Anyone used Flo-Flex bushes
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Anyone used Flo-Flex bushes
Just noticed these on E-BAY and they seem very good value compared to the PowerFlex ones, anyone got any experience of them and what sort of quality they are? I also like the fact they're all the same colour, whereas you end up with several colours with the Powerflex ones. Of course that's not the main consideration, but is there really that much difference between different sets of poly bushes?
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used to be deflex yeh
iv got a defelx/floflex full car kit iv just fitted to my ERST, they dirt cheap, and im gna be honest my front ARB bushes needed to be attacked with the grinder to make them fit, and my rear inner trailing arm bushes didnt fit so i fitted new standard items, but other than that they all fitted 1st time nice n easily, n the overall finish on them is good
ok they probs not gonna last as long as the powerflex items, but thats only a guess. but for the money you cant really go wrong, cheaper than replacing with standard pattern bushes!!
iv got a defelx/floflex full car kit iv just fitted to my ERST, they dirt cheap, and im gna be honest my front ARB bushes needed to be attacked with the grinder to make them fit, and my rear inner trailing arm bushes didnt fit so i fitted new standard items, but other than that they all fitted 1st time nice n easily, n the overall finish on them is good
ok they probs not gonna last as long as the powerflex items, but thats only a guess. but for the money you cant really go wrong, cheaper than replacing with standard pattern bushes!!
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Got them on my MK2 Orion, fit well... Done the whole car for just over Ł100 quid... So cant moan, gotta be better than the 20 year old Ford items that were on it...
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which is?
ive got them on mine and they fit spot on...would def be shite if they fitted with no problems but they are meant to be tight otherwise they woudnt do the job they sre designed for..fair enough they might not last as long as powerflex but you could get 3 sets of floflex for the mad money powerflex want...
ive got them on mine and they fit spot on...would def be shite if they fitted with no problems but they are meant to be tight otherwise they woudnt do the job they sre designed for..fair enough they might not last as long as powerflex but you could get 3 sets of floflex for the mad money powerflex want...
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that happened to me aswell but i phoned them up and they sent the bigger ones out... got front and back seperately and as mentioned by someone else they do seem to have a problem in sending the order out correct first time
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With Powerflex you only need to buy once which gives the impression that all bushes are as good as them as they are just poly.
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There just false ecomomy IMO, you may be able to buy 3 sets for the price of 1 set of powerflex ones but you will have to replace them 3 times aswell, buy powerflex fit & forget they will probably outlast the car.
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i havent had any problems as yet but have taken on board what you said and the picture you posted...never thought they would be that bad after that mileage..will see how they go and will def try powerflex if mine end up like those you posted pic of.. if im totally honest i was persuaded by the lifetime gurantee they offered thinking they were as good as any..
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always used them in the past on my rs turbos and cosworths and not a single problem with them
i now have superflex in mine from burton power and urethane main beam ones
the difference is noticeable by a lot in quality, but thats what you pay for, my superflex inserts are 3-4 times thicker than the deflex ones and the bush is more quality of look
but as i said ive never had problems with the cheap ones, good a for a road car but thats it, any track days id say go better
and the urenthane ones are the bolox if you want a good quality bush for good money
i now have superflex in mine from burton power and urethane main beam ones
the difference is noticeable by a lot in quality, but thats what you pay for, my superflex inserts are 3-4 times thicker than the deflex ones and the bush is more quality of look
but as i said ive never had problems with the cheap ones, good a for a road car but thats it, any track days id say go better
and the urenthane ones are the bolox if you want a good quality bush for good money
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Why are people reffering to "poly" and "urethane" as something different, as in one part of car has superflex and one urethane, it's the same material!!
Superflex are supplied by PRO SPORT, an aussie company who have masses more experience of poly bushings than anyone else, due to hostile nature of the off road market in oz they supply, for desert/outback use.
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Superflex are supplied by PRO SPORT, an aussie company who have masses more experience of poly bushings than anyone else, due to hostile nature of the off road market in oz they supply, for desert/outback use.
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Why are people reffering to "poly" and "urethane" as something different, as in one part of car has superflex and one urethane, it's the same material!!
