Thread: Watts Linkage bushes, Flo-Flex v OEM

Keen to find out too as I put a set of S#!*part ones in and they have now clapped out in 10k .

Will.

Oh well.

No response so I'm giving the Flo-Flew Watts Linkage kit a go. Ordered from Paddocks. $161 with conversion.

Happy Days.

Joel,

Let us know how you go with them, as I need to re do mine.

Originally Posted by Will Wallace

Joel,

Let us know how you go with them, as I need to re do mine.

Will d, mate.

I'll post pics when they turn up and how the install goes.

Happy Days

I ordered my polybush for the watts off Lucky8 in the US

Well what a stuff around. No fault of the bushes. Here's the story about the stuff around. Skip to the next post if you want to avoid my dribble.

So I ordered the Flo-Flex bushes on Friday 1 August. By 7 August I was wondering what was going on as my order was still listed as "Processing". I contacted Paddock Spares to see what was going on. Between the 7th and 12th August we had a discussion back and forwarth. First they said they had a quality contol issue with the bushes, I said well give me a refund or tell me whats wrong and maybe I will still take them if they could supply them at a reduced cost, they took a while to get back to me and said the problem was with the sleaves and they will have replacements within the next week or I could have a refund. I decided by the time I got a refund and ordered them from somewhere else, I might as well wait. They managed to get them in and sent by Tuesday 12 August (Morning of 13th for us). I paid extra for express 4 day shipping hopping they might get here for the weekend. They arrived in Sydney on Friday night which would usually mean they would be delivered in Darwin by Monday 18 August but AusPost being the toss bags they are, sent them to Lyons ACT, not Lyons NT even though the post code was right. Even though I paid for express post, once a parcel goes to a wrong location, AusPost will only send it standard mail to the correct address. So they finnaly turned up this morning after being trucked up from Canberra.

I hate AusPost.

Anyway, onto the bushes.

They look good. It's interesting they come disassembled.

The Watts Link to Chassis fit very nicely.







The 3 centre bearings appear to be assembled from parts. I can't see this being any better or worse than any other bush. I'm not sure of the correct name for this bearing but it appears they have 3 off the shelf bearings (1 Lg and 2 Sm)and then they are just sleeved with aluminium sleaves which you have to press assemble yourself.

The poly on the centre bearings don't appear to be load bearing at all but they just keep the bearing housing straight. I could never see this part wearing out whether it be rubber or poly. The only bushes that could wear is the outer Watts to Chassis bushes.

So it's obviously these steel to steel centre bearing that wear and casue the knocking in the rear end. I'll be greasing mine up well before I install them. Now I know whats inside, I'll rip the rubber out of the original bearings and see what's failed.

I'm working the next 3 days so I won't be getting to a press to install them until Thursday.







Happy Days.

I Hymn jointed mine, no slop and it's been a few years, works well for the extra flex