Hi all, as above, I'd like to know how much of a difference I can expect to see if I poly bush all the suspension joints etc. Got a week of quite off quite soon so it'll give me a chance to get stuff done to the scoob.

Any advice appreciated, cheers.

Alan

 

IMHO:
for track use they are essential as the loading on the suspension is very high compared to road use.
2 days of hard graft to change over the whole chassis from rubber to plastic.
Be ready to service the pivots every now and then to prevent seizing/squeeks.
Defo not 'fit and forget' change over.

 

911 is right about them not being a fit and forget thing!!

Mine start every 6 months or so, nothing major, just regrease here n there and there fine again.

They give alot more feel on the limit, you can feel the tyres squrm for grip.

 

hi m8 good choice m8 but you will feel a little more nvh, noise vibration and harshness but this is cancelled out by the extra handling capabilities geo

 

NVH? No worries, it gets a bit 'hard' on a long motorway, but my 3'' decat is worse!
I maintain mine by cleaning all the crud off with a spray/wipe of WD40, slacking off the bolts (front wishbone ones are the worse) and drown the bushes in silicon spray. Drop the car to the ground and back-up several times on the trolly jack to work it in and then bolt up tight again. Not a squeek or grumble in sight and a free spanner check before a hillclimb too!

If I'm keen I will remove the Whiteline roll bar bushes and re grease, plus squirt the rose joint front links behind the seals lightly.

Wipe all the excess off or the grease/spray holds the road grit and forms a grinding paste.

Am I sad or just have too much time on my hands?

ps: Geo! That driving style is MAD!!

 

911, I'll have to try the silicone spray technique! I have the same bother with the front wishbones but usually end up dropping them of at the mounts and regreasing them, which is a bit of a chew!

So i undo the bolts, clean crap off with wd40 and blast them with silicone spray?? Any recomendations on the silicone spray as some of them are very thin and sureley a grease type would last longer??

Cheers bud.

 

hi g forget the wd 40 i can sell you teflon lube that will blow you socks off.and teflon polish and additives for engine and diff/g/box .this month i have cured g/box faults on 2 subbies geo

 

I use the Halfords silicon lube because it is runny and 'penetrates' right through.

The WD40 bit simply gets the surface muck off the area.
After some weeks driving (this car is a summer weekend warrior) it looks like this before a clean:


Geo: must try the teflon trick!

 

Cheers for all the responses!

911 - on second thoughts, not sure I can be arsed with servicing bushes regularly on a road car. Might just leave it

 

Not a bad decision.
I think the chassis with rubber is just fine for the road.(unless knackered of course)