alistairolsen
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| posted on 15/5/09 at 08:58 AM |
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Polybushes, rally design / procomp
Been looking at polybushes. Need to have a half inch bore, fairly compliant bush and a 44mm length if I remember the brackets correctly.
Rally design do a set of 8 for 28 quid plaus vat, anyone know if these are the correct dimensions as above and what diameter housing tube one
needs?
Also, heard rumours procomp bushes are good, what dimensions and price are these?
Cheers
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MikeR
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| posted on 15/5/09 at 11:35 AM |
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I've got the procomp bushes - not used in anger but very happy with the service i received. The bush tube ID is 7/16ths tho, not 1/2"
(unless Matt has some others now)
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Minicooper
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| posted on 15/5/09 at 12:22 PM |
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The rally Design ones are 46 mm wide, the bushes are compliant and the centre hole is just over 12.8 so should be able to take the 1/2 inch bolt no
problem
Cheers
David
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alistairolsen
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| posted on 15/5/09 at 12:53 PM |
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Cheers guys, can someone confirm the width of a book locost bracket for me? I assume 46mm as the raldes ones are done specifically as a direct
replacement?
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Minicooper
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| posted on 15/5/09 at 01:03 PM |
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The bracket can be made any width you like but it's normally 44mm, this comes from a 2" box section with 1/8" walls which leaves the
metric equivalent of 44.5mm which was an easy way of making suspension brackets whithout using cnc folders and the like.
So I've no idea why Rally Design uses 46mm where almost everyone else uses 44mm
Cheers
David
[Edited on 15/5/09 by Minicooper]
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alistairolsen
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| posted on 15/5/09 at 01:07 PM |
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44 rang a bell. i bought mine on ebay as "book locost brackets" so I assume theyre 44 as they are 100 miles away just now! Shame the
raldes ones are a bit big 
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alistairolsen
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| posted on 17/5/09 at 10:28 AM |
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Guess Im making up new brackets as mine have a half inch hole and are 44mm so they wont work with the 46mm rldes bushes or the 7/16 procomp bolts.
Anyone got a price for the procomp bushes and a width?
Cheers
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Minicooper
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| posted on 17/5/09 at 12:03 PM |
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What about trimming the rally design ones down? Would be easy enough to do
Cheers
David
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procomp
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| posted on 18/5/09 at 08:24 AM |
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HI
The PROCOMP bushes that we use in most applications are the genuine superflex items. They also do a wide range of bushes in many other sizes.
The particular items that are being discussed he though are 1 1/2" wide and either a 7/16" or a 1/2" bore. The inner crush tube is
stainless. And they come with a sachet of the correct lubricant for fitting them. They need to be fitted to a purpose made outer housing though as
there is no std tube size that they just fit in to. Prise of the bush from us is £6 Ea.
Here is a LINK to SUPERFLEX Universal catalogue page.
Cheers Matt
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