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Uprated springs or polybushes??

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johnknights:
I'm on 230,000 miles and I'm still on some original bushes, I have considered changing, but many of the people I have spoken to say they wish they hadn't, saying to harsh, etc. some have even tried various colours and said they were going back to original rubber next time.
I am on my third set of springs though, original set died after about 70K, replacement +2 inch HD set from a well known mail order company lasted better but after 100K looked like standard ones again, after a recomendation I have changed to the OME ones, got to say they are brill, still look like new after 50K, the guy who recommended them had done 100K on his, have now gone mad and bought the front shocks to replace the knackered 3 y/o decarbons, only snag is I like them that much I want the rear shocks changing too :-(
So my vote is buy decent springs, and leave the bushes til they are really knackered.
John

George the Disco:
After 230K miles, I bet that they are noackered. mine were completely shot after 180K despite feeling ok when driving.

Chris

johnknights:
they get checked regularly at service, and if any need replacing then I get the whole of that "corner" done, so technically half have been replaced, but when I was asking around about rubber or poly bushes, a couple of the people I asked said they were going back to rubber ones.

George the Disco:
I'm sure that I didn't type that word like that?  :?  :roll:

johnknights:
Don't worry I knew what you meant.
I have read somewhere that there is a rating sytem for bushes, bigger the number, the harder they are, I seem to remember that standard rubber ranks about 65 on the scale as do blue deflex, their were super flexi off road rated at about 50 and ultra hard fast road ones about 80 but I can't remeber the colour scheme dooh!

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