Which ones and where from? Dont want to spend hundreds.
Thanks
Steve

 

I just bought more or less a complete set of rear bushes and the front anti rolll bar, top strut mounts and steering rack ones from here, think i was under a Ł100.

http://www.deflex.co.uk/cgi-bin/defl...roduct_id=ESC3

See if this is any help to you fella.

Neil

 

If you're looking to keep it nice and simple just buy original rubber bushes, those deflex ones cause a lot of problems with the rear wishbones, and to be perfectrly honest the suspension bushes are usually 20 years old..........so they last a fair while..........someone will shout me down saying deflex will last forever but sadly a Ford won't last forever and i bet you a jam tart new rubber bushes out live the car

 

Fair comment, any ideas on price and availability of Ford ones? And maybe the extra mile, the part no's ,you can bet your arse ford wont know what they are!

 

No idea on prices mate, tbh though pattern bushes won't be too dis-similar.

I do have a gut feeling though the rubber bushes could be a little more than the deflex ones.

Which ones are you looking to change as ive just remembered the rear wishbone bushes are part of the wishbones and cant be replaced for standard items.

 

ah. Ive took everything off the back of the car for powder coating so need all bushes, clips and nuts and bolts.

 

Have you pressed the bushes out of the wishbones then?

 

Not yet, took it all off and threw them in the shed, hoping the concourse fairys were gonna sort it for me I'll have a bash at them tomorrow.

 

deflex will last forever... thats why i use powerflex

 

ummmmmmmmm

 

and mister, deflex,powerflex. ect is way more stiffer than the org ford bushes ! as they are better to drive around with (if you want a stiffer car though)

 

Dont want it to be like riding a shovel just want it how it should be so I suppose new ford bushes will be the ticket, and get some crapflex for the ones that cant be replaced. I know deflex are shit cos I got the full set on the front and they dont fit well at all.
Just need some prices for ford ones now.

 

As i say it'd be worth checking out pattern parts, most of them are just like rubber cottom reels so theres not really much between them and genuine Ford.

And to be honest it should be easy for someone at ford to find that, click on Escort 1986-1990 and then in the graphical index click the rear suspension section