Poly flex bushes.

Post by **Paul** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 4:28 pm

Does anybody have any experience with ORIâ€™s Polyflex bushes?

http://www.offroadindustries.com/suspension_parts/polyflex.htm

I would be interested to hear what people think of them. Flex, handling, longevity etc etc.

Paul.

Post by **RB zook** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 4:46 pm

HRZOOK has these in the diff end of his coily

they workwell but dont flex as good as my rooted standard bushes

Post by **HRZOOK** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 7:04 pm

Very True RB

I do have polly flex bushes and they flex awesome. Am about to do the rest of the bushes in the control arms.

Overkill engineering now also use them for their build ups..so I was told by Sam

The only trial they have left for me I guess is how long they last........

HRZOOK

Post by **daddylonglegs** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 10:19 pm

I hope they are better quality and last much longer than OME poly bushes. The ones i have tried for Rovers are loose from new and last no time at all.
Bill.

Post by **Paul** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 1:29 pm

HRZOOK how radical is your ride? Can you feel if the bushes are doing what they are meant to on road, or are they that flexy that you would never put them on a daily driver?

I am toying with replacing the shagged bushes on the back of the Nissan. I guess they could only "feel" better than what I currently have, and if they flex well, they would have to be a step ahead of new rudder bushes.

Paul.

PS. If you remember, roughly what do they cost?

Post by **OVERKILL ENG** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 2:41 pm

We have used them and found them to be good. We used them in a pan hard rod but they were a bit too soft but for suspension links thea are good.

SAM

Post by **wannaberacer** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 12:53 pm

So does anyone have any comments on what is better then? These bushes or Johnny Joints/Bollocks joints?

Post by **Damo** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 5:03 pm

How do they come apart? I assume you can pull them apart to rebuild them and so you dont melt the poly when you weld it to a control arm.

Post by **J Top** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 7:58 pm

Damo
I think you weld an eye to the arm then press these one piece bushes in.
I have given up using anything but standard,expensive,nissan bushes in nissan arms.The give better life then OME
J Top

Post by **HRZOOK** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 12:16 pm

Paul wrote:HRZOOK how radical is your ride? Can you feel if the bushes are doing what they are meant to on road, or are they that flexy that you would never put them on a daily driver?

I am toying with replacing the shagged bushes on the back of the Nissan. I guess they could only "feel" better than what I currently have, and if they flex well, they would have to be a step ahead of new rudder bushes.

Paul.

PS. If you remember, roughly what do they cost?

My ride ain't radical it is a daily driver check arms I had made here http://home.exetel.com.au/hrzook/twister.html polyflex are the blue ones

They ride real well on road and give excellent flex offroad.

I am pretty sure they only come in one diameter so you have to check to see if this suits your applcation.

COST
I think they are $35 each and $10 for the outer ring

Damo wrote:How do they come apart? I assume you can pull them apart to rebuild them and so you dont melt the poly when you weld it to a control arm

JTOP is right

They are a one piece unit with a weldable outerring than you press it in

Cheers
HRZOOK

Post by **RaginRover** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 12:41 pm

daddylonglegs wrote:I hope they are better quality and last much longer than OME poly bushes. The ones i have tried for Rovers are loose from new and last no time at all.
Bill.

Hi Bill,

Have you tried Sam's slotted bushes - one thing I like about them is
that they still drive straight when they are cut or worn.

Nothing worse than putting in a new set of bushes, wheeling them, cutting them to shreads because the limit the axle travel and then having them drive all wonky.

Tom

Post by **Paul** » Sat Dec 18, 2004 8:22 am

Nice HRZOOK.

So looking at the title and the picture, you only lock down one end of the threaded section and let the other end twist as needed?

Thanks for that,

Paul.

Post by **HRZOOK** » Sat Dec 18, 2004 12:18 pm

Paul wrote:Nice HRZOOK.

So looking at the title and the picture, you only lock down one end of the threaded section and let the other end twist as needed?

Thanks for that,

Paul.

Yeah the arms twist as the wheel drops
The locknut on the thread is to stop the thread knocking on the road but the polyflex work that good I am going to weld up the thread and just put another polyflex at the chassis end

Cheers
HRZOOK

Post by **HRZOOK** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 8:05 am

Just for the record

I was under the zook yesterday to source the cause of my driveline vibration. I noticed with the help of a friend when the driveline is torqued up it squashes the polyflexes, this could be a major issue with a big car with lots of torque.

This could led to reduced lifespan of the polyflex bushes and might be the cause of my vibration (but unsure on that one)

HRZOOK

Post by **RV80** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 9:03 am

HRZOOK wrote:this could be a major issue with a big car with lots of torque.

This could led to reduced lifespan of the polyflex bushes and might be the cause of my vibration (but unsure on that one)

HRZOOK

Keep us updated as i was thinking about using these in the 80.

Post by **cbr** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 8:12 pm

Any other reports from these joints?? Thinking of using them in a 3 link rear in a hilux

Chris.

Post by **Wooders** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 8:27 am

I have recent heard similar reports on Jeeps - but it's not first hand, so it's not gosspel....

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