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mudplugger01:
wheres the best place for uprated suspension bushes and drop shock mounts.  at a reasonable value for money price.

deflex anygood  or is it only polybush that last???

  any thoughts appreciated  !!

mmgemini:
The best suspension bushes are those direct from your Land Rover dealer.

Guy90:

--- Quote from: "mmgemini" ---The best suspension bushes are those direct from your Land Rover dealer.
--- End quote ---


Agreed. Particularly if you are not engaged in hard off roading and or suspension lifts. Even if you are think about Land Rover bushes. They may be a pig to get out and refit but have some significant advantages. They are designed for the vehicle and are hard wearing.

I have, on occassion, seen damage caused by Polybush type bushes. This is typically wear in mounting holes and brackets. On some Defenders I've seen the mouting bracket for rear radius arm worn to an oval shape due to the increased movement allowed by the contruction on the bush. A polybush type bush is potentially going to be in situ for longer than a Land Rover bush.

I also saw a front 'hockey stick' polybush break up at the weekend and it was 3 months old.

If you really want this type of bush then go Polybush as, in my view, they are the best. When all said and done they are a good products and I've used them many times for ease of fitting.

Hope this helps.

Guy

Eeyore:
As an interesting aside, I know an increasing number of racers who will only use the good ol' metallastic bushes (i.e. standard ones) on the key areas because they last longer (like, a season) and don't create the problem that Guy has mentioned (welcome back, BTW  :) ). And you can't get much harder off-road than Walters Arena or Driffield at 60mph.  :wink:

The only polybush they consider worth having is the panhard rod bush because they can change it mid event (they go regardless of metallastic or poly).

And metallastic bushes are cheaper, despite being more expensive to manufacture (go figure  :? ).

Sure, you might loose a gnats of flex, but not enough to really bother you unless you're really troubled about the RTI ramp.

Cheers
 8)
Eeyore

Budgie:
I've gone for Polybush Blue, mainly for ease of fitting, but they are softer than the Orange ones and give ride that is similar to sandard.
I even swapped them from the radius & trailing arms when I got caster corrected/cranked ones.

They both have their pros & cons.
If you've got a press to fit the OE ones then stick with them.
If you're fitting them yourself, don't have a press (or large vice) and want something that will last then Polybush.

The Deflex ones seem to have some good reports but I'll stick to Polybush and pay that little bit extra.  :wink:

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