Which wishbone bushes?

[chrisarc]

I want to replace my front wishbone bushes on my rs2,standard shocks h/r springs,qrs top mounts,and new balljoints fitted,any suggestions/experiences welcome!

[S2 Ant]

The search button is your friend........... Try using it!

These topics have been covered more times than i can remember, take a read, i will put money on there isnt a single question you have that has not been answered a dozen times already.

[chrisarc]

thanks for the reply

i trust the sarcasm is free?

[iain1067]

Personally i would stick with audi, some of the poly bushes can give quite a bit of harshness plus they can also squeak too, i know people who have tried poly and then gone back to oem, depends on what you want.


iain

[Mihnea]

The latest Powerflex design is not bad at all, not too hard to fit (easier than to remove the OEM ones), they don't squeak and they really improve the overall "tightness" of car.... If you don't want to fit them yourself, we can fit them for you...

HTH,

Mihnea

[4WheelDrifter]

Not the wishbone bushes I got last month. I takes 3 people to fit them. The ones i go were a tight fit even without the washers you had to hold in place, while someone beats the wishbone into place with a large mallet. If you can avoid Powerflex at all costs. If you want something better (harder) than stock, get Superflex wishbone bushes, there made much better, and take about 5 minutes to fit.

[chrisarc]

merci!

Thanks for the replys, i am looking for something firmer than oem so the choice is super or poly?By the way how much of a *******o is the job of wishbone bush replacement?,is a subsequent realinement required?

[Doug_RS2]

Not the wishbone bushes I got last month. I takes 3 people to fit them. The ones i go were a tight fit even without the washers you had to hold in place, while someone beats the wishbone into place with a large mallet. If you can avoid Powerflex at all costs. If you want something better (harder) than stock, get Superflex wishbone bushes, there made much better, and take about 5 minutes to fit.

Did you fit the right ones? I have fitted powerflex to the 2 S2s I have owned and they go in no problem - Fitted them to customers cars with no problems. One customers car was tight but it had been jacked up (or hit) on the bush mounts so it must have moved the flanges.

Some aftermarket rubber bushes seem to be marginally shorter - so when these get tightened they pull the flanges in as well.

(I never had a problem with squeaks on the older bushes - don't over use the grease and use soap for pushing in the bushes)

[4WheelDrifter]

These were the larger Powerflex bushes for the forged front arms. If I had the pressed arms all round, I would've got all Superflex wishbone bushes. Maybe it means nothing, but the Superflex bushes even looked to be made of better material.

[PeterS]

If you want stiffer than stock but not powerflex, you may want to consider these: http://www.meyle.com/html/uploads/te...W_04.05_en.pdf

I've been very happy with them...

[caterpillar]

i made them of white nylon,the cost where less than a 0,5 beer in norway.

[Jamo]

Meyle website is silly, anybody know who the U.K distributor is?