Poly bushes
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I am rebuilding my complete front and rear subframes and was thinking of rebuilding it with poly bushes what are the advantages of this and disadvantags if any.

When rebuilt it will be used for heavy track day use and road use. The front subframe will have solid bottom mounts and KAD solid top mounts. I am unsure of how to fix the rear subframe, would like it solid mounted like the front subby, help would be of great help.

I have heard bad reports of the yellow poly bushes, some shearing off, i have fitted a set for someone before and they were a bastard to fit, should they be oiled.

I have seen some purple bushes, are these different to the yellow ones? Which bushes are best and where would be best to get them from.

Many thanks Barkiboi.
a.k.a. Chris Barkas

I was advised by a certain TD on here to fit yellow Poly bushes on the bottom arms on the front subframe this was ages ago, And I do believe the car feels better for it and I get Less Torque steer!

I only have the standard rubber mounts at the back of the subframe so i can't comment on them.
Do it!

Edited by Miniwilliams on 6th Mar, 2006.

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i've fitted these but havent tested them yet (bottom of page) although avonbar do rave on about them http://www.speedgenie.co.uk/avonbar/index.html

Imk guessing he means at the bottome of the "Performance Polly Bushes" within the "Suspension" page.

I was going to try them too, then decided on the mninispares one after advice from a friend, then ended up with rose joints so was all an exercise in pointlessness as usual!

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

yes sorry didnt realise it did that, i also used minispares hard/soft combo on the tie rods works very well especially under braking as pete said.

Hi, just to add a little more from me, i have done many thousand of mile with the mounts, and all seems well.

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Hi,
I'm with 1071 on this one
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ive never used them, but thinking outloud...

i cant see how the poly bushes cope with different castor angles of modded/performance suspension setups?

if there "solid", and under strain, then i would have thought surely somethings gonna give, sooner or later.

then again, maybe some poly mounts are better than others?? got more "give"?

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

Just had a bit of an idea.

Theyll be injection moulded, with their "complex" shape (a ring) they are bound to have a weldline(s).

next time someone has one thats failed, send it to me (or someone that REALLY knows what theyre talking about) just to see it its poor manufacture or just simply not up to the job fullstop.

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

Yes i agree with that mini1071s, got them from a show and come to think about it, they weren't rock hard, so your spot on

Best 1/4 mile 13.2 seconds @116 mph
First 5 port miniturbo to make over 200 bhp on a carb?
First 5 port miniturbo to make over 200 bhp on Injection?

http://www.mattwoodsphotography.com