Powerflex Bushes
- baxter6070
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Powerflex Bushes
Getting the van lowered in the next month or two. Is it worth upgrading the bushes on the leafs to powerflex? Anyone have them fitted?
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Re: Powerflex Bushes
He I have just remove my rear axle as I'm selling it due to going 4 wheel drive but I had the whole van Polly bushed and it makes a massive difference your notice the rear axle movies side to side more when it's lowered but when you Polly push it it hardly moves at all
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- baxter6070
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Re: Powerflex Bushes
Cheers James, you’ve just cost me more money good luck with the 4wd build
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Re: Powerflex Bushes
Might have to look into this as that movement freaks me out in the mirrors!!
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Re: Powerflex Bushes
Witch bushes do you replace to stop the axle movement ? Cheers
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- james400
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Re: Powerflex Bushes
I done all the bushes in one go leaf spring bushes Shackle bushes anti-roll bar bushes have a look on the for sale page you'll be able to see them all as my axle is for saleS3_Oj wrote:Witch bushes do you replace to stop the axle movement ? Cheers
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Re: Powerflex Bushes
Thanks for the reply james need to get saving
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Re: Powerflex Bushes
ST kit and powerflex bushes arrived do I get fitted asap or wait til after winter?
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- sheepy92
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Re: Powerflex Bushes
if you dont mind me asking what was cost for that setup and were did you purchase from cheers
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Re: Powerflex Bushes
Def recommend powerflex all round best thing I ever did though the front arms are a pain as the subframe needs dropping. Worth the effort though, my maxi handles like a go kart now
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- Liam
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Re: Powerflex Bushes
james are they difficult to install on the rear ? my rear axle has a lot of movement in it now that its lowered and id like to eliminate it
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Re: Powerflex Bushes
I second poly bushing, it’s well worth doing. I have the power flex black series fit in the rear along with shackle spacer blocks, rear is totally solid with no movement at all. I will be doing the front also when I make a start on the front end.
Fitting is relatively easy just pull the old bushes out using a bush puller (could also possibly use a piece of threaded bar and sockets if you don’t have a bush puller). New bushes are in two halves so just slide in, just make sure you clean up the body/spring hole and grease them well as they can cause a creak if not. Also remember to torque everything up with the axle loaded.
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Fitting is relatively easy just pull the old bushes out using a bush puller (could also possibly use a piece of threaded bar and sockets if you don’t have a bush puller). New bushes are in two halves so just slide in, just make sure you clean up the body/spring hole and grease them well as they can cause a creak if not. Also remember to torque everything up with the axle loaded.
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Re: Powerflex Bushes
will be doing this myself soon off the top of your head what are the correct torque settings for the leaf shackles and bush bolts regards
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Re: Powerflex Bushes
Below images have all the torque settings for the rear also note which bolts you you need to renew. If you have a shackle kit fit chances are they will no longer be original stretch bolts so these will need torqued dependent on their bolt grade 8.8 80Nm, 10.9 115Nm etc with new nyloc nuts as a minimum.
Hope this helps.
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Re: Powerflex Bushes
thank you very usefull
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