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Rear upper control arm question - Super Pro Bushes?
Is it true that on the rear upper control arm, the rear bush is actually a spherical joint? If it is a true spherical joint, then it probably shouldn't be poly bushed given the angular deflection required.
Thanks
John
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5th Mar 2015 7:43 am
Disco_Mikey
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It's a bonded rubber bush on a D3, ans spherical joint on RRS My D3 Build Thread
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Do you think the spherical bush would fit into the D3 arms, or are the RRS rear upper arms different?
Super Pro don't do a bush for this, as they claim on their website that the D3 is a spherical bush. I dont like the idea of having one standard bush when all the rest are uprated.
5th Mar 2015 11:25 am
Disco_Mikey
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The RRS Bush is a much stronger design of Bush, and they do.fit in D3 arms My D3 Build Thread
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Can you please ellaborate on why you're less impressed with the Super Pro bushes on the D3?
I installed orange poly bushes in June last year, and they're squeaking like crazy now. Having researched the design of the Super Pro bushes, they look much better, as they trap the grease for better lubrication.
5th Mar 2015 12:00 pm
Robbie
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The Super Pro just seem a little harsh and make the vehicle a little fidgety. The OEM options seem the best compromise to me.
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I find the ride with the Poly Bushes a little harder than the OEM ones, but I like it like that. Considering my other car I drive is a Defender, it’s luxurious.
5th Mar 2015 1:09 pm
Disco_Mikey
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Robbie wrote:
The Super Pro just seem a little harsh and make the vehicle a little fidgety. The OEM options seem the best compromise to me.
This
Never been a fan of Polys in a D3, ruins the ride IMHOMy D3 Build Thread
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