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 Post subject: Lower control arm bushes
PostPosted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 7:01 pm 
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What do you like? I had a look at what is available and now I'm confused.

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IMO the lurethane ones are all rubbish for a road car. They either crack up or flow out of shape. I use the original compressed live rubber ones, never had a problem.

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From memory, there are two types - tapered and parallel, one for early cars and the other for later. Can't remember which is which :roll:

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Early ones are flat.

The standard ones for the tapered bottoms don't have a lip, but other ones do?

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poeee wrote:
The standard ones for the tapered bottoms don't have a lip, but other ones do?


Yeah, I think that's right. The ones I got with my adjustable lower arms were like little barrels, with steel inner sleeves. No outer lip.

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Barrel, that's a great way of describing them. They are the standard ones for the taper type later lower arm. I'll just get them again I think. I put them in the Moke.

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As an alternative to (crappy) Urethane ones, there are hard rubber (real rubber!) ones available for the post 68 cars. They still have the steel insert too.

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Convert them to a spherical bush.... the centre of a rod end! It is easy to do!
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Convert them to a spherical bush.... the centre of a rod end! It is easy to do!

I believe illegal for road use. But fine on the track.

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I believe illegal for road use. But fine on the track.


Adjustable arms are as well... but this conversion is very easy to hide with factory arms!

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