is needed instead of like-for-like part, retro fit a better future model year part, slight downside of that means all arms instead of one arm in isolation, but it's rare just one arm / bush needs replacing.
Retro fitting factory suspension parts is the upgrade, not sourcing an aftermarket option
No, I didn't misunderstand, I understood your original post / what you were doing and wanted. I didn't reply to you or anyone - I made a statement in general about the roll bar and wishbone bushing subject as aftermarket options for both have been discussed many times.
For your case, why do you think an alternative to factory bushing will return any appreciable/ tangible gain? As far as dynamics for roll bar and busing is concerned, the larger diameter kit will do the job, your constraint will now be spring / damping and chassis plates instead of a poor performing bush
For your case, why do you think an alternative to factory bushing will return any appreciable/ tangible gain? As far as dynamics for roll bar and busing is concerned, the larger diameter kit will do the job, your constraint will now be spring / damping and chassis plates instead of a poor performing bush
Whilst a PU bush may not make a huge amount of difference I'm all for upgrading as I go when I can do I was just asking about to see if anyone had any experience with this before. I've used PU bushes in previous cars and noticed a difference so I was just wondering if it was somthing that could be upgraded when fitting the thicker anti roll bars. If it's not somthing that's done then I'll have to settle for standard ones.
Resurrecting an old thread, but just hoiked my rear ARB (Sportpack version) off the V8V. I’m going to get the bush mounts powder coated as there was a bit of surface corrosion on them. Didn’t realise the mounts were actually 2 piece, but was shocked to see the condition of the back plate on the bush mounts.
Looks like someone forgot to paint them at the factory.....
Getting the ARB powder coated whilst it’s off and will bung some new bushes in whilst it’s all off.
Not a tricky job to do - 10mm socket on the 2 bolts on each mount, or if you want the ARB off as well it’s an 18mm socket with a spanner on the other side (used and adjustable so not sure on size) to prevent the stud rotating.
Looks like someone forgot to paint them at the factory.....
Getting the ARB powder coated whilst it’s off and will bung some new bushes in whilst it’s all off.
Not a tricky job to do - 10mm socket on the 2 bolts on each mount, or if you want the ARB off as well it’s an 18mm socket with a spanner on the other side (used and adjustable so not sure on size) to prevent the stud rotating.
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