Trailing Arm Bush Advice

[Lemon98]

Hello everyone,

I am getting my trailing arm bushes replaced and would like to know what the difference and subsequent pros/cons are of fitting the eccentric ones as mentioned in the wiki's list of bushes as there is quite a large difference in price.

The part numbers are 33329058822 for the eccentric and 33329061945 for the standard.

The car is a daily but my priority is performance and have poly subframe and diff mounts, offset lower control arm lollipop bushes and when I can afford new suspension will be going with the B12 kit or Bilstein Rennen.


Thanks

[chatstar123]

Did you ever find an answer to the query about the eccentric trailing arm bushes?

[DanThe]

Its best to not use eccentric in that location, there is always the chance the bush can move and ruin your geo settings. I use Superflex brand poly for trailing arms, very well made bushes much better than the likes of powerflex etc

[chatstar123]

Thanks Dan. Was just looking at using standard bushes for replacement. Are there any reputable aftermarket manufacturers or should i go to BMW? I'll also be doing subframe, diff and arb bushes.

[DanThe]

Superflex make top quality poly bushes, trailing arms and ARB are fine with poly, but for a road car you dont want poly in the subframe/diff/wishbones/topmounts, use either BMW or Lemforder rubber bushes