Bushes and Top Mounts

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Post Tue Feb 22, 2005 1:10 pm

When i fit my H&R sus kit im gonna fit new bushes and top mounts all round also, to tighten things up a treat, now my question is do i stick with BMW ones, GSF etc ones or go for Power/Superflex ones? Cost isnt a huge issue, but i'd like to keep it down if you see what i mean..

Not too bothered by a slighty harsh ride, but dont want the car jumping all over the British B roads (pot holes etc) as that will ruin the handling fluency

Also how much am i lookin at forking out for the bushes from the respective places?
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Post Tue Feb 22, 2005 1:26 pm

If you can afford it get the parts from BMW they have better warranty. But the front top mounts can be bought from GSF, you will need to buy bigger dust caps from bmw for them tho.

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Post Tue Feb 22, 2005 1:27 pm

any idea what sort of Ԛ£Ã”šÃ‚£ it is from BMW? I know Vauxhall were ok, n prices seem comparable so far..
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Post Tue Feb 22, 2005 2:06 pm

BMW bushes have a better warranty than the Powerflex bushes...? I didn't know that...

"POWERFLEX bushes are not affected by ultra-violet, petrol, oil, battery acid, water or time."

Surely that's better than a BMW warranty... I would think. Rubber will perish, while the Polyurethane bushes will last much longer...

Go for Powerflex bushes. I've got them on both my cars and they make a lot of difference!

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Post Tue Feb 22, 2005 3:46 pm

Yes maybe so Giles, but anyway i was talking about the difference between GSF and BMW.

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Post Tue Feb 22, 2005 3:54 pm

dan id recommend powerflexing it also with the offset m3 fronts

really does make a difference and h&r is also a very good kit!!
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Post Tue Feb 22, 2005 7:52 pm

If you do decide to go down the Powerflex route mate, take a look here!

http://www.e30zone.co.uk/modules.php?na ... 7655#27655
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Post Tue Feb 22, 2005 7:55 pm

Sweet, any ideas what sort of a cheapness its gonna be?! Ie cheaper/same as the Ԛ£150 lot 325tracky is offering?