Superflex are supplied by PRO SPORT, an aussie company who have masses more experience of poly bushings than anyone else, due to hostile nature of the off road market in oz they supply, for desert/outback use.
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Superflex are supplied by PRO SPORT, an aussie company who have masses more experience of poly bushings than anyone else, due to hostile nature of the off road market in oz they supply, for desert/outback use.
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really
so why are my superflex bushes softer than the urethane ones?
there is agreat deal in stiffness between the 2, i would of had super flex beam bushes but burton didnt have them and i needed a set of bushes asap so went urethane
and looking at the 2 and seeing how still the urethanes are they are not the same, maybe same prcoess in how there made and almost same materials and chemicals but they are different
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poly and urethane ARE the same in terms of bushes for cars..= polyurethane.. poly in simplest terms means something that is synthetic....the urethane part of the word is basically describing how strong the synthetics (poly) are.. plenty of poly's about...polystyrene, polycarbonate etc..you actually eat poly in margarine=polyunsaturates..lesson over lol
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Why are people reffering to "poly" and "urethane" as something different, as in one part of car has superflex and one urethane, it's the same material!!
Superflex are supplied by PRO SPORT, an aussie company who have masses more experience of poly bushings than anyone else, due to hostile nature of the off road market in oz they supply, for desert/outback use.
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Superflex are supplied by PRO SPORT, an aussie company who have masses more experience of poly bushings than anyone else, due to hostile nature of the off road market in oz they supply, for desert/outback use.
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poly and urethane ARE the same in terms of bushes for cars..= polyurethane.. poly in simplest terms means something that is synthetic....the urethane part of the word is basically describing how strong the synthetics (poly) are.. plenty of poly's about...polystyrene, polycarbonate etc..you actually eat poly in margarine=polyunsaturates..lesson over lol
It is a reference to a substance categorized as a polymer based on its chemical structure. Polymers are molecules which consist of a long, repeating chain of smaller units called monomers. Polymers have the highest molecular weight among any molecules, and may consist of billions of atoms. Human DNA is a polymer with over 20 billion constituent atoms.
Human DNA is not synthetic
Urethane (Ethyl carbamate) is a substance which is an ester of carbamic acid, urethane is not a component of polyurethanes.
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Poly in its simplest terms does not mean something which is synthetic
It is a reference to a substance categorized as a polymer based on its chemical structure. Polymers are molecules which consist of a long, repeating chain of smaller units called monomers. Polymers have the highest molecular weight among any molecules, and may consist of billions of atoms. Human DNA is a polymer with over 20 billion constituent atoms.
Human DNA is not synthetic
Urethane (Ethyl carbamate) is a substance which is an ester of carbamic acid, urethane is not a component of polyurethanes.
It is a reference to a substance categorized as a polymer based on its chemical structure. Polymers are molecules which consist of a long, repeating chain of smaller units called monomers. Polymers have the highest molecular weight among any molecules, and may consist of billions of atoms. Human DNA is a polymer with over 20 billion constituent atoms.
Human DNA is not synthetic
Urethane (Ethyl carbamate) is a substance which is an ester of carbamic acid, urethane is not a component of polyurethanes.
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polyurethane contain the repeating group -NH-CO-O, THAT is why they are described so.
Poly - repeating and urethane - containing the above group.
As already said there are hundreds of thousands of different synthetic polymer compunds with differing mechanical properties. These are all synthesied by using different ingredients (chemicals), under different conditions conditions.
I'm certain all "poly bush" suppliers will NOT be using the same compound structure.
I would suggest that the consensus is that the best Fit/Finish and Life of these products are supplied by Powerflex.
Poly - repeating and urethane - containing the above group.
As already said there are hundreds of thousands of different synthetic polymer compunds with differing mechanical properties. These are all synthesied by using different ingredients (chemicals), under different conditions conditions.
I'm certain all "poly bush" suppliers will NOT be using the same compound structure.
I would suggest that the consensus is that the best Fit/Finish and Life of these products are supplied by Powerflex.
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I have used Deflex...flo-flex. Wasn't massively impressed with the quality and fit, price was the reason i bought.
That was years ago. ALL of my cars run Powerflex bushes, just waiting for the set i ordered for the Puma to arrive.
