Rubber bushes

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Rubber bushes

Postby cooperman » Sat Dec 18, 2021 10:24 am

Sorry if this has been done a million times but do Robeys do rubber top arm bushes for HC front suspension or is there somewhere else? Or is the only option Superflex / Polybush? Thanks, Marcus
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Re: Rubber bushes

Postby GTpete » Sat Dec 18, 2021 4:59 pm

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Re: Rubber bushes

Postby cooperman » Sun Dec 19, 2021 2:53 pm

Thankyou
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Re: Rubber bushes

Postby GTpete » Sun Dec 19, 2021 8:35 pm

ps I have not used these myself, maybe someone on the forum has and can tell us how easy replacement bushes are to fit...
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Re: Rubber bushes

Postby droopsnoot » Mon Dec 20, 2021 10:08 am

I think my top arm bushes on the Sportshatch were from Robeys, though I'm not completely certain as I had quite a bit of stuff "on the shelf" from my years of collecting. As I recall it, the top ones are much easier to change than the lower ones, just because there isn't as much of a steel sleeve to rust into place as there is in the bottom. If you get the mounting bolt out without having to cut, drill or heat it, everything else is plain sailing.
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Re: Rubber bushes

Postby cooperman » Mon Dec 20, 2021 9:00 pm

Thanks both, ordered some rubber top bushes from Robey's
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