gaz4x4cos

going to use this mot failure as an excuse to do all the bushes on my cossie , already powerflexed all the front end , just after some feedback on what way to go on the rear ?? have got some koni adjustable rear shocks already purchased which will be getting fitted too .

cheers
gaz .

velocity

best way gaz is to drop the whole rear end on the deck and assemble from there.
just disconnect the prop shaft from the diff,the handbrake cables and the break pipes. then the two donut bolts and the diff mount and lower the whole lot on a jack.
you will more than likly have to cut the old bushings out of the suspension arms. instalation of the new powerflex donuts are a bit difficult and u may need a vise to squeeze them in. and when finally installing the rear suspension in total you may discover that the original donut bolts appear to be to short, all you do is push them in with a bit of effort until you get a bite on the thread and tighten up fully.

KSA-Cossie

iTrader: (4)

Do not poly bush the trailing arms m8.

gaz4x4cos

cheers for reply , sounds like a pig of a job , looking at the failure sheet , it only says the trailing arm bushes have excessive play so may just get them poly bushed ? still thinking over whether i would benefit from doing the lot and how much extra hassle it would be to do .

gaz4x4cos

any reason for not doing in poly ? sorry posted other reply as you posted ?

KSA-Cossie

iTrader: (4)

Made the rear of mine handle terribly,they are rose jointed from ford but not when ploy bushed.

STUCOS

iTrader: (8)

You tell them kev,

cheeRS stu

KSA-Cossie

iTrader: (4)

Also the bushes are unavailable from ford anymore.

gaz4x4cos

where would be best to get them from if ford don't do anymore ?

KSA-Cossie

iTrader: (4)

I got a set from stucos above,pm him m8.

gaz4x4cos

will do m8 .

cheers
gaz .

tabetha

Every sierra I have ever owned I polybushed ALL the rear, never had a problem at all, until I used a powerflex beam bushes, then the vibration was bloody mental, put in some escos ones I had with GGR axle tightening kit, by far the best combo I have ever used.
Had another sierra on all poly but superflex/deflex mix was ace no vibration at all.
tabetha

Dave Henshall

full deflex car kit is just over 100 quid IIRC... and really tighen up the back end.