Thread: Poly bushes don't flex, do they..

Originally Posted by Reads90

Umm your wrong they do with the ones i use , And i have always used Polybush ones
red hard (classic)
Blue same as the Land Rover gen bushes
Polybush - Enhance the Dynamic Performance of Your Defender 2002

Ali

Ali, that's only one manufacturer.

Saying 'Blue poly is best' is akin to saying 'red shockies are best'

Red shockies are the best.Koni's.Rick what make of ball joint do you use in the ''A'' frame.Mine is standard and is failing after two years. Pat

Originally Posted by PAT303

Red shockies are the best.Koni's.Rick what make of ball joint do you use in the ''A'' frame.Mine is standard and is failing after two years. Pat

Koni make Yellow ones, too, Pat

Still the OE ball joint, 233,000km young.

Should've bought a Maxi one as a spare before Mal closed. Just too damn busy through December is my excuse.

here's what the slotted bushes looked like





I was always reluctant to use the poly ones in the front end, thinking I'd lose articulation, but knowing I had to change the slotted ones I PM'd Tombraider who uses the Super Pro ones in his front end after using the slotted ones. Discowhite uses the SP one's too.

Surprised and happy.

It would be interesting to do some back to back testing with the same car, with bushes in good nick. Perhaps with more controlled conditions than a mound of earth though!

How long were you guys getting out of your slotteds? I'm changing them annually.

Regards
Max P

Originally Posted by Tusker

It would be interesting to do some back to back testing with the same car, with bushes in good nick. Perhaps with more controlled conditions than a mound of earth though!

How long were you guys getting out of your slotteds? I'm changing them annually.

Regards
Max P

I plan to do this in the next couple of months. I have a set of Deflex bushes from the UK. They are the same durometer as factory rubber. Im hoping to borrow a ramp and test before with and with out sway bars and after with and without sway bars.

Luke

I've been supplying (and sometimes) installing, Noltec bushes for a couple of years. This was based on personal experience with a number of different bush manufacturers in my two RRC. The Noltec bushes are soft, and seem to have the same or very similar hardness (durometer) to rubber, and certainly seem to outlast rubber. The technical stuff is at noltecsuspension.com
Apart from choosing them as a supplier I have no other affiliation with the company! I can get them for you if you want them too.

Originally Posted by rrturboD

I've been supplying (and sometimes) installing, Noltec bushes for a couple of years. This was based on personal experience with a number of different bush manufacturers in my two RRC. The Noltec bushes are soft, and seem to have the same or very similar hardness (durometer) to rubber, and certainly seem to outlast rubber. The technical stuff is at noltecsuspension.com
Apart from choosing them as a supplier I have no other affiliation with the company! I can get them for you if you want them too.

How much for set of D2 with 3 degree custer correction ?