Rear beam bushes - Powerflex, eBay specials, OEM or ECP

[jmsheahan]

Nice work, I shall be using your guide 

Is the only decent place to put stands for this job on the sills or box section? Try to avoid using them if I can but if the beam is missing there aren't many other options.

[cняis]

let us know if there's any difference!

[Ben Lessani]

Is the only decent place to put stands for this job on the sills or box section? Try to avoid using them if I can but if the beam is missing there aren't many other options.

You're hard pressed to hold it anywhere else, the rear jacking points are sky high - an axle stand at full extension won't even come close:



The chassis legs kind of disappear past the mid point of the car, and I loathe using the sills to support any kind of weight - they just end up deformed!

The contact points for 4 post lifts work pretty well - just as long as you a square piece of wood to spread the weight. They shouldn't get in the way of working on the car at all. Just jack up on the middle of the rear beam (if your car isn't too low). Mines a bit too low to slide a jack under, so I have to jack each side, then support under the rear beam with another jack, then put an axel stand under the rear contact point.

[Ben Lessani]

let us know if there's any difference!

Will do! I need to get some brake fluid today - so haven't driven it yet!

[Ben Lessani]

Brake fluid in, went for a drive.

They are MUCH firmer than standard bushes, I wouldn't recommend it! I'm pretty sure I can feel each part of the tyre tread on the road as the wheel moves, its made for a very hard ride (ultimately, when combined with cheap coil overs dropped around 60-70mm).

Did it fix my problem - NOPE! The issue is with a failed rear nearside shock, but at least I've figured out the problem and made my brake pedal firmer

I wouldn't recommend them as an alternative to OE bushes.

[JimR]

  You're like the forum guinea pig.
I have them hot tuning coilovers, woeful aren't they. I have a set of bilstein/febi rear beam bushes to go in mine but I'm loathe to do it in the cld weather.

[Khare]

I went for the powerflex ones, and I had no problems fitting them apart from getting the old bushes out. I did leave the axle in at first, but the angle of the hacksaw and the tight working conditions convinced me to remove the axle, didn't need to disturb the brake system at all, just manoeuvred the axle out. Copper grease and bushes went in no problems. What can I say the result is? Well rear end feels a lot firmer but still somewhat loose, but I've put it down to hottuning coilovers and the rear suspension mounts being pretty destroyed. Id deffo buy powerflex again though, comfort wise I didn't really notice anything.

[Simeon]

I wouldn't recommend them as an alternative to OE bushes.

My mate runs the same bushes with 40mm drop bilstein suspension and it's fine so suspect your hottunings are the cause of your problems 

[cняis]

Buy cheap buy twice.

cheap coilovers; the bane of dub life.

[Ben Lessani]

I wouldn't recommend them as an alternative to OE bushes.

My mate runs the same bushes with 40mm drop bilstein suspension and it's fine so suspect your hottunings are the cause of your problems 

I don't have Hottunings - I got cheap coilovers before Hottuning existed - which makes me cool

They don't help, but there is a definitive difference in the quality of the ride, it is much "grittier" now - you can feel the surface of the road through the back of the car. I don't think any suspension would change that, as its not an uneven road surface - its just the road texture that you can literally feel through the arse of your seat!

Buy cheap buy twice.

cheap coilovers; the bane of dub life.

Got mine when they weren't even cheap