Mk2 escort 1600 sport rear anti roll bar bushings,anyone know where you can get original looking chassis end roll bar bush apart from polyurethane options or know of anything else that will fit.
Happy new year.

 

Some PU bushes are sold as "Classic" options in black

 

Highly unlikely that you will find originals nowadays unfortunately but I’d try someone like Burtons or Graham Goode

Burtons do stock PU in oe black look
https://www.burtonpower.com/parts-by...mk2-75-80.html

 

Some here on the bay but it doesn’t describe what they are made from

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/363678017095

 

Be careful. The black Powerflex are very hard and for track use. The "heritage collection" is dark grey, still good for a standard look I'd say.

 

yep I can relate to that, the advice given when I had my Cosworth when poly bushing the rear was to do everything except the rear trail arms, oe were still original back then but quite expensive. Like many cossie bits these days now obsolete. Someone did make replicated rear trail arm bushes for Cosworths, iirc it was GGR but never used them myself.

unfortunately when oe bits go obsolete it doesn’t leave you much choice I guess but PU will settle down a bit with use. I fitted a revo anti roll restrictor on my current mk2 focus rs and absolutely hated it when I first drove the car following its fitment, nuff vibration but I’m pleased to say it’s settled down a bit now

 

i no its a bodge back in the day for mot put insulation tape around the anti roll bar where it goes through the bush. as long as there isnt any play