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| Butchers Boy Member Since: 10 Jan 2016 Location: Essex Posts: 426   
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Thinking of changing the bushes has anybody changed theirs to the polybush option - are they any better? 2010 Defender 90 HT
The longer I live..... The better I was! |
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28th Jan 2016 1:16am |
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| mrdelmonti Member Since: 08 Sep 2015 Location: South Northants Posts: 35 
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It really depends on what you're using your defender for. Do you bushes need replacing or is there still life in them?
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28th Jan 2016 8:34am |
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| Rickydodah Member Since: 14 Jul 2014 Location: East Sussex Posts: 1091 |
Personally I wouldn't bother unless the existing bushes are worn. I replaced mine with Bearmach which are reputedly made by SuperPro, they did have made in Australia on the box so it's likely they are. There was a marked difference in ride quality and handling after replacement, whether it would heave been better if I had changed with genuine is difficult to say but the poly bushes are far easier to change and replace in the future.
 I started with nothing and still have most of it left! |
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28th Jan 2016 9:07am |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20351
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Been there done that, back to OE.
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28th Jan 2016 9:49am |
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| gazman Member Since: 17 Aug 2015 Location: Liverpool Posts: 652 
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I've always changed to poly bush, but I changed my suspension recently and noticed some of the bushes for the shocks were worn, I had knocking.
I fitted the rubber ones that came with the kit and it made a similar difference to what it did when the poly bush ones were fitted. So imo, I will continue to get poly bush if the price is similar. But if their is a big difference or I already have rubber I will fit those 2014 - current ..... 2003 defender td5 90 (my car) 2009 - current .... 2005 zx10r |
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28th Jan 2016 10:16am |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816  
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When I will have to change mine, it will be for genuine again. Nothing wrong with those, and anything else would be outright illegal here anyway.
Eric You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation. http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw |
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28th Jan 2016 10:28am |
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| Mo Murphy Member Since: 01 Jun 2008 Location: Letchworth Garden City, Herts Posts: 2227 
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I fitted Superpro when I rebuild my 90. They worked fine but after 20,000 miles and 4 years of road work and laning, were at the end of their life. I felt this was a bit premature so I've replaced them with genuine rubber bushes. Time will tell how well these last.
Mo The Land Rover 90 - Many are called, few are chosen. 50 Shades of Pennine Grey |
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28th Jan 2016 10:54am |
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| jimbob7 Member Since: 06 Jul 2013 Location: uk Posts: 2055 |
So genuine Metalastic bushes are the way forward then?? Pov.spec,ftw. 2006, 110,TD5.
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28th Jan 2016 4:11pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20351
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When I had them I had a broken shocker top mount twice on the rear.
Where all the stress was transmitted to the chassis and components instead of the bush absorbing it. I thought it was good idea on the longevity side but not at the cost of more expensive parts! They also give a harder ride which is more than hard enough already. OE seems to last pretty well and they are cheap in comparison anyway, I would choose genuine though not aftermarket. Each to his own but the bushes are rubber for a reason, and the Polys wear at a slower rate yes but they wear the mountings and components too which the rubber doesn't (very little in comparison. Other issues you can encounter is for xample - I changed front shocker bushes to Polys, okay fine... Few months later the plastic bonnet hinge shims need replacing due to wear... Wonder why that might be, no problems with them for about 4 or 5 years yet a few months latter bang bang bang due to the shim wear. |
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28th Jan 2016 5:53pm |
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| Happyoldgit Member Since: 14 Sep 2007 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3471 
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This is one of those topics that has been widely discussed on various forums over the years. As others have said a lot depends on what you use your vehicle for and what type [hardness] polybush you go for. I've run them on older vehicles years back as they had the advantage of generally being quicker and easier to change like for like but the downside was accelerated wear of metal components such as shock absorber pins, trailing arms etc. I stick with OEM now with the exception of panhard rod bushes. Steve.
Owned numerous Land Rover vehicles of all shapes and sizes over the decades. Current Defender: A non tarts hand-bagged Puma 110 XS USW. [Insert something impressive here such as extensive list of previous Land Rovers or examples of your prestigeous and expensive items, trinkets, houses, bikes, vehicles etc] http://forums.lr4x4.com I used to be Miserable ...but now I'm ecstatic. |
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28th Jan 2016 6:11pm |
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| Screbble Member Since: 26 Apr 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2098 
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I'm with custom90steve on this. Genuine LR rubber bushes for me.
There's no right or wrong answer as others have said - personal preference and specific use/environmental conditions dictate. I have an old (noisy, poorly built, leaking) Lotus in the garage and polybushes transformed it for the better. They didn't solve the noise, build quality or the leak, but that's not an issue with the Defender  
For my Landy, it's good old fashioned OEM rubber. |
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30th Jan 2016 8:20am |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10742 
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I'm with custom90steve on this one too
Hi screbble, hope you dont mind me asking, what lotus have you got ? Cheers Clayton. |
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30th Jan 2016 10:03pm |
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| mick Member Since: 08 Feb 2010 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 2109 
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Genuine LR bushes for me reckon polybushes are to hard and wear other things out instead
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30th Jan 2016 10:26pm |
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| Screbble Member Since: 26 Apr 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2098
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Not wishing to totally hijack the thread.....but not wishing to be rude either..... I'm afraid it's the less collectable and less valuable 78 Esprit, an early S2. I bought it 26 years ago to use daily, which I did for years, and it's been mothballed for some time - but back out and about now (50,000 miles from new). I've kept it in good order, but I mean, who'd buy a 'true' British vehicle that is thrown together, is noisy, leaks and needs fettling all the time? I guess I'm back on track/thread?
There's something really quite reassuring, almost therapeutic, about replacing the bushes on a Landy. |
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