P38A Front Anti roll Bar Poly Polyurethane Bush

Dopey · Jun 4, 2016

Do you need a ramp to do this job?

wammers · Jun 4, 2016

Dopey said:
Do you need a ramp to do this job?

No. But car needs to be sat level to make it really easy.

Dopey · Jun 4, 2016

ok ta mucho I am guessing Polyurethane is best? the yellow ones? why the different colours though?

jamesmartin · Jun 4, 2016

Dopey said:
ok ta mucho I am guessing Polyurethane is best? the yellow ones? why the different colours though?

different makes, and the makes usually have 2 choices of stiffness

Dopey · Jun 4, 2016

ok anyone know whats best for road?

Falk · Jun 4, 2016

Dopey said:
ok ta mucho I am guessing Polyurethane is best? the yellow ones? why the different colours though?

Represent Different stiffness depending on manufacturer. Would say use OEM bushes but people's opinion vary

EntropyUK · Jun 4, 2016

I think someone has been watching wheelerdealers.

Dopey · Jun 4, 2016

Yea it reminded me of how it was bumping.... its been a job for about 2 years, i will have to sort it soon

tarphenry · Jun 4, 2016

Hi I fitted rubbers from LR direct. easy job if you have a gun they are O/E and are fine

tomcat59alan · Jun 4, 2016

tarphenry said:
Hi I fitted rubbers from LR direct. easy job if you have a gun they are O/E and are fine

But you have to be a good shot.

Grrrrrr · Jun 4, 2016

I looked at poly and in the end decided rubber was best. My plan was to slowly replace the lot as need arose. Trailing arms front done. Keep looking at the steering / anti-rollbar one one but it doesn't look that bad so keep putting it to the back of the list.

Bumping: not the dampers, is it?

Dopey · Jun 4, 2016

No bumping really, just seems a little harsh when you go over a bump, but that could be the suspension settings being too hard, and maybe needs to be softer setting

Falk · Jun 5, 2016

Dopey said:
No bumping really, just seems a little harsh when you go over a bump, but that could be the suspension settings being too hard, and maybe needs to be softer setting

Check the rubber bottom bushes for the shocks.

Grrrrrr · Jun 5, 2016

Mine's not soft by any stretch of the imagination. I am running on 18" rims though. The 16" rims smooth it a bit. I have even considered sneaking the profile of the tyres up a bit on the 16" for off roading.

you're not running 24" with a lick of black paint for tyres?

Dopey · Jun 5, 2016

I have 18s with hurricane rims on it

Grrrrrr · Jun 5, 2016

Have you done the trailing arm bushes? I did the front and it made a big difference.

Dopey · Jun 5, 2016

All I have done is
Drag Link Assembly including joints
Track Rod Assembly including joints

Falk · Jun 5, 2016

Grrrrrr said:
Have you done the trailing arm bushes? I did the front and it made a big difference.

Radius arm - lets not confuse anybody

Dopey · Jun 5, 2016

Thought I would do the easy bits first, seems like a pain doing the bushes, and I might need help doing them

Falk · Jun 5, 2016

The front end bushes are easy enough so long as you follow the instructions.

AR bar and shocks are the easiest
Panhard you can do in a vice
Radius Arms are the most difficult - you need a special tool to press in OEM bush as it is a compression fit. Some use polybush to get around this.
For me i got a set off the breakers and took them down to an indy to press them in for me.

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