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Wishbones - Polybush or New?
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06/04/2014 12:00
06/04/2014 12:00
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MABR
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Hi guys.
Just looking for people's thoughts on this; my suspension "refresh" is in full swing consisting of;
Koni Sport Dampers all round Refurbed Polybushed Rear Subframe Rear Lower Radius Arm Refurb New Topmount Bearings New Droplinks Eibach Camber Bolts New Bumpstops all round Whiteline Rear ARB As new standard springs all round Polybushes on all Front ARB points 4 Wheel Alignment once all done
Included in all the above is wishbones. I got a pair of original Fiat ones with good ball joints from Motormech (thanks Paul & Nigel) with a view to having them polybushed as well. As the bushes are £70 is it worth it as once ball joints go, it's new wishbones anyway?
Just looking for people's views, especially those who've done either / or in the past.
Last edited by MABR; 06/04/2014 12:11. Reason: Forgot something!
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Re: Wishbones - Polybush or New?
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09/04/2014 18:32
09/04/2014 18:32
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Big_Muzzie
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I don't get poly bushing coupe wishbones, in my experience the ball joints are weaker than the oem bushes and give first, plus on and off does the gaiter on the ball joint no favours at all which in turn makes the poly bush a waste.
Last edited by Big_Muzzie; 09/04/2014 18:33. Reason: Spelling: what's a Tern got to do with wishbones?
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Re: Wishbones - Polybush or New?
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10/04/2014 01:52
10/04/2014 01:52
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I don't get poly bushing coupe wishbones, in my experience the ball joints are weaker than the oem bushes and give first, plus on and off does the gaiter on the ball joint no favours at all which in turn makes the poly bush a waste. Well it's worth doing it with a brand new set of wish bones to start with then rather using second hand stuff
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Re: Wishbones - Polybush or New?
[Re: knight7660]
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10/04/2014 12:21
10/04/2014 12:21
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Big_Muzzie
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I don't get poly bushing coupe wishbones, in my experience the ball joints are weaker than the oem bushes and give first, plus on and off does the gaiter on the ball joint no favours at all which in turn makes the poly bush a waste. Well it's worth doing it with a brand new set of wish bones to start with then rather using second hand stuff Quite possibly, I'm not an expert so I'm only throwing suggestions and asking questions, If the ball joint is the weak point and you strengthen the mountings does this not put extra pressure on the ball joint and shorten the life of the wishbone? I ask as I'm on my 4th set during my ownership (the middle two sets were the cheap ones and they didn't last at all) and if I am wrong then next time I would be thinking similar. See how long OE ones last first.
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Re: Wishbones - Polybush or New?
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10/04/2014 17:38
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As said above, a Coupe eats ball joints for breakfast, lunch & dinner - so why go through the pain of pressing polybushes all the time..?
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Re: Wishbones - Polybush or New?
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10/04/2014 21:11
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As said above, a Coupe eats ball joints for breakfast, lunch & dinner - so why go through the pain of pressing polybushes all the time..?
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Re: Wishbones - Polybush or New?
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11/04/2014 14:20
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Ball joints are part of the wishbone, I don't think you'd get them out and if you did you'd need a way to refit.
Think I'll stick with OE parts and replace every 2 years.
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Re: Wishbones - Polybush or New?
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14/04/2014 12:09
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burnbike
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i don't understand the way the ball joints have play so early
do they scuff ?
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Re: Wishbones - Polybush or New?
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15/06/2014 12:49
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If you're sure you can keep same pin location - yes.....
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