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[lee4206]

UPDATE

Bushes now replaced easy to do (well it was on a ramp and with air tools ect) About 10-15mins per side.

Pros and cons to fitting the solid one over the standard ones

Pros   Car handles much better   Corners better  Feels like less roll  Much more feed back from the back end.

Cons   More road noise and you notice the bumps and rough roads more  (could be because mines loward and on 17"wheels)

Lee

Also i have found a local supplier of the heavy duty(soild bushes) at £45 for the pair so if any one wants them and cant find them  send me a pm and i'll see if i can help.

[Omegatoy]

UPDATE

Bushes now replaced easy to do (well it was on a ramp and with air tools ect) About 10-15mins per side.

Pros and cons to fitting the solid one over the standard ones

Pros   Car handles much better   Corners better  Feels like less roll  Much more feed back from the back end.

Cons   More road noise and you notice the bumps and rough roads more  (could be because mines loward and on 17"wheels)

Lee

Also i have found a local supplier of the heavy duty(soild bushes) at £45 for the pair so if any one wants them and cant find them  send me a pm and i'll see if i can help.

yep they do transmit a tad more bumpiness through but they are much better for feel when driving the car hard or even normal driving you can notice the difference!!
All in all tho a worthwhile upgrade would you say???

[lee4206]

UPDATE

Bushes now replaced easy to do (well it was on a ramp and with air tools ect) About 10-15mins per side.

Pros and cons to fitting the solid one over the standard ones

Pros   Car handles much better   Corners better  Feels like less roll  Much more feed back from the back end.

Cons   More road noise and you notice the bumps and rough roads more  (could be because mines loward and on 17"wheels)

Lee

Also i have found a local supplier of the heavy duty(soild bushes) at £45 for the pair so if any one wants them and cant find them  send me a pm and i'll see if i can help.

yep they do transmit a tad more bumpiness through but they are much better for feel when driving the car hard or even normal driving you can notice the difference!!
All in all tho a worthwhile upgrade would you say???

Definately     and like you say it gives so much more feeling from the rear now.    I'd recomend them to everyone who drives hard.

[Omegatoy]

UPDATE

Bushes now replaced easy to do (well it was on a ramp and with air tools ect) About 10-15mins per side.

Pros and cons to fitting the solid one over the standard ones

Pros   Car handles much better   Corners better  Feels like less roll  Much more feed back from the back end.

Cons   More road noise and you notice the bumps and rough roads more  (could be because mines loward and on 17"wheels)

Lee

Also i have found a local supplier of the heavy duty(soild bushes) at £45 for the pair so if any one wants them and cant find them  send me a pm and i'll see if i can help.

yep they do transmit a tad more bumpiness through but they are much better for feel when driving the car hard or even normal driving you can notice the difference!!
All in all tho a worthwhile upgrade would you say???

Definately     and like you say it gives so much more feeling from the rear now.    I'd recomend them to everyone who drives hard.

thats good to hear!! guess i have the best of both worlds tho got poly bushes with very small void holes to allow a bit of give for noise control and never had a problem with it!!!

[feeutfo]

UPDATE

Bushes now replaced easy to do (well it was on a ramp and with air tools ect) About 10-15mins per side.

Pros and cons to fitting the solid one over the standard ones

Pros   Car handles much better   Corners better  Feels like less roll  Much more feed back from the back end.

Cons   More road noise and you notice the bumps and rough roads more  (could be because mines loward and on 17"wheels)

Lee

Also i have found a local supplier of the heavy duty(soild bushes) at £45 for the pair so if any one wants them and cant find them  send me a pm and i'll see if i can help.

yep they do transmit a tad more bumpiness through but they are much better for feel when driving the car hard or even normal driving you can notice the difference!!
All in all tho a worthwhile upgrade would you say???

Definately     and like you say it gives so much more feeling from the rear now.    I'd recomend them to everyone who drives hard.

thats good to hear!! guess i have the best of both worlds tho got poly bushes with very small void holes to allow a bit of give for noise control and never had a problem with it!!!

On a recent visit to wim the car was found to have a broken rear spring, what was thought to be the first inch turned out to be the whole bottom helix. So if 2 new springs dont fix the wayward rear end, ill be looking into the bushes, or may well do anyway, but an increase in road noise will annoy me.
So, question is which of the firmer bushes is the quietest? Difficult to tell without a back to back comparison i guess? Thanks for the info though guys, very usefull. Cheers.

[Omegatoy]

UPDATE

Bushes now replaced easy to do (well it was on a ramp and with air tools ect) About 10-15mins per side.

Pros and cons to fitting the solid one over the standard ones

Pros   Car handles much better   Corners better  Feels like less roll  Much more feed back from the back end.

Cons   More road noise and you notice the bumps and rough roads more  (could be because mines loward and on 17"wheels)

Lee

Also i have found a local supplier of the heavy duty(soild bushes) at £45 for the pair so if any one wants them and cant find them  send me a pm and i'll see if i can help.

yep they do transmit a tad more bumpiness through but they are much better for feel when driving the car hard or even normal driving you can notice the difference!!
All in all tho a worthwhile upgrade would you say???

Definately     and like you say it gives so much more feeling from the rear now.    I'd recomend them to everyone who drives hard.

thats good to hear!! guess i have the best of both worlds tho got poly bushes with very small void holes to allow a bit of give for noise control and never had a problem with it!!!

On a recent visit to wim the car was found to have a broken rear spring, what was thought to be the first inch turned out to be the whole bottom helix. So if 2 new springs dont fix the wayward rear end, ill be looking into the bushes, or may well do anyway, but an increase in road noise will annoy me.
So, question is which of the firmer bushes is the quietest? Difficult to tell without a back to back comparison i guess? Thanks for the info though guys, very usefull. Cheers.

as you say difficult to tell without a back to back but its certainly not to bad, after a day you dont notice it, am back in Uk in a week and your welcome to try mine no problem!! mind you its a manual diesel not a sludgepump however just remembered Tunnie has driven it and TB has been whooshed around the lanes in mine when he was debating whether or not to chip his tractor!! BO BO has also been in it  am pretty sure they would have noticed any wayward noises?

[lee4206]

I should also add that mine has lower than standard profile tyres on it its been droped 50mm and the boot is full of crap so all that may be making it seem louder.  But as im the only one that goes in my car i dont mind the noise im just glad it handles better.  Wishbones  drop links and antirollbar bushes next and maybe if i get time the noz kit  ::)that ive had sat in the box for last 4 months..
lee

Oh and chris im only in southampton so your more than welcome to have a go in mine if your ever around this way (its only a 2.0 so dont expect much)