Are there any alternatives to Powerflex PU bushes available in the UK? A company in Poland just released a couple products for the Sei/Cinq - currently on offer are rear bushes and front/front bushes (front/rear and antiroll bar bushes soon). Price wise they seem quite interesting, compared to Powerflex. A complete set for the rear is about 26 pounds for the sportier compund and 22 for a compound comparable to the standard rubber pieces.

http://elasto-moto.eu/index.php?opt...se&category_id=285&Treeid=47&Itemid=1&lang=pl

Very very interesting !!!

So are they poly bushes ??? £26 for rear, is the for left and right?

Any idea on how much the front one cost?

Thanks
Ming

The prices are there - divide by about 4,8 to get price in Pounds.

The set at the bottom is a set of 4 bushes for the rear arm. Like I wrote - the rear front wishbone bushes should be available soon, for the moment only the front front wishbone bushes are available at about 5,40 and 4,80 each (depending on compound - Sport is the more expensive), so about 11 and 9 quid for both sides. I'd expect more or less the same for the rear front wishbone bushes and a little discount for a complete set, when it becomes available.


Interested? Maybe we can work smth out... let's wait for the others

thats about half the price of powerflex would be intrested be nice to get rid of the rear knocking sound that i have at the rear which is definately bushings and to tighten up the rear end a bit

COOL! sadly i already have full powerflex. be intresing to see the ARB bushes. i bet most the ARB bushs on centos are a wreck. i know mine are and same on 2 other centos ive had

Superflex may also be interested in doing a set as well.

If you can make a mold, you can cast all your own

kritip said:

Superflex may also be interested in doing a set as well.

If you can make a mold, you can cast all your own

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Or if you have a lathe and a freezer, you can turn them up. Mind you, if you don't mind a little nvh, proper roller bearings or a re-inforced PTFE or nylon might be preferable for ARB use.

fingers99 said:

Or if you have a lathe and a freezer, you can turn them up. Mind you, if you don't mind a little nvh, proper roller bearings or a re-inforced PTFE or nylon might be preferable for ARB use.

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I was going to machine some nylon ARB bushes not long back but never got around to it. the two inner ones need to be made in 2 parts.

what are these good for?? :stupid:

Diwiak said:

what are these good for?? :stupid:

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The Anti-Roll Bar (ARB) bushes are the little things that hold the ARB (if fitted) in place. The better quality the bearings, the better located the anti-roll bar is, the better the ARB can work. ARBs basically do just that, they control roll.

Lots more on t'internet.

yes i understand this but why do u need some special, rubber's not enough???? theres arb in front, not a rear at sports

If there is any flexure in the bushes then the turn into a corner is not uniform as the bushes are loaded up, and flex.

If you were track racing you would want the bushes solid and you might want the option of heavier or lighter bars, perhaps one at the rear as well...

If it is a road car you are only interested in mpg, or litres per Km

Noel

Yes. Or at least, most people are. Fitting a ARB with "real" bearings to a road car would almost certainly transmit a fair bit of noise. Fitting a rear ARB would allow you to tune out the understeer................

Even fitting powerflex style suspension bushes will make the car noiser then OEM, Ok for road legal track cars, but for normal shopping bag use?

Noel

Oh, for normal shopping bag use, no point. But I found the powerflexes pretty quiet.

yep not loud. they feel quite soft. but defiantly tighten the suspension up (basically they do what they are designed/advertise to do)

Hi cruella

Takes me about six hours Craig

Noel

OK, a complete set front (4pcs)/rear (4pcs) is now available, at about 54 pounds. ARB bushes still to come.

Also heard there is a second company that should soon have them available.