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Or bushes to be precise. I’ve had a look at my suspension and the bushes are looking very worn. 2 new bushes is nearly £50.
I’ve heard that some clever folk have made their own.
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What material bushes are you talking about? Rubber, a metal etc.
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tristanh
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If you're talking about your Audi 80 I'd be very surprised if they're not available cheap enough.
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Whether you believe you can, or you cannot, you're probably right.
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I've made bushes out of a nylon type material called Delrin. I've also made bushes out of oil impregnated bronze. In the states, we call them "bushings", so I'll avoid the temptation to say you can make bushes by planting seeds.. lol But then I guess you could say that those are actually shrubbery.
Anyway, you can make them out of polyurethane, but surely replacements are cheap enough somewhere?
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A full set on eBay was nearly £300. I must be looking at the wrong thing
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Rich
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Let’s talk about bushRich
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2 new bushes is nearly £50. Just looks like the cost of car ownership to me. I would only ever resort to attempting to manufacture a new suspension bush if there was literally no aftermarket alternative be it OE type rubber or poly. Suspension is important and not something I'd like to take making parts for like that into my own hands lightly. |
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How many bushes are there per wheel?
Do you have to replace the roll bar bushes too or just when needed?
Yes it’s an Audi 80.
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you only ever need to replace the bushes when they're shot, can't imagine any other reason to do so.
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When I was cleaning the arches the other day. They were shot.
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Interesting. How do you know which diameter, there seems to be a selection available (of the bushes)?
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ChasR
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Let’s talk about bushChasR
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Or bushes to be precise. I’ve had a look at my suspension and the bushes are looking very worn. 2 new bushes is nearly £50. I’ve heard that some clever folk have made their own. 2 new bushes is nearly £50. Just looks like the cost of car ownership to me. I would only ever resort to attempting to manufacture a new suspension bush if there was literally no aftermarket alternative be it OE type rubber or poly. Suspension is important and not something I'd like to take making parts for like that into my own hands lightly. I'm with Rich on this one. There are a few things to consider about a bush including its application, the crush loadings on it, and what exactly it has to do so that things like shore ratings can be determined. Do you really think OEMs just throw a bush in with zero testing and hope for the best? FWIW I went to SuperFlex to ask about them making me some rear damper top mount bushes for my RST as they are now NLA with the exception of FloFlex, whose reputation is iffy to say the least in Ford & BMW circles. He pretty much said to make them worth his while he'd have to make a fair few ; time is money after all as is knowledge. I'm not saying it can't be done but it can be iffy. TBH £50 if they are decent quality bushes doesn't sound too horrendous. |
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I made some for an old yank I have by removing the old bush drilling out the old rubber, cleaned the steel and poured in the poly using 70 shore hardness www.mbfg.co.uk/polyurethane-rubbers/pt-flex-70-rubber.htmlI have not done many miles on it yet so have no idea how long they will last but the process is simple and worst case scenario they perish like originals. |
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Which bushes are they exactly .A quick google has front lower w/bone bushes at £8.60 each and anti roll bars bushes at £3 each . Thats before i applied the 33% discount with ECP. Subframe bushes are less than £20 , thats before 25% discount with GSF
How little do you actually expect to spend !
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Which bushes are they exactly .A quick google has front lower w/bone bushes at £8.60 each and anti roll bars bushes at £3 each . Thats before i applied the 33% discount with ECP. Subframe bushes are less than £20 , thats before 25% discount with GSF How little do you actually expect to spend ! When I went n eBay a set was nearly £300 so hopefully a lot less than that. How many bushes are on each wheel? What size bush do I need? |
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Sorry pal i give up - if you do not know which bushes you have how do know what is worn out ? As for size its not size they are made for specific cars . If you do not know that your better off letting someone fix it at a garage. No offence but you are not making any sense to anyone .
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