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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: Tiki Al on May 08, 2009, 18:25:01

Title: Polybushes
Post by: Tiki Al on May 08, 2009, 18:25:01

I've now got a Disco rear end for my Defender, before i fit it I'm toying with fitting polybushes, anyone got any recommendations as to what make to go for, and whats the difference between the colours ? or is that just the makers colours ?

many thanks :)

Alan.

Title: Re: Polybushes
Post by: clbarclay on May 09, 2009, 12:28:44

The colour is just what pigmant was added to the polyurethane during manufacture.

I strongly advise against cheap polyurethane bushes. Stick a cheap one next to either a Poly Bush or Super Pro and its easy to tell why one is around twice the price of the other.

Title: Re: Polybushes
Post by: extreme90 on May 09, 2009, 13:01:54

i had polys on my comp truck ( genuine ones in dynamic orange ) and they didnt last 6 months, back to stock OME bush's now ond dont really get much trouble
dan

Title: Re: Polybushes
Post by: Defender on May 12, 2009, 00:21:16

A number of years ago I put genuine "Polybush" (http://www.polybush.co.uk/) blue polyurathane bushes in my Defender & they didn't even last a year.  :roll: Over £70 a set.
I ended up replacing them with original rubber bushes for the MOT & have only had to replace the front radius arm bushes once, but at about £2 each, I'm not bothered if I have to do them every year.   :)

Title: Re: Polybushes
Post by: Porny on May 12, 2009, 08:28:37

By far the best bushes I've used are SuperPro...

3 year warranty (even if used off road), different hardnesses depending on it's location on the vehicle, fully tested on suspension rigs and on the road etc etc.

I'm also now a approved stockist - so can offer some forum discount.

From my experience - it really is a case of you pay for what you get!!!


Ian

Title: Re: Polybushes
Post by: Tiki Al on May 12, 2009, 21:48:06

pm sent Ian :)

Title: Re: Polybushes
Post by: Landy Andy on May 12, 2009, 22:44:25

Is one of the advantages of polybushes, that you can change them in the future without a press?

Andy

Title: Re: Polybushes
Post by: clbarclay on May 13, 2009, 01:32:33

Thats the theory. I have had one pair of polyurethane bushes that ended up being removed by the press because the crush tube had stuck to the polyurethane. They wouldn't thump out with a hammer and punch. That shouldn't have happed, but those partciular bushes had several design/manufacturing flaws.

Title: Re: Polybushes
Post by: adafish on May 17, 2009, 21:48:52

i had the Super=pro polybush set from Ian...fitted then there n then whilst i was doing my front and rear Qt trailing arms...easy fit