Thread: Suspension bushing kits

Paddocks 139 quid, then add frieght, at that price i bought 2 sets.
Includes, panhard, all radius arm and control arm bushes (upper and lower)

I notice that the superPro catalogue contains a unit part no. SPF2718K which is to counteract the inevitable "pull" to the left. I did not understand previouslywhat was causing this...very clever.

Originally Posted by Vern

Paddocks 139 quid, then add frieght, at that price i bought 2 sets.
Includes, panhard, all radius arm and control arm bushes (upper and lower)

does it include upper/lower bushes for shock absorbers? Those bushes are critical for removing a lot of the NVH...

Dunno, mine was for a RRC and D1. Surely shocker bushes could be sourced from them or locally.

re shock bushes - from the few different models of shocks I have tried out on my P38, the bushes are all different in shape and size. I'd like to think they are that way because they have been engineered to suit the shock.

Just a thought.

I should probably do the bushes on my P38's so I'd be interested in a group buy too.

If we reach some concensus on what to get, I can make some enquiries with contacts overseas and/or locally to see if Hard Range can get them at a better price.

Just thinking out loud here...

• savings on shipping price will possibly be negated once the group buy goes over $1000 due to import duty and GST
• if I on-sell them through Hard Range (even as a group buy) I have to apply GST to Australian sales, so a further reduction in benefit
• shipping them out of Canberra to the rest of Oz will be expensive
• smaller orders (sub-$1k) shipped to a Hard Range depot in each city may be more cost-effective, but playing with fire in terms of avoiding Customs duty... i.e 2 or more shipments at $950 each through the same company will attract attention
• maybe I am better off being a participant in the group buy instead of offering to organise another one

Cheers, Paul.

Listening to Pauls feedback, it seems to make sense that we have a "buy" in each state/capital city to avoid exceeding the magical $1K mark. I am pretty happy with Vern's feedback on price too being around $250 landed (and perhaps a bit better with bulk orders).

We also seem to have a pretty good free courier service here on AULRO so if nobody is in a hurry, they could probably get transported from a central spot in each state/capital with out much local freight cost.

So, who is keen on Super Pro? Please list alternative for discussion if not...

And who is actually in? Please use quote button and add your name into the reply.

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THE (TENTATIVE) LIST.
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DT-P38 SUPER PRO X 1 set.

RovinRangie SUPER PRO X 1

PaulP38a SUPER PRO X 2

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Will not hold you to this draft list but need some idea of whether or not to just get my own or try and get a better deal.

HooRoo, Dave.

Originally Posted by DT-P38

Listening to Pauls feedback, it seems to make sense that we have a "buy" in each state/capital city to avoid exceeding the magical $1K mark. I am pretty happy with Vern's feedback on price too being around $250 landed (and perhaps a bit better with bulk orders).

We also seem to have a pretty good free courier service here on AULRO so if nobody is in a hurry, they could probably get transported from a central spot in each state/capital with out much local freight cost.

So, who is keen on Super Pro? Please list alternative for discussion if not...

And who is actually in? Please use quote button and add your name into the reply.

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THE (TENTATIVE) LIST.
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DT-P38 SUPER PRO X 1 set.

RovinRangie SUPER PRO X 1

PaulP38a SUPER PRO X 2

glenhendry SUPER PRO X 1

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Will not hold you to this draft list but need some idea of whether or not to just get my own or try and get a better deal.

HooRoo, Dave.

Im in

I'm certainly tempted! I've followed the poly vs OEM rubber debate for the past couple of years on other fora including RR.net. The consensus on RR.net appeared to be to go OEM rubber...but that may be due to the brand/type of poly bush available at the time in the USA.. "blue" poly "comfort" were terms which came to mind.

There is no doubt that the poly bushes provide measurably more-precise handling. What I'm not convinced about at the moment is their improved NVH factor. I tried to contact Super Pro late last week...I'll do so again.

There is another factor not so far addressed : i.e. the state of the rubber bushes used between the chassis and body... logic dictates that they must also play a considerable role in reducing the "conductive" shock through the body from corrugations/broken bitumen and other irregularities in the road surface...

Thoughts?

cheers