Replacing your Bushes

Cordsport · #1 07-08-2008, 20:33

Yes it has the correct part number on the bag.

So has nobody apart from me actually tried using these?

CamInHead · #2 06-04-2009, 11:26

If anybody fancies resurecting the idea of a beam-bush group buy I'd be interested as mine need doing also. Probably not MOT fail but it handles like crap and the back end feels like it's leaning on the springs.

Unless a supplier has been located since last year ?

lmrdave · #3 30-07-2009, 12:10

I've managed to find proper superflex front trailing arm bush sets

SPF1009K £73.67+VAT for the kit

Can't find any for the rear trailing arm bushes, does anyone know if they are the same as Z31's etc?

s13eater · #4 30-07-2009, 14:46

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Originally Posted by lmrdave

I've managed to find proper superflex front trailing arm bush sets

SPF1009K £73.67+VAT for the kit

Can't find any for the rear trailing arm bushes, does anyone know if they are the same as Z31's etc?

exactley the same as the z31 rears mate, you just need to burn the bush out, but leave the thin coller inside.i have them on mine.

nedge2k · #5 05-09-2009, 22:47

Guys, I work for an engine specialist. We have an engineering firm to the rear of us that fabricate a lot of our parts.

My S12 just failed her mot in spectacular fashion due to rust - long story short, I'm gonna have to drop both subframes and clean up both them and the body - not something I've ever done before but hey how hard can it be?

Anyway, these rear subframe bushes, is there a reliable place to get them from now? If not, how many of you still require them? What's the best material for them to be made out of? Does anyone have the dimensions?

If there's no reliable place to get them from, I'll ask the guys behind us to knock some up - I wouldn't imagine they'd cost that much.

CamInHead · #6 06-09-2009, 17:03

oooh! Group buy! Group buy!

nedge2k · #7 07-09-2009, 13:31

ok, just spoke to my guy, wont be a problem. just need numbers and dimensions

also, the metal collar that goes through the bush, i assume the OD doesn't really matter? coz if he could get tube at the right ID and just machine the nylon to fit the OD of the collar, it will make things cheaper.