Reply With QuoteMine are the same, and while four wheel driving I believe they make noises of complaint. But I have not checked to be certain it is these bushes. By noises it is a clunk when the wheel unloads.
YarnMaster
Supporter
Radius arm bush condition
The bushes on the radius arms on my D2a (both front and rear) have a lot of small cracks in them. No big rips, tears or flakes. Is this ok (i.e. just the rubber ageing on the outside where it's exposed to all the elements) or time for me to replace them?
Pictures of the worst of them:
Wizard
Mine are the same, and while four wheel driving I believe they make noises of complaint. But I have not checked to be certain it is these bushes. By noises it is a clunk when the wheel unloads.
Swaggie
They're on their way out. When they fail, the centre of the bush looks like it would just about fall out.
Cheers
Slunnie
~ Discovery II Td5 ~ Discovery 3dr V8 ~ Series IIa 6cyl ute ~ Series II V8 ute ~
Fossicker
SupporterThis old chest nut!
My rear radius arm bushes are worn as well
What are you opinions on bushes??
Polyurethane vs rubber bushes?
do the Polyurethane make the vehicle feel any different?
I understand they can squeak a bit??
do they last longer than rubber?
Does anyone out there have any experiences with replacement bushes they can share?
cheers
Ray
Wizard
SubscriberMy radius arm bushes were looking slightly worse than the photos in this thread. I fitted Polybush Kit 20 Discovery Series 2 - Land Rover - Polybush to my D2. I got the kit cheap as the watts link to chassis bushes were missing.
Ease of fitting was the main reason for me, the reduced price was a bonus. As each bush is three piece (left, right and inner crush tube) they can be fitted by hand without and special tools or presses.
I couldn’t feel any harshness in the ride after fitting them, and no noticeable reduction in suspension flex.
2014, MY14 Discovery TDV6, Fuji White (2018-Now)
2003, Discovery 2a, Td5 Manual, Zambezi Silver (2012-2018)
2007, Adventure Offroad Campers, Grand Tourer (2015-Now)
Master
I recently fitted Superpro bushes. Think diff end bushes went in with 6T press, chassis end were 2 piece and hand fitted. Ride is good. Hardest part was removing original chassis end bushes. That took some doing.
Fossicker
SupporterThanks Guys!
I leaning towards the Superpro bushes atm
they appear to be a good thing with the lifetime warranty on them
I guessing im gonna need to leave this with my mechanic to install them
Im still considering looking for a pair of second hand radius arms however for economics
YarnMaster
SupporterA must have item. There's issues if you don't have them...Originally Posted by apachefreak
I've generally always gone with polyurethane for both road cars and 4WDs. Often easier to source and much easier to fit.
Depends, what brand of polyurethane, hardness and which particular bush part it is.
In the case of the radius arms on my D2a, I feel that it's stiffened my vehicle up a bit and slightly reduced the bump absorption. I'll say that with the following caveat - my old rubber bushes were likely original - so almost 17 years old and 280,000km. My vehicle was off the road for 12 weeks while the bushes and other work was being conducted - so long time between drives to compare the two and during this time I was driving a stock standard D1 V8 so might actually be comparing that in my mind rather with the extra stiffness being the HD springs in my D2a...
I've never experienced this. If they do likely installation issue - incorrect greasing or not cleaning properly.
Depends on the brand, which particular part, compared to what rubber (genuine or Britpart crap?), if installed correctly (contact parts thoroughly cleaned up and greased properly, torque right, etc).... I would at least expect a similar life span though.
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