suspension bushes

[ric325i]

how do you know if your bushes are gone?

i have just bought a jemax -40mm drop suspension set up and plan to fit it this weekend.

thing is, i have been assuming that my strange lift off over steer is mainly down to warn shocks, springs etc and could it be the bushes?

how can i tell? feels like the car twists slightly but dont know if that is my bouncy, dead shocks?

bit of advice would be nice so i have a good idea of what to look for wheni take teh suspension apart.

also how long does it take for the springs to bed in?


cheers.

[Morat]

When the bushes are shot your car develops a case of what my girlfried calls "swingy hips".
Apart from that I guess you're looking for play in the joints.

[Chris-W]

Jack it up on the rear axle and see if it's bushes drop noticeably, eg. if the axle raises right up to the bodyshell, they are definitely shot!

[MadE30mike]

So u would recomend a polly bush kit if i was lowering my car?

[ric325i]

i will test this before i take the susspension apart on sat morn.

i think i do have a case of "swingy hips"

whats it like changing bushes? should i do this at the same time as i do suspension and whats better...... do i put standard bmw parts on (cause we know bmw parts are good) or do i up-rate?

[Chris-W]

Personally I'd put standard bushes in.

Bit of a lousy job requiring, besides normal tools, a press, a gas torch, a lump hammer, a friend and patience.