Poly Subframe Bushes

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Post Wed Mar 14, 2007 10:31 am

What are peoples experiences with these on the track? Anyone encountered negative effects from fitting them?
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Post Wed Mar 14, 2007 10:34 am

nope, only seen negative things from the control arm, new design powerflex bushes
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Post Wed Mar 14, 2007 4:03 pm

Ok, think I may give them ago rather than new BMW bushes then.
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Post Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:30 pm

Dips just fitted a complete set to our 318 and it definitely tightens the whole lot up a lot, no back end wander under heaving braking / change down now either... would defo do it if your old ones are tired..
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Post Thu Mar 15, 2007 4:41 pm

I use them on my race cars and have never had any problems... I'm also a distributor!
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Post Wed Oct 31, 2007 11:31 am

Hi M3GTR,

Can you tell me what the difference is between the purple and black rear subframe bushes are?alot stiffer??? there's a big price difference on thease two items. i need to replace the standard ones on my car for when i sell it or keep it, but if i don't sell it i'll be doing alot of drifting/track days with it.

any help regarding thease items would be a great help.

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Post Wed Oct 31, 2007 11:53 am

ive got the full kit on my car Theo, your welcome to have a drive of it down at Ashford if you like, i only have good tihngs to say about them,
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Post Wed Oct 31, 2007 12:28 pm

I've been thinking of doing this too on the rear of my touring and have been reading different ideas on using poly bushes.

Im sure i read but cant find again that there is one set on the rear that is best to change for standard bushes and not poly as they can make the rear a bit twitchy ? ? ?

Any ideas . . .
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Post Wed Oct 31, 2007 12:40 pm

1an wrote:ive got the full kit on my car Theo, your welcome to have a drive of it down at Ashford if you like, i only have good tihngs to say about them,
Cheer for the offer mate, but this thread is from March - I've since fitted the subframe bushes along with poly engine, gearbox and diff mounts. Very pleased with the result.
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Post Wed Oct 31, 2007 12:53 pm

which bushes did you fit, purple or the black one's????
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Post Wed Oct 31, 2007 1:15 pm

I fitted purple ones.
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Post Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:50 pm

oh right, i didnt look at the start date,
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