Poly Urethane Bushings

i have heard that PU bushings are a worthy upgrade for the supra especially with track days.

Is there quality difference between PU bushings from brand A and B or is it all the same quality because they are all made out of the same material?

Which ones are recommended?

Maybe a stupid question but i want to be sure before i buy something.

I have found a set from the brand Powerflex - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/POWERFLEX-COMPLETE-FRONT-BUSH-KIT-TOYOTA-SUPRA-JZA80_W0QQitemZ290026760327QQihZ019QQcategoryZ40192QQcmdZViewItem

Is this a proper brand, anyone experience with this set?

Anyone got experience with a set from a different brand? enlight me

Ive got a full set of them... being fitted in the new year... good ebayer he was... fast delivery:)

I got front and rear control arm bushings from Dusty at Mvp, excellent service, expect the ride to be a whole lot harsher with them fitted though.

expect the ride to be a whole lot harsher with them fitted though.

As if the Supra wasnt harsh enough!

I had Powerflex on my MR2, no problems at all.

I had Powerflex on my MR2, no problems at all.

I had them on my Mr2, it felt like a go kart.

Great! thats what i;m looking for! Thanks guys, i'm going to order them

I had them on my Mr2, it felt like a go kart.

This wasn't a problem for me

It felt nice and tight, a huge jump from the boat suspension it had on when I bought it (revision 1)

Was looking at getting a set of these myself. Anyone fitted a set or is it a garage job?

I fitted a set, but it wasn't a simple pop out pop in job, it was a bash, slash, drill smack few days of fun.

And I have a bench press, if you haven't, don't even think about it.

As if the Supra wasnt harsh enough!

Hmm - I wonder if that's a clue about my handling problems. I would say that my suspension isn't harsh at all.

Looks like TRD do a replacement bush set :-

http://trdparts.jp/english/list_jza80.html

Looks like TRD do a replacement bush set :-

 

http://trdparts.jp/english/list_jza80.html

Their prices are a little "bend over and prepare to take the pain" though

I think I got the TRD supra set from Gaz W for about £200?

Worked excellent, car was much more precise on the limit, and no extra harshness I could find.

Mmm... that's not that bad, I'm probably confused with the price to replace all the bushes or something.

I fitted a set of fronts on my old supra, and I didn't really enjoy the process.

I had no press, just a big vice and a lot of inginuity. getting the new ones in is easy, getting the old ones out was a royal PITA. It's a high labour upgrade, and didn't really give me (normal driver) any real gain may have even made thing worse on really rough roads.

I still have a set of rear am bushes should anyone want to try it!

mine came from dusty.

I wouldnt mind a set on the rear of mine, but i think the front is pretty harsh already.

Looks like TRD do a replacement bush set :-

 

http://trdparts.jp/english/list_jza80.html

They have discontinued all but one of the rear bushes, all the upper and lower front bushes are still available.

Personally I would replace with new OEM arms instead, so you get new ball joints, which are an integral part of the arm, so not possible to replace separately.

I specifically left my rears rubber because I wanted the precsion of turn in on the front but not the nervousness on the rear that poly's can give (so i've been told)...

maybe I would have had better results if I had changed them all?

you should ask chris - he seems to be the suspensionmeister. I think that it's worth finding the right the shocks/springs first -

I've had 4 different setups now, and it's always the shocks and setup that makes the biggest difference.

spending the money on them and geometry before poly, everyone says poly is a pain, and I always though they were being drama queens, so I did mine, and then I wished I had taken their advice!

you should ask chris - he seems to be the suspensionmeister. I think that it's worth finding the right the shocks/springs first -

I've had 4 different setups now, and it's always the shocks and setup that makes the biggest difference.

spending the money on them and geometry before poly, everyone says poly is a pain, and I always though they were being drama queens, so I did mine, and then I wished I had taken their advice!

Chris sees poly bushes as inferior according to THIS POST of his

Nic, that link isn;t working : No Thread specified. If you followed a valid link

So actually its better to avoid them ?

Nic, that link isn;t working : No Thread specified. If you followed a valid link

 

So actually its better to avoid them ?

Link above fixed.

Chris tried to talk me into a set of his shocks, but I was too much of a tight arse!

having done poly I'd be inclined to agree with chris.