Advice on uprated front ARB bushes

[Fr05ty]

Looking to change my inner bushes as mine are split and looking tired.

I've read on here stick with the OE ones? What's other people's thoughts with updated bushes?

Cheers

 

[nd-photo.nl]

I installed the Powerflex ones (only inner are Powerflex) and so far I cant fault them. My OE ones were shot as well.

That is how they looked

Worn Bushing by Andy Ramdin, on Flickr

And the new ones (25mm ARB on mine)

Powerflex vs OEM ARB bushings by Andy Ramdin, on Flickr

And installed (they were a bugger to replace I reckon, quite fiddly)

Powerflexed ARB by Andy Ramdin, on Flickr

 

[R3k1355]

Is there any easy way to tell what ARB your Clio will have fitted as stock, or is it just a case of scrabbling around under the car with a caliper to take a measurement??

 

[nd-photo.nl]

I would measure it. I made that mistake to be honest. Ordered 24 or 23mm bushings first, so effectively I had to do it twice...

 

[Fr05ty]

1*2 are all 25mm far as I'm aware.

 

[JamesBryan]

As said, all the inners are the same. Only the outers differ between models.

 

[Budgie]

I'd rather cut my own dick off an eat it than change these bushes again tbh.

 

[JamesBryan]

I'd rather cut my own dick off an eat it than change these bushes again tbh.

Is it that easy? Fancy doing mine? :tongueclosed:

 

[Budgie]

Cutting yours off?

Plenty of special websites where someone will be interested. xx

 

[Fr05ty]

I'd rather cut my own dick off an eat it than change these bushes again tbh.

Can't be that bad to change! Ha ha

 

[MarcB]

I dropped the subframe on mine to change all the bushes as these are a c**k to do.

 

[Fr05ty]

Well I'm looking forward to doing this job then!

 

[nd-photo.nl]

I'd rather cut my own dick off an eat it than change these bushes again tbh.

I did worse jobs, like change the rear bushings on my Leon with Powerflex, ow god, that took me a whole weekend to sort out.

 

[dann2707]

They're an absolute piece of piss with a crowbar.

I struggled for hours trying with mole grips/mini g-clamps.

Brought out the punisher and got it done instantly. It's all about the levereage.

 

[nd-photo.nl]

I made the hole in the subframe (for the bolts) just a mm or 2 larger. When tightening it, it returns to normal position.