suspension bushes

rat · Post by **rat** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 3:49 pm

i see

Sokar · Post by **Sokar** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 4:43 pm

if your 17 year old sports car with 200000 kms plus on the clock feels like a wobbly fish mid corner or wonders like a hobo on the highway at 120km/h then its time for new bushes.

But the benefits of the poly bushes arent just in replacement, a stock car will feel much tighter even if the old bushes arent warn. Its a very good upgrade.

Riekert · Post by **Riekert** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 5:06 pm

Sokar wrote:if your 17 year old sports car with 200000 kms plus on the clock feels like a wobbly fish mid corner or wonders like a hobo on the highway at 120km/h then its time for new bushes.

But the benefits of the poly bushes arent just in replacement, a stock car will feel much tighter even if the old bushes arent warn. Its a very good upgrade.

ok that hit the nail on the head! my car does exactly that!! shit! so thats R1900 for a whole kit?

mario_200sx · Post by **mario_200sx** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 5:15 pm

Thats a very good price, cheapest I could find in CPT was R2500-00.

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 5:54 pm

bank on at least 2500-00 for fitment.

basically your cars entire suspension (front and back) has to be removed, fitted with the bushes, and then refitted.

you will also HAVE to go for alignment afterwards.

mario_200sx · Post by **mario_200sx** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 6:15 pm

R2500-00 for fitment, Ill just go in leave and bring the car to you VC...

rat · Post by **rat** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 6:20 pm

same will bring both of mine for you to do

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 6:29 pm

LOL - the last time i did a car i vowed never to do it again!!!

but then again - i find it very difficult to say NO to fellow sx owners. ask my closest friends - they'll tell you the same!

Riekert · Post by **Riekert** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:18 pm

veecee wrote:LOL - the last time i did a car i vowed never to do it again!!!

but then again - i find it very difficult to say NO to fellow sx owners. ask my closest friends - they'll tell you the same!

well its a very good mod especially if your car drives like mine!

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:21 pm

its actually quite likely that my car will out-handle yours!!! sorry to say!

the best G-force i measured was on 205/40/17 inch tires, before i made the car as low as it is now, and the reading was 1.03G lateral acceleration.

i now ride lower, and on 225/45/17's!!!

hehe!!! internet racers hey!!! go figure!

Riekert · Post by **Riekert** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:24 pm

veecee wrote:its actually quite likely that my car will out-handle yours!!! sorry to say!

It will. My SX handles shit. think my shocks is getting tired and my bushes is also shot i think...

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:29 pm

Riekert wrote:
veecee wrote:its actually quite likely that my car will out-handle yours!!! sorry to say!
It will. My SX handles shit. think my shocks is getting tired and my bushes is also shot i think...

LOL - i must've misread your sentence!

i thought you'd already installed the bushes.

NEwwwaaayyyy...

on my Gmeter - the lateral acceleration went from .76 G's on stock bushes and stock everything, to 0.91 G's on poly bushes with stock everything else!!!

a very very good mod for the money IMO!!!

Riekert · Post by **Riekert** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:30 pm

veecee wrote:bank on at least 2500-00 for fitment.

But if you have the time and patience and a little help you'll be able to fit it yourself right??

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:32 pm

Riekert wrote:
veecee wrote:bank on at least 2500-00 for fitment.
But if you have the time and patience and a little help you'll be able to fit it yourself right??

of course - it also helps if you have a hydraulic press!!! and a torque wrench.

Riekert · Post by **Riekert** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:37 pm

the torque wrench i do have... just not the press. where do you get one of these?