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Re: Current view on which wishbones?
Reply #15 - 04. May 2011 at 08:54

Omegatoy wrote on 04. May 2011 at 08:06:

only my persoanl view, but i used unipart wishbones on the old faithful that was 5 year and over 54k ago and they are still in good condition!! cost was i think 62 quid the pair with my discount? mind you not even sure unipart at cowley is still there!!!! Grin

Yeah, I'm not sure either, I rarely go up that road Grin

. BMW have probably bought it anyway, as they are buying up and getting planning permission all around their site.

Prices change a lot in 5 years - GM ones were reasonable back then Grin

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Marks DTM Calib Administrator Offline Ex Member Posts: 25671 Northern Hemisphere Gender: Drives: Astra J, Mum Bus, Dexta Tractor, 108 DMU wip	Re: Current view on which wishbones? Reply #16 - 04. May 2011 at 09:06 TheBoy wrote on 04. May 2011 at 08:48: These? http://www.dcperformance.co.uk/cheap/397852/opel/powerflex-poly-bushes/pff80-902... Yup.
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TheBoy Administrator Offline TBE has an MOT! Posts: 64817 Brackley, Northants Gender: Drives: 98 MV6, 03 Elite, 00 25, 89 ZX10	Re: Current view on which wishbones? Reply #17 - 04. May 2011 at 09:30 Marks DTM Calib wrote on 04. May 2011 at 09:06: TheBoy wrote on 04. May 2011 at 08:48: These? http://www.dcperformance.co.uk/cheap/397852/opel/powerflex-poly-bushes/pff80-902... Yup. Ordered Can you have a gander if you have any rears, and let me know, else I'll have to get them ordered as well...
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Marks DTM Calib Administrator Offline Ex Member Posts: 25671 Northern Hemisphere Gender: Drives: Astra J, Mum Bus, Dexta Tractor, 108 DMU wip	Re: Current view on which wishbones? Reply #18 - 04. May 2011 at 09:37 99% sure I do have and 50% sure I know where they are!
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TheBoy Administrator Offline TBE has an MOT! Posts: 64817 Brackley, Northants Gender: Drives: 98 MV6, 03 Elite, 00 25, 89 ZX10	Re: Current view on which wishbones? Reply #19 - 04. May 2011 at 09:46 Marks DTM Calib wrote on 04. May 2011 at 09:37: 99% sure I do have and 50% sure I know where they are! LOL - sounds like my garage
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Re: Current view on which wishbones?
Reply #20 - 04. May 2011 at 12:15

I was happy with the eBay cheapies I stuck on mine, lasted about 18 months (35k) and were only just starting to go (and I mean, only just!) when I replaced them with another set. But this second set (same supplier) aren't as good and are shot already after just 10 months Shocked

Mind you, the guy who supplied them has said he'll send me a replacement set FOC if I return the old ones after fitting. Intention was to Poly them before fitting but there may be a change to that plan now Lips Sealed

Although I dare say I'll still need a new set of 'bones Wink

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Re: Current view on which wishbones?
Reply #21 - 04. May 2011 at 22:15

I fitted a pair of Lemforder wishbones to mine recently, and to be honest I wasnt too impressed with the quality.
The front bushes were made by Boge and appeared to be very soft and pliable. I tightened the front bolts up over a pit with the wheels on the ground and afterwards I had my helper drive the car forward and backwards whilst I was still in the pit, and I was suprised to see how much movement there was in the wishbones as the car set off from rest, they must have splayed out 8mm each side and gave the impression that the bushes were made from jelly Huh

add to that the fact that one of the steering bump stops fell out as I was VERY lightly tapping the underside of the wishbone when locating the ball joint, means I wouldnt buy another set and I will probably polybush these when the front bushes expire (probably quite soon) Sad

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Re: Current view on which wishbones?
Reply #22 - 05. May 2011 at 01:03

When fitting poly bushes Is it definitely necessary to need such a large press?
Is there no way of doing it at home?

And do you grease the bushes before fitting, or are you fitting them dry?
I would have thought that once greased, you should be able to slide in a bush with a large mounted vice?

Am i terribly mistaken? lol

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Re: Current view on which wishbones?
Reply #23 - 05. May 2011 at 08:41

o-meg-a wrote on 05. May 2011 at 01:03:

When fitting poly bushes Is it definitely necessary to need such a large press?
Is there no way of doing it at home?

