Now i have brought a pair of Caster corrected arms, I thought i might as well put new Polybushes in while fitting them.
Now i have no experience with Polybushes so i am not sure which one to get? I will be using the Rangie off road but i want it to be comfortable on the road without handling like a super tanker (this is probably not possible all in one package).
Anyway all you people with Polybushes fitted which type should i go for?

Poly sucks, they don't last. BUy rubber.

Agreed, buy rubber.

rubber :p

And once again, Rubber!

Had poly, failed quickly, now run only rubber.

I like rubber.

So all of polybush's claims are untrue?
When you say rubber are we talking genuine rubber?

yes genuine rubber. poly is fine for on road but they don't like to repeatedly flex

Yes use rubber.

can destroy a set of polly s in an afternoon. :D

Michael.

Ruber at the front axle, Rubber at the frame all around and soft sleeved urethane at the rear axle..

Keith

Bacon. :flipoff2:

uhm, I mean rubber.

Bacon. :flipoff2:

uhm, I mean rubber.
???

Strange, the radius arms on my vehicle used to eat rubber bushings. Especially when some clown would put a jack or forklift under the radius arm to jack the vehicle.

Went to poly bushes four years ago and haven't had one die yet.

Strange, the radius arms on my vehicle used to eat rubber bushings. Especially when some clown would put a jack or forklift under the radius arm to jack the vehicle.

Went to poly bushes four years ago and haven't had one die yet.

Were you using good quality rubber bushes? When installing new bushes were you putting the full weight of the vehicle on the ground and bouncing the truck up and down before tightening the bolts?

I have soft (blue) poly in my flexy and heavy Defender 110, except for holey bushes in the radius arms. So far they are doing fine. Seems to hold up at least as well as genuine rubber.

???
Pirate Polls always have bacon as a choice. :)

I have no qualms with poly either...

But, they weren't as easy to install as claimed. But, they were real cheap!

Pirate Polls always have bacon as a choice. :)
Why?

(1) Because, that's why. Plus, bacon makes the world go 'round (Bobby Flay)

(2) Why not wood bushings? :flipoff2:

(2) Why not wood bushings? :flipoff2:
Because airbag bushings are better.

Were you using good quality rubber bushes? When installing new bushes were you putting the full weight of the vehicle on the ground and bouncing the truck up and down before tightening the bolts?


I only did one install, didn't bounce the vehicle up and down before tightening but the vehicle was on the ground the whole time.

I think they were genuine rover, but the ones with the single outer shell. I have seen some which have an intermediate steel shell, they look like a bush within a bush.

I would like to try some softer bushings as the urethane ones in now tighten up the articulation of the front end considerably. Of course the same sway bar effect helps to cut down the rampant oversteer on road.

I put poly bushes in the front panhard rod last year. It tightened up the steering feel (and wheel play) a lot, the previous rubber panhard bushes only lasted 2 years/ 20,000km.

Why?

www.vorb.org.nz polls have a "I like kittens" choice instead. :flipoff2:
But they're a bit weird.