Thread: Preventative Maintenance

Talk to Roverlord before you order your parts. Mario and Heather have a big range of parts, and are great to deal with.

Awesome, I prefer to buy from Australian sellers so thanks!

Also look at Nolathane bush's. Readily available an most spare parts shops

Are the Nolathanes heavy duty, I would even be willing to buy super pro if the consensus is that they ARE the best for ride quality, durability and lack of vibration transmition

Nolathane are HD, and will stiffen up your suspension without making it overly hard ride wise.

There are slight differences between manufacturers. Some make rock hard ones, some make soft ones. Nolathane are prob a bit more $$$ than SuperPro but there is not much in it if you shop around.

Urathane are more $$$ than rubber, but worth it

Personally, over the years, I would not go back to "rubber" bush's. Modern urathane ones are much better.

I just did my Morry ute in Nolathane and it feels so much better than when I did it in rubber and does not transmit bumps and thumps either

And they last longer and take more of a hammering

+1 on the urethanes.

I did that to my RRC years ago and it transformed the floaty beast massively.
Up until I went the 'plastic bushes' all round I reckon I changed those annoying rear control arm bushes about 5 times.
Maybe 1 pair every year until, I found the modified types that Les Richmond started selling all those years ago. They lasted more than a year, but still wore a couple of them too.

Ride was tighter for sure, but not harsh. I can't remember any undue vibes being transmitted either.

I'm waiting for the day I find one loose bush somewhere on my D1 so I can do the lot in poly myself too.
Currently one of the previous owners has used too stiff suspension bits on my D1 and Polys would make it worse, so I'm looking into more compliant suspension change before I do my bushes anyhow..
maybe close to the end of the year or start of next for me(when time allows for it all).

We know it's a D1, but 300TDi, 200 TDi or V8?
(maybe place that info in your sig so it doesn't become a question every time you ask for assistance).

Auto or manual(you said trans was done .. T/C... or gearbox proper?)

And when you do replace, do EVERYTHING

D1 Nolatane page

Nolathane Suspension Bushings for LAND ROVER DISCOVERY SERIES 1 LJ (6/1989-10/1998)

Lovells ( they where my goto spring on HQ/HJ's back in the day )

Lovells Suspension - For The Ride of Your Life - Company Profile - Products: Urethane Suspension

Superpro ( Note- Website cattledog is broken )

SuperPro Suspension | Superpro Bushes | Sparesbox

Sounds like the polyeurathanes are the solution then, and to the question, auto, 300tdi. Yeah it was a full transfer case and auto transmission swap for another unit which was functioning correctly, not something my wallet wants to happen again I'll add. Drive isn't bad but I'm hearing a bit of squeaking and while I've got the time I think I should get on top of these jobs including all the bushings. From what I've seem they seem to be cheaper overseas, ive seem the super pro kits at places like p***ocks and craddocks and rimmerbros. Would that be the best option potentially?