And do you grease the bushes before fitting, or are you fitting them dry?
I would have thought that once greased, you should be able to slide in a bush with a large mounted vice?

Am i terribly mistaken? lol

Don't need a press at all for Poly Bushes AFAIK Wink

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Jimbob Global Moderator Admin Team Offline Third nipple removal completed succesfuly Posts: 20462 Chester / Flintshire Gender: Drives: 52 3.2 MV6 Estate & 98 3.0 MV6 Manual Estate	Re: Current view on which wishbones? Reply #24 - 05. May 2011 at 08:46 Yes poly can slide in. the other bushes TheBoy is talking about do need a press though, but these dont often fail.
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Re: Current view on which wishbones?
Reply #25 - 05. May 2011 at 12:40

Bent valve wrote on 04. May 2011 at 22:15:

I fitted a pair of Lemforder wishbones to mine recently, and to be honest I wasnt too impressed with the quality.
The front bushes were made by Boge and appeared to be very soft and pliable. I tightened the front bolts up over a pit with the wheels on the ground and afterwards I had my helper drive the car forward and backwards whilst I was still in the pit, and I was suprised to see how much movement there was in the wishbones as the car set off from rest, they must have splayed out 8mm each side and gave the impression that the bushes were made from jelly Huh

add to that the fact that one of the steering bump stops fell out as I was VERY lightly tapping the underside of the wishbone when locating the ball joint, means I wouldnt buy another set and I will probably polybush these when the front bushes expire (probably quite soon) Sad

Boge bushes in Lemforder wishbones? I would suggest they aren't LF bones. Where did you get them?

Lemforder make just about every form of bush you can imagine. Can't see why they would fit boge bushes in thier own products? The bush play when new should be minimal. Sumat wrong there ... Sad

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Marks DTM Calib Administrator Offline Ex Member Posts: 25671 Northern Hemisphere Gender: Drives: Astra J, Mum Bus, Dexta Tractor, 108 DMU wip	Re: Current view on which wishbones? Reply #26 - 05. May 2011 at 16:26 Because SACHS, LEMFÖRDER and BOGE are all part of ZF Parts
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TheBoy Administrator Offline TBE has an MOT! Posts: 64817 Brackley, Northants Gender: Drives: 98 MV6, 03 Elite, 00 25, 89 ZX10	Re: Current view on which wishbones? Reply #27 - 05. May 2011 at 16:44 Weren't the OE ones Boge?
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Re: Current view on which wishbones?
Reply #28 - 05. May 2011 at 18:37

chrisgixer wrote on 05. May 2011 at 12:40:

Bent valve wrote on 04. May 2011 at 22:15:

I fitted a pair of Lemforder wishbones to mine recently, and to be honest I wasnt too impressed with the quality.
The front bushes were made by Boge and appeared to be very soft and pliable. I tightened the front bolts up over a pit with the wheels on the ground and afterwards I had my helper drive the car forward and backwards whilst I was still in the pit, and I was suprised to see how much movement there was in the wishbones as the car set off from rest, they must have splayed out 8mm each side and gave the impression that the bushes were made from jelly Huh

add to that the fact that one of the steering bump stops fell out as I was VERY lightly tapping the underside of the wishbone when locating the ball joint, means I wouldnt buy another set and I will probably polybush these when the front bushes expire (probably quite soon) Sad

Boge bushes in Lemforder wishbones? I would suggest they aren't LF bones. Where did you get them?

Lemforder make just about every form of bush you can imagine. Can't see why they would fit boge bushes in thier own products? The bush play when new should be minimal. Sumat wrong there ... Sad

Got em from All german car parts in a sealed Lemforder bag with 'Made in Turkey' printed on it.

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Darth Loo-knee Court Jester Offline "If you only knew how much he likes Backsides!" Posts: 20248 Stoke-on-Trent Gender: Drives: An Omega in the Pipeline.....	Re: Current view on which wishbones? Reply #29 - 05. May 2011 at 18:49 Marks DTM Calib wrote on 04. May 2011 at 08:07: Re-bush the rears and poly the fronts Lemforders not worth the money in my opinion So glad you have said that Master... The amount of people I kept telling they aren't the genuine ones is untrue, they would not have it
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