Thread: Poly bushes

Originally Posted by rick130

Having talked a number of times to the engineers at Fulcrum/Super Pro, they are aware of how 4WD's are used and formulate the material accordingly. They then test them, and in the case of Land Rovers it is via a well known Land Rover workshop down the road that does everything from tourers to comp vehicles to rock crawlers.
I still maintain that the Super Pro lower rear trailing arm-chassis bush is the best available for an A frame coil rear end Landy. The design is so much better than OE in that it reduces bump steer while allowing better articulation.
I'll dig up a photo tonight.

Hi Rick,

Any idea where these can be sourced?

cheers

Dave

Originally Posted by Dave110HardTop

Hi Rick,

Any idea where these can be sourced?

cheers

Dave

Supercheap in NZ have them, I'd expect supercheap in Aussie would too.

Originally Posted by Dave110HardTop

Hi Rick,

Any idea where these can be sourced?

cheers

Dave

I called Supercheap and they didn't have much of an idea. I then called the Fulcrum wholesale number (from the website), place in Penrith, very easy to deal with and they will post for another $10 or so.

Cheers
Simon

I have a set of deflex Poly bushes that i got from Paddock spares in the UK. They have two sets, a road set which is the same durometer hardness as a stock metalastic and a off road set which is harder. I will fit these in the next few week and report back. ( i got the road set)


for what its worth if they turn out to be a good thing they where less then $200 delivered to my door including a new set of sway bar bushes.

Originally Posted by aquarangie

Poly bushes and Land Rovers DON'T MIX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Panhard rod is the only pace to put poly in a LR, anywhere else is a disaster

Had them in the past and never again, thay fall apart after a few off-road trips because they're too brittle, also it's complete crap thet they can last as long as rubber. I had the top rear shockie mounts wear out after 2 trips, falling to pieces

May I add the hardness of poly bushes make the suspension too stiff. If you want stiff suspension, buy Toyota or a Nissan

Trav

Polybushes are the only bushes that I can make last in my shock absorbers for the D2 (revalved a lot stiffer). I've tried rubber and they don't last long at all before wearing through - Approx 10,000km. I've also tried Rose joints and they last about 6 months before becoming clicky. I've got the blue Superpro's in at the moment and I think they also have some wear in them, but the red Rancho ones have copped an absolute flogging and are absolutely faultless.

Originally Posted by abaddonxi

I called Supercheap and they didn't have much of an idea. I then called the Fulcrum wholesale number (from the website), place in Penrith, very easy to deal with and they will post for another $10 or so.

Cheers
Simon

that'd be Steve at Wholesale Suspension. They know their stuff and are good to deal with.
He was the first installer/supplier I'd talked to that confirmed what I'd found playing with urethane bushes.

I've found wholesale suspension to be very good also. They were the ones that also worked out that LC shims will work in the Disco for me many eons ago.

Ive always stuck with rubber for the reason of noise.

The 80 series had poly bushes throught the whole thing and it was the noisiest suspention ever and annoyed the crap out of me.

They may have changed a fair bit since then but thats my 2 bobs worth.