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Author Topic: Cheap Wishbone kit on E B*y  (Read 2884 times)

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Re: Cheap Wishbone kit on E B*y
« Reply #15 on: 10 January 2020, 09:26:11 »

That's why I've done what I've done, the metalwork is generally of 'fine' standard (there is more weld on GM than cheapy chinese ones)  but its the bushes which wear, so replace them with quality and all's well.

I also put a liberal coat of stonechip paint on the metal before fitting and a visual inspection shows some small surface rust here n there, but that's 4 years and nearly 40k later, the tie rods with 'factory' paint only are thick red rust now.
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Re: Cheap Wishbone kit on E B*y
« Reply #16 on: 10 January 2020, 10:30:36 »

Things in life that are 'cheap' are generally cheap for a reason  ::) ;) ;)
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Re: Cheap Wishbone kit on E B*y
« Reply #17 on: 10 January 2020, 14:53:08 »

Hence why I bin the cheap bits that wear out. The basic metal structure is fine. The bushes and balljoints went straight in the bin.  :)
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Re: Cheap Wishbone kit on E B*y
« Reply #18 on: 11 January 2020, 14:45:06 »

What brand for bushes you reccomend? And do you have link for online sale. 6 months ago I put some cheap ones (only ones I could find at the moment) and now they are gone, not good, and front end is bad again.
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Re: Cheap Wishbone kit on E B*y
« Reply #19 on: 11 January 2020, 18:13:49 »

If fitting yourself, standard front bushes MUST be fitted to the wishbones in the correct orientation, detailed in Haynes, and the wishbone front bolt must ONLY be tightened with the full weight of the car on them.

Don’t do either of these things and even a £300 genuine wishbone will fail in short order.

Fitting poly bushes instead of the standard front bush eliminates BOTH of these issues, and is therefore very much worth the £80 it costs :y
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