sathorburn Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 Guys, My car is Jittering / clunking like a (insert own joke here). I have been reliably informed that my Bushes are knackered. Can someone give a a run down on: -What are a good set of Poly Bushes. -What are the cheapest I can get away with for just average weekend driving. -Where I can get them from. -And should I attempt to fit them myself. NB I know the business end of a screwdriver, but that took a while. Car is a 1993 NA jap import. Any help much appreciated. and Apologies if this should have been in the general chat thread. Thanks in advance STuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatSport Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 http://www.tmengineering.net/suspension/r2racing/index.html not a diy job, i had to get a proper press etc..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sathorburn Posted October 11, 2007 Author Share Posted October 11, 2007 sounds good. was wondering if this was cheap for bushes, and they still seem quite pricey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sathorburn Posted October 11, 2007 Author Share Posted October 11, 2007 Oh, and are there any different kinds, for different purposes, like suspension setups for example Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 I've got bad news, more bad news, and even more bad news. Bad news: The poly bushes are a bit rubbish and the stock ones are fancy pants things that mean swapping them with poly ones will take masses of labour time More bad news: Toyota don't sell replacement bushes because of said fancy-pantsness. You have to buy all new suspension arms. Even more bad news: They cost a fortune. Hong Kong Nic can get them at about 50% of the cost in the UK though, if you can wait for them. Also, it costs a fortune to get them swapped as well and I wouldn't try doing it yourself. And that's just swapping the arms, if you do the poly bushes the labour costs will push the price up towards that of getting the new suspension arms anyway. However, here is my writeup of going through said pain: http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=119349&highlight=suspension Worth it in the end -Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 I've got bad news, more bad news, and even more bad news. Bad news: The poly bushes are a bit rubbish and the stock ones are fancy pants things that mean swapping them with poly ones will take masses of labour time More bad news: Toyota don't sell replacement bushes because of said fancy-pantsness. You have to buy all new suspension arms. Even more bad news: They cost a fortune. Hong Kong Nic can get them at about 50% of the cost in the UK though, if you can wait for them. Also, it costs a fortune to get them swapped as well and I wouldn't try doing it yourself. And that's just swapping the arms, if you do the poly bushes the labour costs will push the price up towards that of getting the new suspension arms anyway. However, here is my writeup of going through said pain: http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=119349&highlight=suspension Worth it in the end -Ian As above i tottally agree Take it from someone who went the poly bush route - me. The handling has improved but it has really highlighted other areas that are saggy and old and still not the confidence inspiring ride i was hoping to achieve. If i had to do it again i would have saved up for the new suspension components from toyota. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sathorburn Posted October 12, 2007 Author Share Posted October 12, 2007 Cheers (I think) for the info. I'll have a look into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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