Polybushes - are they any good

suew · Jan 9, 2014

Neil noticed last night that my Landy needs some new bushes on the front of the radius arm. He suggested it might be worth getting polybushes.

Today I rang Adventure 4x4 to order some to collect tomorrow. They said if my Landy gets some abuse

I would be better with the standard Landy ones as they are tougher.

When I reported this to Neil tonight he suggested I ask on here.

Anyone have an opinion please

johnlad · Jan 9, 2014

ive no probs with the proper polybush, but the ****e britpart ones lasted 4 months

Trewey · Jan 9, 2014

Standard bushes last 10 - 20 years.
Polybushes are a bodger's easy fix and last 10 - 20 months.

It's a no brainer for me, but then I do have a press.

defender greg 90 · Jan 9, 2014

im rebuilding mt 90 and just fitted floflex polly bushes dont know how good they are yet

mark-d · Jan 9, 2014

I fitted some floflex in my 90 over a year ago and they still look like new, I have no complaints

musky81 · Jan 9, 2014

Interesting reading, they market these polybushes as if they are indestructable and a must have.

suew · Jan 9, 2014

So they are easier to fit and OK if I buy genuine ones not Britpart. Who makes the genuine ones?

johnlad · Jan 9, 2014

suew said:
So they are easier to fit and OK if I buy genuine ones not Britpart. Who makes the genuine ones?

errrr polybush, lol

Trewey · Jan 9, 2014

suew said:
So they are easier to fit and OK if I buy genuine ones not Britpart. Who makes the genuine ones?

Britpart sell both Genuine and pattern bushes.
The genuine ones have a G on the end of the part number.
Available from Paddocks, but you have to ask for G Suffix.

jamesmartin · Jan 9, 2014

suew said:
So they are easier to fit and OK if I buy genuine ones not Britpart. Who makes the genuine ones?

personally ive fitted a lot of the yellow britpart ones and cant say ive had much trouble , one kit came with poor bushes but they changed it and its been on for a few years now as has the other landies ,i normally fit poly unless someone states other wise

Dan_Trials · Jan 9, 2014

Before I fitted mine I did some reading up, not only for landys but anything that came up in a google search. Seems that there's a few tricks to fitting them so they last, such as using washing up liquid where the bush contacts the suspension arm and the metal collar that goes through the centre, as this does not dry out like grease does which can cause premature failure. There are also brand specific tricks, such as with mine (Deflex) you need to remove 5mm off one half of the bush inside the arm so they sit right.

200 · Jan 9, 2014

Dan_Trials said:
Seems that there's a few tricks to fitting them so they last, such as using washing up liquid where the bush contacts the suspension arm and the metal collar that goes through the centre, as this does not dry out like grease does which can cause premature failure.

Thats because it won't get time to dry out as the first time you go through any water it will wash it out for you unless your using fairy then it may last 2 or 3 times longer

suew · Jan 9, 2014

200 said:
Thats because it won't get time to dry out as the first time you go through any water it will wash it out for you unless your using fairy then it may last 2 or 3 times longer

And you will have nice soft hands

Do they do them in yellow to match my shockers

200 · Jan 9, 2014

suew said:
And you will have nice soft hands

Do they do them in yellow to match my shockers

Come on Sue its fairy soft hands

suew · Jan 9, 2014

200 said:
Come on Sue its fairy soft hands

suew · Jan 9, 2014

johnlad said:
errrr polybush, lol

Dan_Trials said:
Before I fitted mine I did some reading up, not only for landys but anything that came up in a google search. Seems that there's a few tricks to fitting them so they last, such as using washing up liquid where the bush contacts the suspension arm and the metal collar that goes through the centre, as this does not dry out like grease does which can cause premature failure. There are also brand specific tricks, such as with mine (Deflex) you need to remove 5mm off one half of the bush inside the arm so they sit right.

Deasy · Jan 9, 2014

Iv have orange floflex on mine and cant say iv had any trouble with them

timtheenchanteruk · Jan 10, 2014

superpro on mine, no complaints so far. they have a 36K warrenty too IIRC. only my Aframe doesnt have em, and its getting toward needing them,
theyre in the shed somwhere...

Brown · Jan 10, 2014

Another vote for Superpro. I fitted these to my Defender in the autumn and I'll be interested to see how long they last. They're about three times the price of Britpart yellow kits but, as above, they are supposed to last better. You get tiny sachets of their special grease to put them in with too.

cornish rattler · Jan 10, 2014

suew said:
And you will have nice soft hands

Do they do them in yellow to match my shockers

Fairy lemon that's yellow

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