Anyone know if you can get the trailing arm bushes (the ones with the big metal bar through the middle of them, furthest forward on the subframe) in polyurethane?

Powerflex don't do them (or at least don't seem to list them on their site) and I'm struggling to find them anywhere else.

Vibra-technics seem to do one but don't have ANY details for it though the info on their site seems to suggest they still use rubber rather than poly?

Has anybody replaced those bushes on a Focus for poly ones (these bushes are a fairly common MoT failure) or knows where to get a replacement set in poly? I don't mind ordering from the States if they are stocked over there somewhere?

Cheers in advance

 

i am in the process of doing mine right now!!!!

mine are energy suspension form the usa, ordered from energysuspensionparts.com.
looking them over they are excelent quality, design well tought out.

when fitting its easiest to drop the whole subframe out. i tried unbolting the trailing arms and fucked a bush in the lower arm (the one that hnlds the spring in) as the metal inner has seized to the bolt.

with it all out and off the car you can burn the rubber out and clean up the casing and pin. also with it off you can give it a lick of paint.

mines all prepped up ready to go back on. also doing the rear anti-roll bar bushes while i'm at it...its definately worth doing at least the end links as the ford rubber ones are shite, perished and completely deformed!!

 

Rear subframe is off the car, every other bush is Powerflex poly except the trailing arm ones, hence me wanting to do them before I fit the whole subframe as a one off one on job.

You got a link for those bushes?

 

http://www.energysuspensionparts.com...?prod=4%2E7124

there you go mate, i ordered black as they're graphite impregnated to aid self lubing qualities. you still grease them though when installing.

 

ive just ordered theses bushes from usa are they easy to fit or do they need to pressed in

 

fairly easy to fit heres a guide:

1. drop whole subframe. (a must as you wnt remove the other bolts without tearing apart the bushes)
2. burn out old rubber thats being replaced
3. clean up the bush shell and pin and chamfer the pin ends
4. grease up bush and install in arm (correct way round, comes with instructions)
5. grease up pin and install into bush. can require a LOT of effort which is why you need to chamfer the pin ends a fair bit.
6. refit subframe, exhaust hanger, hand brake cable and rear brake lines.
7. bleed brakes
8 done

subframe realigns perfectly with no hassle

 

thx for reply cheers