captainbeaky
Active Member
I'm refurbishing the axles on my 1998 90.
Will be fitting new poly bushes.
Are the britpart ones any good?
Will be fitting new poly bushes.
Are the britpart ones any good?
captainbeaky
Active Member
I was looking at the britpart black ones.
Any experience out there?
Any experience out there?
martindilligaf
Member
Avoid britpart like the plague.
Boris113
Well-Known Member
I wouldn't touch Britpart if I were you.
I fitted a set of Flo-Flex bushes about 4 years ago because they were on offer at a show and they have held up well but some are starting to deteriorate now. Most people seem to recommend Polybush, Super Pro or genuine LR metalastic bushes. The latter will require a press to fit however.
I fitted a set of Flo-Flex bushes about 4 years ago because they were on offer at a show and they have held up well but some are starting to deteriorate now. Most people seem to recommend Polybush, Super Pro or genuine LR metalastic bushes. The latter will require a press to fit however.
td5tool
New Member
Got super pro on my disco 2 and they're very good
Got britpart on my 90 and to be honest they seem very good and they're were a hall of a lot cheaper. I've fitted many britpart ones to customer mainly gamekeepers and they've been fine. Think they come with a two year warranty don't they
Got britpart on my 90 and to be honest they seem very good and they're were a hall of a lot cheaper. I've fitted many britpart ones to customer mainly gamekeepers and they've been fine. Think they come with a two year warranty don't they
I'm not sure, but it depends if you're happy to have to refit them all after 3/6/9 months. It's not just the cost of replacement parts, but also the time cost of having to repeat work over and over again.
captainbeaky
Active Member
Don't have a press, so metalastic are a very difficult to fit option.
Bearmach any good?
Bearmach any good?
captainbeaky
Active Member
I've successfully used genuine poly bushes on a lot of cars, but these are £200
For the whole vehicle...
I could buy a press.....
For the whole vehicle...
I could buy a press.....
aaronmorris
Head's a shed
A press will always come in handytreat yourself
+1 that's what I did, Save a lot of time and effort getting the old ones out too.
Turboman
Mab An Gov
I have polybush orange as well, had em about three years and they have been good, vehicle is off-road every day on the farm, and sometimes laning too.
Ive had polybushed series before, also working vehicles, and no problems at all.
I would get the premium quality ones every time, not risk Britpart!
mikescuba
Well-Known Member
I have had Britpart yellow bushes on mine for going on five years. I haven't had any problems with them at all. Beginning of this year did a trip across Morocco through the desert where we ended up doing some serious off roading which wasn't planned, we got lost. Mines been used for wading etc, They have been fine. In fact I had forgotten all about them until I red this thread. Some Britpart stuff is best to avoid but I don't see any problem with these. You can see some of the terrain we covered below: Oh, and mine is used regularly on lanes and in the forest.
http://land-rover-discovery-1.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/day-2-morocco-trip.html
http://land-rover-discovery-1.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/day-2-morocco-trip.html
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captainbeaky
Active Member
I've had britpart yellow ones on my rangie, and they do seem to be the only britpart bits that haven't failed ( apart from the panhard rod ones).
But I've wised up since then, and realise that some bits can be ok from britpart ( like washers and pressed steel bits ( stuff they can't really get wrong! ). the trick is to work out which bits not to get from them.
I've used only genuine poly bushes on saabs for years, and they are brilliant. Especially when you are able to change a bush without a press - this keeps some jobs manageable, like rear suspension arms and front sub frames, that would be a much bigger job if you had to use a press.
But I do confess to being drawn to the britpart poly bush kit for a little over £60.
I... Must... Resist........
But I've wised up since then, and realise that some bits can be ok from britpart ( like washers and pressed steel bits ( stuff they can't really get wrong! ). the trick is to work out which bits not to get from them.
I've used only genuine poly bushes on saabs for years, and they are brilliant. Especially when you are able to change a bush without a press - this keeps some jobs manageable, like rear suspension arms and front sub frames, that would be a much bigger job if you had to use a press.
But I do confess to being drawn to the britpart poly bush kit for a little over £60.
I... Must... Resist........