Based on my own experiences i'd pay the little extra for Powerflex, it's a no-brainer, far better quality. IMO
That was years ago. ALL of my cars run Powerflex bushes, just waiting for the set i ordered for the Puma to arrive.
Based on my own experiences i'd pay the little extra for Powerflex, it's a no-brainer, far better quality. IMO
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having fitted a variety of bushes to a variety of sierra's and granadas (ok, they are all the same bushes when you think about it but you get the point) the deflex ones were the most problomatic and also the softest
the one set of supaflex ones i fitted were terrible to fit but they were harder than the deflex ones when it came to compression
the powerflex ones were, quite simply, in a different league in terms of ease of fitment and stiffness of construction, and the fact that i've used the same outer tca bushes on 4 different cars over the space of about 10 years just shows that, at least when it comes to poly bushes, you really do get what you pay for
my mate who's had the deflex ones fitted said they were shit, but better than the orignals, but nto by much
the one set of supaflex ones i fitted were terrible to fit but they were harder than the deflex ones when it came to compression
the powerflex ones were, quite simply, in a different league in terms of ease of fitment and stiffness of construction, and the fact that i've used the same outer tca bushes on 4 different cars over the space of about 10 years just shows that, at least when it comes to poly bushes, you really do get what you pay for
my mate who's had the deflex ones fitted said they were shit, but better than the orignals, but nto by much
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i guess that was true,untill somebody started making urethane bushes.these are in a different league.
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Powerflex are by far the best ones. I had some el cheapo ones in a 100bhp fiesta mk5 and ruined them in 6 months, replaced with Powerflex and lasted the rest of the 4 years I had the car.
Everyone slags OEM bushes but to be honest they're good when in 'as new' condition and a million times better than even powerflex in terms of NVH......bu tthat isnt an issue in some applications i guess
Everyone slags OEM bushes but to be honest they're good when in 'as new' condition and a million times better than even powerflex in terms of NVH......bu tthat isnt an issue in some applications i guess
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Poly in its simplest terms does not mean something which is synthetic
It is a reference to a substance categorized as a polymer based on its chemical structure. Polymers are molecules which consist of a long, repeating chain of smaller units called monomers. Polymers have the highest molecular weight among any molecules, and may consist of billions of atoms. Human DNA is a polymer with over 20 billion constituent atoms.
Human DNA is not synthetic
Urethane (Ethyl carbamate) is a substance which is an ester of carbamic acid, urethane is not a component of polyurethanes.
It is a reference to a substance categorized as a polymer based on its chemical structure. Polymers are molecules which consist of a long, repeating chain of smaller units called monomers. Polymers have the highest molecular weight among any molecules, and may consist of billions of atoms. Human DNA is a polymer with over 20 billion constituent atoms.
Human DNA is not synthetic
Urethane (Ethyl carbamate) is a substance which is an ester of carbamic acid, urethane is not a component of polyurethanes.
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i was talking in simple terms regarding bushes for cars! human dna is hardly a simple thing to explain..and you will find that dna can be synthetic anyway if it is modified...there are numerous meanings for the word poly and is often an abbreviation for other words...ie polygon..(multiple sided 2 dimensional shape)..but this is a thread about bushes for cars hence why i said simplest terms...
The chemical components and compound structure which make up polymer based bushes will without doubt differ from each producer of such bushes so understanding the materials in use ensure the understanding that they are not all the same.
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I have to say that I have had no problems with the bushes in the past other than 1 set of outer tca bushes for a XR4x4 which were replaced FOC. so all that I can say is if you are on a budget then go for these.
I have had so many other components as prototypes that go into production from Flo-Flex as they seem to be the only company prepared to give things a go that I have to say the company can't be all bad can they.
I have had so many other components as prototypes that go into production from Flo-Flex as they seem to be the only company prepared to give things a go that I have to say the company can't be all bad can they.
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i bought mine when they were de flex when it was time to fit them they got one wrong they still changed it but now called flo flex, i was told that they bought out de flex ! my cars fitted with the complete set from front to back, only ones i had trouble fitting was the front anti roll bar ones.. they were a lot larger than the standard ones that came off. as a couple have said due to budget i used these but just for road use and to replace the knackerd ones that were on. im really happy with them so far and stiffend everything up.. done the job
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