Polly rear trailing arm bushes or standard rubber ones? have B8 shocks and apex springs on car. Don't want to be changing them again in near future, but heard mixed reviews on polly ones.
Getting serious knocking noises from back end of car so need changing asap...
Powerflex Polly rear trailing arm bushes or standard OEM??
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poly in beam, rubber in trailing arms, unless you're taking it on the track.
Trailing arm bushes take much less stress than beam, so should last much longer
Trailing arm bushes take much less stress than beam, so should last much longer
Schadenfreude - the German's haven't got a word for that.
I would go the other way tbh, Genuine rubber for the beam as it needs some flex. poly for the trailing arms is OKgreg124 wrote:poly in beam, rubber in trailing arms, unless you're taking it on the track.
Trailing arm bushes take much less stress than beam, so should last much longer
I prefer how they drive with poly beam bushes, but I wouldn't change the trailing arm ones unless they actually needed doing. Subframe bushes don't seem to last anywhere near as long as the arm bushes, which suggests to me they're under specified as standard.
With poly beam bushes you get a little more noise and buzz into the cabin, and maybe slightly less traction, but i much prefer a tighter, more predictable and controllable rear, I hate the slop you can feel as even brand new bushes take the strain and the subframe shifts over, especially on fast direction changes from one way to the other.
With poly beam bushes you get a little more noise and buzz into the cabin, and maybe slightly less traction, but i much prefer a tighter, more predictable and controllable rear, I hate the slop you can feel as even brand new bushes take the strain and the subframe shifts over, especially on fast direction changes from one way to the other.
cheers,
harry
harry