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[Webby the Bear]

Who's hot and who's not at the mo?

Got an intermittent wander and I suspect them (i'll confirm for sure next week) so who's recommended at a decent price.

Cheers ladies

and merry Christmas to you all 

[05omegav6]

Atp combo set if you're on a budget...

[Webby the Bear]

Atp combo set if you're on a budget...

cheers 

out of interest what sort of time would you expect OE or similar bones to last? ive had 3 years out of these ATP ones therefore I feel ive had my worth out of them....unless of course you say OE ones should last ten years 

[05omegav6]

Properly torqued, OE should manage 80-120k, ATP should last 20K minimum. This doesn't sound great, but genuine wishbones retail at £280 EACH whereas ATP wishbones, droplinks and track rods are delivered as a complete set for £80-90...

And for the naysayers, given the state of the roads, geo should be checked annually/biannually depending on mileage,  so at that price, you might as well treat them as disposable items and renew them every 20K...

[Webby the Bear]

thanks for confirming that.

ive had good use out of them then 

after fitting them (assuming they are the issue) I plan on checking / adjusting my geo myself over the next week as we have got a 4wheel aligner now (adjusting to WIM settings I may add  )

[biggriffin]

Cheaper to re-bush and poly existing ones.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

I really must get around to sourcing an old pair of GM wishbones to refurb for my car. It badly needs the front end sorting / setting up.

[EMD]

Properly torqued, OE should manage 80-120k, ATP should last 20K minimum. This doesn't sound great, but genuine wishbones retail at £280 EACH whereas ATP wishbones, droplinks and track rods are delivered as a complete set for £80-90...

And for the naysayers, given the state of the roads, geo should be checked annually/biannually depending on mileage,  so at that price, you might as well treat them as disposable items and renew them every 20K...

What is ATP 

[05omegav6]

Properly torqued, OE should manage 80-120k, ATP should last 20K minimum. This doesn't sound great, but genuine wishbones retail at £280 EACH whereas ATP wishbones, droplinks and track rods are delivered as a complete set for £80-90...

And for the naysayers, given the state of the roads, geo should be checked annually/biannually depending on mileage,  so at that price, you might as well treat them as disposable items and renew them every 20K...

What is ATP 

How long have you been here...

They are a mahoosive German motor factors. Is googly broken or summat.

[EMD]

Never changed a wishbone on any Omega yet , probably as i dont keep them long enough 

[05omegav6]

Cheaper to re-bush and poly existing ones.

Have you seen the price of poly bushes lately

Actually cheaper to buy the Atp set... Still comes in ceaper than poly/new rear/ball joints, even ignoring the fact Atp will supply track rods and droplinks

[tunnie]

Lemforder on both 3.2 and 2.2 here, very happy with them. 

Both well overdue a WIM session really, the 3.2 has not been in 4 years    - 2.2 it's been about 3 years i think 

[05omegav6]

Auto Teile Pollath... Think of them as the German equivalent of Camberley Auto Factors

Link for set...
https://www.atp-autoteile.de/group/1150201/product/15808/18846/details

About £73 delivered....

To put that into perspective, front poly bushes are currently £53

Oh, and unlike Allgerman, if they say they have the parts in stock, they actually have the parts in stock.

[tunnie]

I changed the wishbones on 2.2 at approx. 160k - The 3.2's as you know went on when I took it over at just under 140k.

Can't see a need for me to ever change them again 

[Webby the Bear]

Thanks for link al. Now just got to brush up on my jerry