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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Tony H on 28 October 2013, 20:15:59
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Hi all, whats the best way of poly bushing wishbones? is it best to bush the existing wishbone or buying new ones and replacing the bushes? Can you also give me the "heads up" on the best suppliers of bushes and wishbones if that's the way to go.
TIA
Regards
Tony
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You're two basic choices are...
1. Brand new wishbones from Allgerman/Vauxhall/cheapy depending on budget, and fit the polys to them prior to fitting.
2. Buy the front poly bush, genuine rear bush and ball joint, and fit all three to your existing bushes.
The third option is buy the cheapest wishbones you can and replace both bushes and balljoint as per option 2.
As for polys, you have a choice of one... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Powerflex-Bush-Poly-Vauxhall-Opel-Omega-B-Front-Wishbone-Front-Bush-/290935087986?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item43bd152372 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Powerflex-Bush-Poly-Vauxhall-Opel-Omega-B-Front-Wishbone-Front-Bush-/290935087986?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item43bd152372)
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Just to add, rear bushes are cheap enough from Vauxhall, cheapy arms... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SUSPENSION-ARM-PAIR-VAUXHALL-OMEGA-B-BOTTOM-FRONT-NEW-/370912563802?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Car+Make%3AVauxhall%7CModel%3AOmega&hash=item565c1c925a (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SUSPENSION-ARM-PAIR-VAUXHALL-OMEGA-B-BOTTOM-FRONT-NEW-/370912563802?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Car+Make%3AVauxhall%7CModel%3AOmega&hash=item565c1c925a),
Ball joints, and quality arms... http://www.allgermanparts.co.uk/ourshop/cat_277900-Steering-and-suspension-components.html (http://www.allgermanparts.co.uk/ourshop/cat_277900-Steering-and-suspension-components.html)...
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All depends on the rearward bush condition. ...and ball joint condition. If both are ok fit poly with wishbones on the car.
If the either is fubar then bones need to come off. .....you need to decide if you want to press bushes or replace with new, depending on your resources...?
Allgermanparts for Lemforder bones. Same or vx for rearward bushes.
Powerflex for poly.
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What Chris said.
Just the Poly bush in the front makes a huge difference. Everything feels tighter and more 'modern'. Slightly harder, but that's nothing bad when you consider the standard setup. :y
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I poly bushed the front of mine this time last year and made a great improvement :y
Thinking now I should be changing the bones at this stage though so that the other bushes will be 'new' too.
Somebody else was talking about new bushes at the rear end too so guess that's worth considering.
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I just hope that Poly's will be available for the rear bush sometime soon!
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I just hope that Poly's will be available for the rear bush sometime soon!
Can't see that ever happening tbh. The space available and the range of movement needed makes manufacture very difficult. Not to mention the numbers likely to be sold will never meet any sales figures required.
It doesn't cross reference with any other part either. :(
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I would add though it is clearly responsible for the level of feedback felt through the steering. Which starts off as just ably acceptable, but degrades all too quickly IMO.
Omegas can be made to go straight. Honest ;D