Thread: Anyone using polybushes

Hi Andrew,
An observation. I have no personal experience with the replacement of this particular bush with urethane. However, in general the urethane bushes are stiffer with less flex. Put them into a situation where flex is required and often, and they will crack. Make the bush stronger, and the flex is reduced. This may enable the bush to last longer, but reduced flex may not be a good thing, and could have negative wheel travel and handling impacts.

Others will have a point of view, and you can also check out the UK sites.

That bush doesnt look like anything off a D3,D4,RRS . What year ,model RR is it ?

Originally Posted by ADMIRAL

Hi Andrew,
An observation. I have no personal experience with the replacement of this particular bush with urethane. However, in general the urethane bushes are stiffer with less flex. Put them into a situation where flex is required and often, and they will crack. Make the bush stronger, and the flex is reduced. This may enable the bush to last longer, but reduced flex may not be a good thing, and could have negative wheel travel and handling impacts.

Others will have a point of view, and you can also check out the UK sites.

that may have been the case 30 years ago...no so now.
the only poly type bushes ive seen crack were some cheap ones brought in from the UK, yellow they were.
if you stick with super pro you cant go wrong.

cheers phil

Originally Posted by 400HPONGAS

That bush doesnt look like anything off a D3,D4,RRS . What year ,model RR is it ?

Its my 04 L322 td6. Some sites quote bush part number LR018345 as a d3 d4 rrs part number which is why I asked.

Andy

Have a look at this site ,thempart numbers dont seem to be right ones
LAND ROVER FRONT SUSPENSION HYDRA BUSH SET LR3 LR4 OEM | eBay

PS for a D3,D4,RRS the complete arm replacement is the way to go ,so you get the Balljoint as well !