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poly bushes

14 May 2011, 6:06pm
Hi all,

I've finally finished stripping and repainting all my E36 rear suspension components and have started on the hunt for replacement bushes. this offer on ebay from a company called strong-flex in poland looks very good. £125 for a complete rear kit excluding the diff cradle mounts which are about another £35 a set

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-E36-REAR-Suspension-Bush-Kit-Polyurethane-90ShA-/280416454352?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item414a1f86d0

Does anyone have any experience of these or know of a better option? Powerflex are a lot more expensive and don't cover all the bushes needed. There's another company called flo-flex based in north wales that offer a similar price but again, don't cover all the bushes needed. BMW prices for original rubber parts are way too expensive but there are some good deals out there on after market rubber components
14 May 2011, 7:00pm
Sorry Morris, I just replaced the bushes I needed to with aftermarket from local supplier.

Glen
16 May 2011, 6:27pm
I may go for that flo flex set then as you've had a positive experience and they're still competitively priced. At the moment the top and bottom wishbones still have the original bushes on the diff end so I'll leave them for the mo. It's just the outer top ball joint and outer bottom bush I need then so I can either go for aftermarket rubber or try out these ones from Poland.

I don't think I have a choice on the ball joint

cheers