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

Originally Posted by ROVERNIT

mmmmmm intresting, time for more research, are they hard to install?

hang on ! you have a D2, don't you ? If so, none of what I've typed above applies, the suspension and bushes are all different, sorry.

Originally Posted by DEFENDERZOOK

you know you can get poly bushes that are as hard as plastic to ones softer than rubber.......?

they come in different grades......but not for all applications.......

Blue are the best ones
I have used them for years and will continue to do so. And i have kicked the crap out of many sets and tested them to the limit on serveral trucks (even my winch challenge truck)
Also easy to change if you need to , no need for a press

Ali

Was playing around with my truck last weekend and decided to check out my front wheel travel. Out came the Hi lift jack. With the wheel in the air,this gave me 250mm gap from the bottom edge of my flares to the top of the tyre.(32in Simex)

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So I then decided to see how much more travel was possible. I undone the top nut on the front shock and then jacked up the truck again.
This time with the wheel in the air the gap was 325mm measured in the same place.

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Will need to look at longer shocks to maximize this!

The things we do!!!

If you undo the shock on the other side you could probably keep jacking still.

Hmmm, there is a difference between suspension travel and articulation, and then by using the highlift you unload the whole front axle which produces an unrealistic situation that I wouldn't necessarily take shock measurements from. I tend to setup the shocks so when they're full open they match the spring when it is almost lose and still retained then bumpstops to suit the shock closed length - but thats a whole new thread.

Originally Posted by ROVERNIT

mmmmmm intresting, time for more research, are they hard to install?

Not hard, just takes time.

I put super pro's in my D1.

The hardest bit is getting the factory bushes out.

pretty happy with the result.

steers better on the highway. I think smaller road irregularities are more noticeable through the seat of the pants, but I did replace the shocks with Konis and put slightly stiffer springs in all at the same time.

Originally Posted by Reads90

Blue are the best ones
<snip>Ali

FFS, colour means absolutely nothing ! Manufacturer, design and durometer (hardness) count, not the bloody colour.
I have Super Pro ones in a few different colours in a few different spots in the beast, although all the ones that came for the front end happened to be blue, they can mould the things any colour in the rainbow.

IIRC, the ones that are in the chassis end of the A frame are purple ??

The first set of Super Pro's I fitted are the lower rear trailing arm to chassis bush, and I would never use anything else on a stockish RRC style rear end. They have been there for well over 100,000km and are a superior design to OE, allowing more articulation with less bump steer.SP

Originally Posted by rick130

FFS, colour means absolutely nothing ! Manufacturer, design and durometer (hardness) count, not the bloody colour.

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