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my wishbones
« on: 14 August 2008, 13:02:13 »
My wishbone bushes are shot.
« Last Edit: 14 August 2008, 13:02:46 by bappy »
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Re: my wishbones
« Reply #1 on: 14 August 2008, 13:05:13 »
oops accidentally hit alt+s...

anyway,

can I replace the bushes or do I need new wishbones.

I want my car to handle really well so am thinking of eventually getting sports shocks and springs. so seeing as I need to sort the wishbones out now for the MOT next month I figured it was worth getting higher spec'd wishbones now, if any even exist.

i heard merle/meyle are a good brand but dont know where to go from there.

advise please!!!!
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Re: my wishbones
« Reply #2 on: 14 August 2008, 15:12:16 »
Yes. You can buy just the bushes from Vx and replace your ones with them.
Bare in mind that you will idealy need a press to replace the bushes.
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« Reply #3 on: 14 August 2008, 15:36:35 »
cool ta.

would the old 'big washer little washer' trick do it? ie using a very long threaded bolt and a mahusive washer to squeeze the bushes in?

Is there any benefit at all in buying bushes from another company? ie performance ones?  do they really make any difference to handling over pattern poly ones?
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Re: my wishbones
« Reply #4 on: 14 August 2008, 16:54:41 »
You will find it a pig to do without a press but you can try. there are no uprated wishbones for the omega that i know of. as for springs and dampers then try to get some irmscher parts, they do come up for sale every now and again.
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Re: my wishbones
« Reply #5 on: 14 August 2008, 16:58:59 »
Carefull you don't bend the wishbones when you press the old one out, they're only fabricated sheet steel. I found that the Senator's wishbones - very similar set up - flexed quite a bit untill I made up something  to support the wishbone on the press when the bushes were pressed out & in.
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Re: my wishbones
« Reply #6 on: 14 August 2008, 17:02:55 »
if you get the bushes from vx i am sure that if you asked a spanner he would happily press them in for you in exchange for a beer voucher or two :D
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Re: my wishbones
« Reply #7 on: 14 August 2008, 17:56:50 »
beer vouchers?? :-S sounds like id be better off buy whole new wishbones lol
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Re: my wishbones
« Reply #8 on: 16 August 2008, 17:15:34 »
This is really not worth the hassle. You can buy the wishbones now with all the bushes already fitted at a price cheaper than you would expect. Check out ebay or other motor factors. My guess is that they would be about £30
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Re: my wishbones
« Reply #9 on: 16 August 2008, 17:54:01 »
Beware of cheap Wishbones on Ebay as some will not last a hard winter!

You get what you pay for.
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Re: my wishbones
« Reply #10 on: 16 August 2008, 20:56:00 »
lookup vail68 on ebay.  He sells FAI wishbones for 18.50 a side.
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Re: my wishbones
« Reply #11 on: 16 August 2008, 21:53:20 »
If you're after better performance, if I'm not mistaken, some people on here replace the VX bushes with certain BMW 5-series ones which basically stop the wheels flopping about quite so much under load.

Try a search for 'BMW' and 'bushes' perhaps?

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Re: my wishbones
« Reply #12 on: 16 August 2008, 21:56:05 »
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cool ta.

would the old 'big washer little washer' trick do it? ie using a very long threaded bolt and a mahusive washer to squeeze the bushes in?

Is there any benefit at all in buying bushes from another company? ie performance ones?  do they really make any difference to handling over pattern poly ones?
Needs a 10 tonne press, and thats borderline...
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Re: my wishbones
« Reply #13 on: 18 August 2008, 21:14:27 »
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cool ta.

would the old 'big washer little washer' trick do it? ie using a very long threaded bolt and a mahusive washer to squeeze the bushes in?

Is there any benefit at all in buying bushes from another company? ie performance ones?  do they really make any difference to handling over pattern poly ones?
Needs a 10 tonne press, and thats borderline...

I'll agree to that!!
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Re: my wishbones
« Reply #14 on: 18 August 2008, 21:16:30 »
Good to see you online Tony.
Once I've changed my bones and idler this weekend, I need to talk to you about setting my geometry ;)
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