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[djdaveyp85]

I found out last week that the bushes are on the way out, in fact its now getting worse as my car is tramlining quite badly! I was wondering if poly bushes are a ggod alternative and if they last longer?
Also on changing my rear tyres is seems they were a little bit stripped down the inside, would this suggest the back bushes also need doing?

[Dazzler]

Maybe a full geometry check may be in order.

They dont do poly bushes for the Omega

[Seth]

I found out last week that the bushes are on the way out, in fact its now getting worse as my car is tramlining quite badly! I was wondering if poly bushes are a ggod alternative and if they last longer?
Also on changing my rear tyres is seems they were a little bit stripped down the inside, would this suggest the back bushes also need doing?

How long have you owned the car?
Although there's a camber setting for the rears, could the abnormal tyre wear be due to someone swopping the fronts to the rears sometime in the past?

[djdaveyp85]

It had crappy nankangs on it! Only had the car since august but they were a full set of nankangs so i doubt it. DO the fronts or rears (tyres) wear faster on the omega? I know the front bushes definitly need doing so i was wondering if the rear ones are a common problem as well?

[ians]

about the same but it is very common for the fronts to wear on the edges due to worn wishbone bushes and consequential bad camber set up.   I suspect the previous owner has just moved them to the back.  Anyway a full geopmetry setup will sort this (after doing w/bones)

[djdaveyp85]

I'm finding it hard to find a place that does this near me! Does anybody have any ideas?

[feeutfo]

I'm finding it hard to find a place that does this near me! Does anybody have any ideas?

In my experience the front tires wear more, and are far more likely to show inside shoulder wear than the rears. Its highly likely the fronts have been swapped  with the rears, although the rear wheels are adjustable for camber and could be wearing unevenly.
 But tbh, its not important which. Something is out nomater where, so a set up is needed, and before any set up it is sensable to rectify any faults present now and may rear up in the near future or you may have to rectify a fault and set up again at further cost.

With that in mind, and my recent experience with my early 03 6year old car , it is highly likely that your 01  8 year old car needs both front and rear bushes, or will do very soon at best. If you intend keeping the car i would change front and rear bushes and closely examine consider changing springs and shocks all round. Then set it up and consider that job done for another 4 to 5years.

 Bushes dont, imho, last much more than 5 years as rubber perishes, add in salt, water and heat over
that period and its not really suprising.

Wheels in motion is set up Mecca. 07948427383 give him(Tony) a ring and have a chat, hes a smashing fella, will explane advise settings and recommend company near you if you cant make it to m40/m25 junction, which you most likely cant. He really is worth talking to. :-) Hth

Edit, sorry, you have a y2k car. Change bushes front and back mate.  
Should also add to check the stearing idler for play.

[djdaveyp85]

Thanks very much  [smiley=thumbsup.gif] i'll bear it all in mind!

[ffcgary1]

Although WIM is a long way to go for the work to be done mate, i would seriously consider the journey as Tony is the only guy you can trust to get it right first time and save you the cost of many more scrapped tyres due to camber issues.