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[Doctor Gollum]

Removing the rubber from the equation also removes any impact shock resistant. It may well fail differently.

The only real test is time and mileage driving it properly 

[Nick W]

Removing the rubber from the equation also removes any impact shock resistant. It may well fail differently.

The only real test is time and mileage driving it properly 

that's likely to accelerate the wear in the spherical joint; the wishbone is still functioning as it was designed to.

[3.2 manual]

Wishbones still good, driven hard on Welsh mountain roads. No noise above normal, handles like its in rails and wearing front tyres flat and square! I'm calling it a success lol

[STEMO]

Wishbones still good, driven hard on Welsh mountain roads. No noise above normal, handles like its in rails and wearing front tyres flat and square! I'm calling it a success lol

Still good after seven weeks, eh?

[Doctor Gollum]

Wishbones still good, driven hard on Welsh mountain roads. No noise above normal, handles like its in rails and wearing front tyres flat and square! I'm calling it a success lol

Mine were still good the week before they snapped 

[henryd]

Wishbones still good, driven hard on Welsh mountain roads. No noise above normal, handles like its in rails and wearing front tyres flat and square! I'm calling it a success lol

Mine were still good the week before they snapped 

He's using bearings instead of bushes,should lessen the load on the bones not increase it

[Doctor Gollum]

Wishbones still good, driven hard on Welsh mountain roads. No noise above normal, handles like its in rails and wearing front tyres flat and square! I'm calling it a success lol

Mine were still good the week before they snapped 

He's using bearings instead of bushes,should lessen the load on the bones not increase it

And when the bearings fail, where does the load go?

[Nick W]

Wishbones still good, driven hard on Welsh mountain roads. No noise above normal, handles like its in rails and wearing front tyres flat and square! I'm calling it a success lol

Mine were still good the week before they snapped 

He's using bearings instead of bushes,should lessen the load on the bones not increase it

And when the bearings fail, where does the load go?

the same place as when the bush does. Once again, the bearing is a straight replacement for the bush and doesn't change how the wishbone was designed to work. The experiments with different types of bush did that, which is the cause of the failures. All wishbones that use the design of two bushes working at 90° to each other wear as badly as Omega ones. Escorts and Fiestas are common examples. So are the separate arms BMW used. My opinion is they're a poor design that are cheap to build.

[3.2 manual]

I'm glad somebody else actually understands the modification.

[3.2 manual]

She's been up over 130mp...erm..coffees, yes coffee's that's what I meant to say. For 35mil... Coffees cornering hard. Like she's in rails. Part numbers available.

[3.2 manual]

Only when the bearings fail I get 0.5mm of play, not the 10mm of play with bushes

[dave the builder]

With the tyres removed and some rails laid, i'm sure further improvements could be made to the steering 
got any links to the bushes spherical bearings ?
so I can see what they are please

[STEMO]

With the tyres removed and some rails laid, i'm sure further improvements could be made to the steering 
got any links to the bushes spherical bearings ?
so I can see what they are please

I'll send you a pic of my spherical objects, Dave 

[STEMO]

They hang a bit low these days, so I'll airbrush my knees out.

[dave the builder]

With the tyres removed and some rails laid, i'm sure further improvements could be made to the steering 
got any links to the bushes spherical bearings ?
so I can see what they are please

I'll send you a pic of my spherical objects, Dave 

No thanks Uncle Stemo
It's roast chicken tonight ,was hoping to keep it in my stomach 
thanks all the same