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Rubber Bush avalibility

Started by _73LJWhiteSL_ , Feb 07 2007 01:16 PM

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#1 _73LJWhiteSL_

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Posted 07 February 2007 - 01:16 PM

gday all,

I have been getting prices on bushes for doing the front suspension on the LJ, however every place I have been to (Burson, Autobarn, Repco) tell me that only Nylothene bushes are avalible.

So are rubber bushes avalible or will i have to put Nylothene bushes in? I am located in Melbourne if anyone has any contacts.

thanks

Steve

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#2 Peter UC

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Posted 07 February 2007 - 01:27 PM

Steve give Dave a call he'll help you out on rubbers and the price.

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#3 _73LJWhiteSL_

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Posted 07 February 2007 - 01:40 PM

Thanks Peter. :spoton:

Steve

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#4 _T0rana_

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Posted 07 February 2007 - 03:18 PM

use blue poly urethane bushes, if u converted ur car to gas u may aswell convert to a better bush.

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#5 _just_matt_

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Posted 07 February 2007 - 03:57 PM

why blue ones?

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#6 _Chamois hatch_

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Posted 07 February 2007 - 05:07 PM

depends what you want out of the car, rubber bushes are fine for a standard application. but say if you drop a v8 in and want to stiffen things up a bit due to the extra weight than blue poly urethane or red nolathane bushes are an option.

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#7 _just_matt_

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Posted 07 February 2007 - 05:34 PM

is there much difference with the poly urethane and nolathane?

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#8 dattoman

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Posted 07 February 2007 - 05:41 PM

Noltec are about 25% softer than Nolothane
So you get alittle give but still firms it up

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#9 LS1LX

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Posted 07 February 2007 - 06:08 PM

I run rubber genuine GM bushes thru the whole of my car, bar 2 bushes.
It is the nicest, smoothest and quietest torana I own and have ever driven.

If you can get rubber go for it.

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#10 _just_matt_

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Posted 07 February 2007 - 07:58 PM

Would the rubber ones not last as long as the later products on the market?

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#11 _Chamois hatch_

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Posted 07 February 2007 - 09:21 PM

rubber lasts well, a lot of torries are still running some original bushes.

there were some photos on the old site of some cracked nolathane bushes, which posed questions of their durability, but at the same time neglect makes anything deteriorate quickly.

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#12 _73LJWhiteSL_

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Posted 08 February 2007 - 11:10 AM

I will be replacing what are quite possibly the orginal bushes in the front end.

The car will probably be used occasionaly for entry level motorsport stuff (fun days at Winton for example :spoton:

) but its also a daily driver so I am not really worried about chasing thousands of a second improvement on a race track, if i want to do that i will build a purpose build race car.

I think rubber is the way to go. :rockon:

Steve

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#13 _@milco@_

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Posted 08 February 2007 - 05:36 PM

i priced rubber and poly urethane when i was doing my LJ, and the rubber cost more!, so i went with poly, and i was very impressed, heaps better than nolathane, i have just replaed all bushed in my LH/LX with poly, very nice ride, firms it up but it's not harsh like nolathane poly is the go.........

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#14 _Chamois hatch_

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Posted 08 February 2007 - 06:18 PM

yeah i went poly in the uc because of the v8 and its a lot better than the worn rubber ones. mind you the lx has a 6 with mostly nolathane bushes and the ride is a lot stiffer still, if i was to do it all again it would probably be rubber.

Edited by Chamois hatch, 08 February 2007 - 06:19 PM.

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#15 _crumpledoor_

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Posted 09 March 2007 - 09:16 PM

Years ago I replaced all my front end with rubber ones. It was as if I had a brand new tori, the ride was so smooth and quiet. The only spot I used nolathane was on my steering coupling which made the steering feel awesome too. Personally I have driven toris with nolathane and it was a much stiffer ride than mine.
Up to you, there are plenty arguments for and against both. :rockon:

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#16 WhiteA9XS

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Posted 10 March 2007 - 12:47 AM

pedders sell the hard rubber type , best thing next to genuine gmh , i have tried the mckay rubber bushes and they are soft rubber ,

hope this helps

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#17 mr5000

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Posted 10 March 2007 - 07:04 AM

rarespares have lx torana rubber bushes im not sure on lj

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#18 _CHOPPER_

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Posted 10 March 2007 - 10:31 AM

Generally, you should get at least 15 years out of rubber bushes. Rubber is now getting very expensive, which is why it's harder to get most rubber bushes. If you can't get rubber, use the blue plastic ones. Noltec I think they are.

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#19 _JBird_

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Posted 10 March 2007 - 05:31 PM

Dattoman sells noltec. I'm getting those off him, won't be another 2 months till I can tell you how they ride though. Getting rubber bushes for the rear, but front is going to be all noltec, bar the subframe mounting (which is rubber). I chose noltec because I hear they have more 'give' but dont distort as much as rubber, making them less prone to cracking compared to super pro or nolathane.

A friend had his skyline redone with Noltec, general NVH is not bad considering he has coilovers etc.

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Posted 13 March 2007 - 07:44 AM

Just got new Superpro nolethane (i think thats how its spelt lol) bushes on the front end of my LJ and so far so good, is so much tighter than before almost no body roll onto corners at all and I dont have sway bars fitted. Also no more squeaks & rattles.

Edited by LOWS2, 13 March 2007 - 07:44 AM.

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#21 _JBird_

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Posted 17 March 2007 - 01:05 PM

Just got new Superpro nolethane (i think thats how its spelt lol) bushes on the front end of my LJ and so far so good, is so much tighter than before almost no body roll onto corners at all and I dont have sway bars fitted. Also no more squeaks & rattles.

Hey Mick,

Who did you get in Sydney to do your suspension?

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#22 dattoman

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Posted 17 March 2007 - 08:53 PM

Dattoman sells noltec. I'm getting those off him,

Posted and on the way

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#23 _73LJWhiteSL_

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Posted 18 March 2007 - 11:54 AM

Thanks for all the replies people.

I think i will still try and get rubber bushes if i can. At this stage i am hoping to do the front suspension next week.

Steve

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#24 _CHOPPER_

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Posted 18 March 2007 - 12:41 PM

Top inner control arm bushes are available in rubber. I paid about $15 for the 4 bushes from Mackay.

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#25 dattoman

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Posted 18 March 2007 - 01:02 PM

Front
Lower control arm
Genuine # 2807098 . supperceeds to 9942588 Approx $17 each
Upper control arm
Genuine # 2805510 Approx $5 each

Rear
Control arm bushes (all same)
Genuine # 9942588 Approx $22 each