As part of my rebuild, I'd like to freshen up both axles. They no doubt require it. My d1 has 2" lift via shocks and springs. What is the consensus on rear trailing arms? Do most with lift just refresh standard bushes or go for the ones with a bend in? Current list I have is trailing arm bushes, a frame ball joint, timken bearings, hub seal kits, mud plates, rear discs and pads then turn attention to diff and prop. This obviously all comes after I've done my chassis and body work but one can dream and forecast?!
Rear axle refresh d1
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These ones Paul?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/183034837484
The A frame BJ you can better save your self some aggro an buy one in a fulcrum unless you have a f@$k off big press easily to hand, last one I did took 20 tonnes of pressure on the yard 60 tonne press, went with a hell of a bang I can tell ya!
A frame bushes are a proper pain as unlike a tratter the mounts are part of the chassis tubular cross member, last set of them involved a 9" grinder and a 2mm slitting disc to buzz through the bolts.
Stick with GENUINE metalastic bushes, more expensive but they are far better quality than copies and if you go poly bush then superpro are your best bet.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SUPERPRO...700191&hash=item4d39541d5e:g:hdMAAOSwkx5XEMg6
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them super pro cotton reel bushes are ****e to fit, i steer clear
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Agreed but they are the best of the polybush bunch, I turned out a piece of tube to fit them when I did Geert's in Germany, miss his lathe and milling machine for making stuff
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Yep, they're the ones .. Very over engineered. When I can afford them I'll get fronts too ...
Thank you all. Yes I did see the ball joint was available in bracket for more money. Said bracket then bolts to a bars. Thought I should do the a frame prior to me putting boot back in! Polybush have the advantage of no press required to install though I assume.
Can only find britpart as far as bracket with bj already fitted goes. All I hear is bad things with britpart
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This one http://www.paddockspares.com/fulcrum-bracket-with-high-articulation.html It's greasable too.
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Not all theur gear is crap, and this one is the same as Paul fitted 5yrs ago, he's never adjusted it yet as far as I can remember and greases it after every offroad trip when he greases the props too.
