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VegasPhil

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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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23rd Mar 08 at 19:53

My car has had a knackered CV for a long time, but it gave up the ghost last sunday.

Decided to order up brand new CV's for it and some Powerflex bushes for it because I thought I might aswell do it while i'm down there

Anyway, Got the 6 bushes for £103 from Chris Astley Motorsport and at first was a bit

bout spending that much on them. The CV's came to about £140 ish.

Mate Nick came round and helped chuck it all on the car and roadtested!The car now handles like a fighter jet

Anyone that hasn't got polybushes buy them!! What an improvement.

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RS6

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23rd Mar 08 at 23:11

sounds good phil

aron

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23rd Mar 08 at 23:20

i was thinking about polybushes, good to hear they make a difference!!

Dan295

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23rd Mar 08 at 23:21

really?, i mean i was tempted at one point but i didnt think there was enough justification to do it

GT190

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23rd Mar 08 at 23:34

i remember total vauxhall recommending them.

Ste L

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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
Location: Manchester Drives: 106 16v Rallye
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23rd Mar 08 at 23:59

quote:
Originally posted by Dan295
really?, i mean i was tempted at one point but i didnt think there was enough justification to do it

defo worth doing - even the newest corsa b will be 8 years old, and the rubber bushes will start to deteriorate, so will make the handling worse than it already is

lil_g

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24th Mar 08 at 00:52

What do they do?

JM_16v

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Registered: 17th Oct 05
Location: Essex Drives: GLC63S
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24th Mar 08 at 09:23

quote:
Originally posted by lil_g
What do they do?

allow less movement and makes everything tighter

JM_16v

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24th Mar 08 at 09:25

for land rovers but you can get the idea http://www.difflock.com/buyersguide/newproducts/polybush.shtml

lil_g

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24th Mar 08 at 09:37

Cheers JM

Marshall

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Registered: 10th Nov 05
Location: Boston, Lincs Drives: 1.4 Sport & 2.2 astra
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24th Mar 08 at 10:26

ive got a set of poly bushes sitting at home waiting for when ive got some spare time. really looking forward to getting it on the road again.

UVCorsa

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24th Mar 08 at 10:35

time/difficulty to fit?

Marshall

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Location: Boston, Lincs Drives: 1.4 Sport & 2.2 astra
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24th Mar 08 at 10:43

well you have to drop the rear beam, lower arms, and tie bars. then hammer, press, or burn the old ones out. then pop the new ones in. fitting the new ones is easy as most come 'split', the hard part is getting the old ones out.some come out easy some are a cnut.

VegasPhil

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24th Mar 08 at 11:07

It took me an a mate 5 hours to do it all including the CV's and polybushes.

You don't need a press, We just used a hacksaw to cut out the old bushes, by cutting the flange off one side then hammering it out the other! Cleaned it all up with brake cleaner and put the new split bushes back together.

I haven't had the car tracked again yet, but it all feels so much more planted, and has made the ride from the coilovers much much smoother. Braking is also better.

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lil_g

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24th Mar 08 at 11:20

Seems like another investment for me

Phil do you have a whiteline rear ARB? and front?

Fad

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24th Mar 08 at 11:30

THe poly bushes are great for track cars but fuck puting them on a road car

Phill have you noticed how rigid they were hence less play and you'll feel it through the car. Mate whacked some on his E30 Cab and it made the car unberable

VegasPhil

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24th Mar 08 at 13:03

What ones did he buy?

I've heard the horror stories about cheapy bushes doing that to the car. The ride in my Corsa is usually pretty boneshaking anyway with the FK's

They are rigid, but for some reason seem to have made the ride more smooth than with the standard bushes? Just got back in from taking it out for a drive, makes me smile again now

And I have a whiteline ARB gregg, that came with the rear ARB bushes. Don't have one on the front at all. That's why I didn't buy the kit, just bought them all seperatley

[Edited on 24-03-2008 by VegasPhil]

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Mobby

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24th Mar 08 at 13:11

how hard are they to fit

Warren G

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24th Mar 08 at 13:13

quote:
Originally posted by VegasPhil

And I have a whiteline ARB gregg, that came with the rear ARB bushes. Don't have one on the front at all.

does it improve handling removeing the front arb??

i have a thicker GSI one, might try removing it or downgrading to a sport one

VegasPhil

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24th Mar 08 at 13:34

I just didn't fit one Warren.

I only bought the back one because you said to...

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lil_g

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24th Mar 08 at 14:11

So it was £103 for the bushes and ARB? Or am I a bit silly here

Just wondering as that's the set up I was planning

Daniel_Corsa

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Registered: 21st Apr 04
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24th Mar 08 at 14:14

I don't have a front ARB either, thinking of getting a rear one sometime!

Might have to re do my bushes this summer too, mate done his and were a pain to fit, hence why I've always put it off

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