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Vehicle & Technical => Range Rover => Topic started by: enak on April 25, 2007, 22:01:21
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I fitted a set of Deflex Polyurethane Bushes a short while ago... Don't use these!
The left radius arm bush failed causing excessive tyre wear.
A panhard bush has failed and now I have slop from axle to chassis.
The rear suspension cone bushes couldn't be fitted (Too big).
The other suspension bushes are poorly shaped and I removed them and refitted the rubber bushes (much better).
I now have a Polybush comfort set to fit... lets hope these are better.
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That's odd, I've fitted Deflex to 2 of our Range Rovers and I'm quite happy with the results. I went to the trouble of changing the Panhard Rod on Blue just to check and after 18 months of frequent use there were no signs of any deterioration.
So, so you drive in harch conditions a lot, or have you perhaps been unlucky :?
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I've just noticed, you have a 4.2 LSE don't you? then I wouldn't suggest anything other than standard metaliastic bushes for that anyway. On that late a model they should be the twin core type, these are much stiffer.
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Not harsh conditions by any means...
I can't refit standard bushes at the moment as I have neither another car to use or my own press... The Polyurethane bushes just push in, so it's something I can fit.
Considering the OEM bushes had been on there some time and the Deflex were offering superior ride and handling, I am disappointed I even bothered trying them...
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i bought some for mine (last summer!) but havnt got round to fitting them yet :roll:
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Some of mine are still in the drawer. Thing is Plybushes are a popular upgrade but I don't think they work as well on EAS cars, somehow they don't seem to like it. On Blue it's a differen matter, an overnight success. Less body roll, better handling, less pulling/wander, everything they should be.
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I fitted a set to mine,but due to agressive offroading i destroyed the rear trailing arm to chassis mounts.Ive fitted some tougher ones now and they've been ok so far.
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I've not fitted or tried that make, but for offroading, I prefer to keep to the std rubber items with chassis to arm bushes. More give and cheaper to replace.
Just my preference though.
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i have got orange (genuine)polybushes on my 90 - they have been on there for about 2 yrs and i am on my second set of front radius arm bushes and panhard rod.
...and i reckon they need doing again soon, you can feel the diff nose fall back into line after heavy braking and releasing the pedal.
I just wonder whether the ease of changing them makes them worthwhile over the lenght of time they last.
The old bearmach blue defelx bushes I had lasted longer , but that was without a 2" lift.
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I'm going to change my rad arms back to ruber just to get them soft again, the front end is too stiff for off-road and I don't drive it all the time any more (I'm using the LSE too much though :roll: ).
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Have orange polybushes on mine, told they were a year old whenI bought it, ( February), rear trailing arm bushes are shot! Steering goes off to the left when accelerating, and turns right when you back off.
Dave
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So it sounds like I should stick with genuine land rover replacement bushes! I was going to go for polybushes but by the sounds of what your all saying Genuine might be better?
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Can i stick my oar in here,although i ve got to be very carful what i say due to my wk position...
Ive used my tuck for everyting from work to touring, trialling and challenge events.. My local supplier a few years ago supplied me with a set of De-flex (no called flo-flex as they went bust a little while ago)...
The de-flex bushes lasted for just under 2 month when they failed the MOT.. My supplier then suppled us with three more sets of varying hardness to try and amend this.. Unfortunatly they were c***... If you cut one in half you will see that they are full of air holes, so all in all not a good buy...
Next i tried the Bearmach bushes, which were a fair bit more expensive, these were excellent on the road and never had anyproblems with them, but after a while we found that they were too hard to work with our suspesion system, so in the end we went for classic 'genuine' polybushes, which have been on the vehicle for a year and been excellent...
So all in all if you can afford proper Polybush go for that, if not get the B'mach ones.. In the end you get what you pay for i spose :wink:
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I am wondering if there are certain areas of the chassis that will respond better to the durometer of a particular bushing. For instance, a softer bushing ( OE LR ) on the arms and a poly for the panhard? Just for example and sake of speculation. I am fitting 95 Sway bars with disconnects to my 90. I will use firmer bushes for them so when on road and hooked up it will be better to drive. Yet I am using factory bushes on the arm/chassis points for flex when disconnected. I may find that I screw everything up but I am going to Try to dial it in this way ..and see what happens .
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That's effectively what I'm doing as and when the weather permits. Rubber is better at the top of the Radius arms and rear links if you want lots of articulation, as ire the original ninety radius arm to axle bushes as these are softer than the EFi spec ones, so I'm going back to rubber on the rad arms but keeping poly on the back end and the panhard rod so I get good handling.
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i have these all over my disco and am doing my range soon very easy