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Strongflex poly bushes ?
« on: 23 August 2020, 10:56:33 »
Hi All
            decided to spend a bit of cash on the omega and keep it for a while at least. 

Question for you guys  is,   I am probably going down the Poly bush route for the wishbones and ARB bushes.
I have found this company ( Strongflex)  whose prices seem much cheaper than Powerflex.

Also Powerflex only seem to list one of the 2 bushes for the wishbone along with ARB bushes , where as Strongflex list BOTH the wishbone bushes and the ARB bushes .

As I read it  £66  for the lot . ..  .  am I right here and has anybody used these

https://strongflexuk.com/product-category/opel-vauxhall/

By the "Lot " I mean 2 pairs of front wishbone bushes and a pair of anti roll bar bushes  ;)
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Re: Strongflex poly bushes ?
« Reply #1 on: 23 August 2020, 12:14:52 »
senior moment  :-[ :-[ . . . sorry posted in wrong secion

could admin kindly move it to Omega General Help please .. :y
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Re: Strongflex poly bushes ?
« Reply #2 on: 23 August 2020, 14:23:06 »
DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES FIT THE REAR/VERTICAL BUSH.
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Re: Strongflex poly bushes ?
« Reply #3 on: 23 August 2020, 14:34:57 »
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 23 August 2020, 14:23:06
DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES FIT THE REAR/VERTICAL BUSH.

OK Doc . . .will certainly take note of that  . . .  it was gonna be an on going question. . . .  why is the rear/vertical bush NOT made by powerflex.

Can you advise why ?  or what effect fitting it would have . Sounds serious for you to post in capitals
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« Reply #4 on: 23 August 2020, 14:43:01 »
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Re: Strongflex poly bushes ?
« Reply #5 on: 23 August 2020, 14:55:45 »
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 23 August 2020, 14:43:01
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Linky no worky Doc . . .may be me  . . . but I usually just click on the blue link and by magic it appears  . . .. . but not your one    :-\ :-\
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« Reply #7 on: 23 August 2020, 14:58:41 »
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Try that ;)

yep that works  . . .just looking now  . . .Thanks  :y
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Re: Strongflex poly bushes ?
« Reply #8 on: 23 August 2020, 15:01:59 »
Wow !  :o wont be getting those then  . . . looks like catastophic failure of the wishbone itself  :o :o :o

So will these Strongflex ones be ok for the other one and the ARB ?
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Re: Strongflex poly bushes ?
« Reply #9 on: 23 August 2020, 18:01:41 »
I havent heard of them so cant comment on quality. The fact that they include a polybush for the rear wishbone bush is concerning. Shows a lack of understanding of how the suspension works imo.
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Re: Strongflex poly bushes ?
« Reply #10 on: 23 August 2020, 19:58:00 »
They weren't Strongflex ones, but of the different types tried by myself and others had 100% failure rate.

Powerflex work well on the Omega and are the tried and tested, if more expensive, choice :y
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Re: Strongflex poly bushes ?
« Reply #11 on: 23 August 2020, 20:17:32 »
Also, I wouldn't worry too much about the poly ARB bushes. The standard rubber ones rarely give problems, and are much cheaper.
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« Reply #12 on: 24 August 2020, 07:39:59 »
True. Ive never had to renew them on any Omega Ive owned.
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Re: Strongflex poly bushes ?
« Reply #13 on: 25 August 2020, 19:12:11 »
Another NO vote on changing the rear bush on the front wishbone for polyurethane, stick to original & don’t ask me how I know
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Re: Strongflex poly bushes ?
« Reply #14 on: 25 August 2020, 20:42:27 »
Ok chaps thanks for the replies  . . . .thinking that we have probably covered these bad  issues with poly for the rear bush in the past on here  . . . just can't remember it  . . .  Sad state I'm in nowadays  ;D ;D

Just gonna stick with a pair of the usual german imports . .ATP type ones   for the moment.

(Apologies to TB  . . .I know he hates them  . .  but they suit me and a few others on here  :P :P )
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