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ofob69
Member Since: 06 Oct 2011
Location: Pangbourne
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| Anti Roll (Sway) Bar Bushes |
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Hi all,
I changed the front and rear anti-roll bar bushes about 6 months ago, they were the upgraded, thicker type, rubber not poly. All was great at first but now I've got the dreaded clonk back, they didn't last a minute. The Disco is not used hard these days.
Anybody got any recommendations on a longer lasting anti-roll bar bush? Perhaps poly, although not all write-ups are very complimentary.
Cheers
Pete
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 1st Nov 2023 11:15 am |
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Carl and Petra
Member Since: 13 Feb 2015
Location: Hautes Pyrenees
Posts: 202
  
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Unless you use oem rubbers i think you may get rubbish. I use poly and in truth never notice the difference apart from them lasting longer.
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| 1st Nov 2023 11:27 am |
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AdamB
Member Since: 18 Jan 2023
Location: Thurrock
Posts: 80
 
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There are some rubber spacers available which I believe were a quick fix from when they were new and returned to dealers with rattles. I've got new bushes and the spacers to go on mine, unsure if you use the spacers on the new bushes or to wait and see what happens but sounds like it might be worthwhile.
LR012410, cheap and may be worth a go.
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| 1st Nov 2023 12:25 pm |
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V8man
Member Since: 01 Jan 2021
Location: Dunno i was just following the satnav😳
Posts: 288
 
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There's a nice write up on the wiki page by discomikey regarding the spacers.  1996 Defender -died (now in landrover heaven😇)chassis to ashes , rust to dust !
2004 Defender td5 gone
2012 Evoque gone
2007 D3 V8 HSE
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| 1st Nov 2023 1:36 pm |
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AdamB
Member Since: 18 Jan 2023
Location: Thurrock
Posts: 80
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Knew I'd read it somewhere just couldn't remember where!
Is there any reason not to fit them when fitting new bushes?
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| 1st Nov 2023 1:50 pm |
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ofob69
Member Since: 06 Oct 2011
Location: Pangbourne
Posts: 61
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I bought the spacers with the last bushes I bought and couldn't understand why I couldn't fit them in, there just wasn't the room. