Rover 16v Posted August 13, 2005 Posted August 13, 2005 Front wishbone (metalastic) bushes What car are they from. (Just curious - before I buy them from Cat Motorsport or Westfield) Quote
Westfieldman Posted August 13, 2005 Posted August 13, 2005 Front wishbone (metalastic) bushes What car are they from. Horrible Get some nylon or polly bushes Cat/Westfield Quote
CarlH Posted August 13, 2005 Posted August 13, 2005 I'm looking at fitting poly bushes - don't you need to adapt the attachment points (to persuade them to fit) ? Quote
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted August 13, 2005 Posted August 13, 2005 And don't forget to coat them with lots of copperslip or similar, before you fit them. 1 Quote
Blatman Posted August 13, 2005 Posted August 13, 2005 What car are they from. An MG or a Triumph... you can buy the metallastic bushes from Rimmer Bros if the factory are out of stock... Quote
CarlH Posted August 16, 2005 Posted August 16, 2005 What about noise - I've been told they squeak pretty badly ? Quote
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted August 16, 2005 Posted August 16, 2005 And don't forget to coat them with lots of copperslip or similar, before you fit them. Hmm, self quoting. Quote
CarlH Posted August 16, 2005 Posted August 16, 2005 this is the newbies after all poly it is then Quote
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted August 17, 2005 Posted August 17, 2005 Starting to think from posts in the past that you can't over do the Copperslip bit on the bushes and bolt shanks that pass throught them. I "underdid" the front end a bit, and after getting caught out in the rain, it can creak a little. Quote
Chasmon Posted August 17, 2005 Posted August 17, 2005 Am I right in guessing that if I need to change my bushes at some point (metalastic) I am going to have a BU66ER of a time to get them off? They required several tonnes to push them in... Apart from the difficulty in changing them whats the problem with them? Quote
Mike-SEiW Posted August 17, 2005 Posted August 17, 2005 They can be a right PITA to get out. You'll need a hydraulic press for sure, and some machined adapters or sockets that just fit inside the wishbone holes to press them out. I don't understand either what the problem with the metalastic bushes is, TBH. Unless you're wearing the outside edge of the tyres and don't want to dial in more camber, what other drawbacks are there? Quote
VX2L16V Posted August 17, 2005 Posted August 17, 2005 They're heavy & they smell bad & I've got a bag of 16 of 'em, looks like a dodgy chinese chicken curry Quote
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