Thread: bush kit

As far as I know Tim that is correct.

Originally Posted by Timj

I believe the difference is between LWB and SWB rather than SII and III. SWB has the same diameter front and back.

Dullbird it might be worth having a look at the SuperPro bushes from Fulcrum. They are not cheap but from all reports are good quality. I have them in one Game but they haven't been in there long enough to talk about reliability and longevity. In the other Game I have a set from Polybush in the UK. There is honestly not a lot of difference in price as Polybush are supposed to be the best over there in the same way that SuperPro are over here.

I am not sure that the cheap ones like Britpart are worth the money. I took some out of one of the games that had just crumbled to nothing. One of them I could not even find any bits of. I don't know what brand they were but it made me decide to go for quality.

TimJ.

I know where your coming from Tim but I have 3 cars on the road and 1 in a rebuild unfortunately I can't afford to superpro the series when I couldn't at the time even fully superpro my disco (yes I do have some on the disco but when priced it was nearly $400 for a full set I believe the series is similar).

The disco will certainly be getting the supers before the series does as the series is not going to be a daily driver and currently all I care about is getting a set of bushes on so we can just rebuild it.

Thats what I love about polys...it doesn't matter if they fall apart in a year or twos time (as I know I'm not buying ones that will last) as they are so easy to change. and as bushes start to fail I will gradually change them for better ones bit by bit

I bought the poly bushes in my IIA from Bayside Springs in Brisbane. I think I paid ~$7 per bush - so $80ish all up. They might be more now.

If I was doing it again I would go superpro for the extra travel. But the current setup flexes well and the bushes have lasted a long time.

Bayside Springs & Blacksmithing

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I have actually bought some bushes from another member that he never used I just got to source 2 bushes...it was a fair price and I will get them sooner rather then later.

It then leaves me a little cash t put towards the cab back of ebay I'm thinking of buying

Originally Posted by Timj

I believe the difference is between LWB and SWB rather than SII and III. SWB has the same diameter front and back.

The difference must be between the SIII LWB and SII/SIIa/SIII SWB/LWB, as my SIIa LWB has the same diameter bushings front and rear, while a SIII LWB I worked on had larger diameter bushings on the front.

Aaron.

Originally Posted by Aaron IIA

The difference must be between the SIII LWB and SII/SIIa/SIII SWB/LWB, as my SIIa LWB has the same diameter bushings front and rear, while a SIII LWB I worked on had larger diameter bushings on the front.

Aaron.

Series 3 LWB chassis bush at the front is a larger diameter than earlier vehicles and of course its wider. I only use genuine bushes as these give the best life and ride as well as flex. Poly bushes allow dirt and grit in the eyes of the springs, and arms on coil sprung cars, wearing the bores. Original equipment manufacture bushes are quite cheap. Some Unscrupulous parts suppliers will try to sell you crap rubber bushes ( stay away from Middelborough Rd Blackburn!) I get my bushes from Rover Parts Plus (Ballarat) or All Four x 4 (Newcastle). Skimping on suspension is false economy!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Timj

I believe the difference is between LWB and SWB rather than SII and III. SWB has the same diameter front and back. ...

Are you sure? AFAIK the series 1, Series 2, series 2a have 40mm dia bushes all round - the only differences are the length of bush and the fact that sometimes the bushes are two short bushes instead of one long one.

In the series 3 the bush in the chassis for the front spring were 43mm diameter instead of 40mm.

I also agree with Dave, having had both, I prefer the original bush, the reason is that with urethane bushes the urethane is in direct contact with the metal of the chassis. Dust becomes impregnated into the urethane and the bush becomes a grinding wheel boring out the chassis into an oval shape, meaning that original bushes and replacement urethane bushes are undersize.

MR automotive stock them..

dont forget to spray the center tube with some teflon dry lube prior to setting the up.

do a dry check on them when you put them in.. the center pin should rotate in the bush and the bush should not be able to turn in the chassis.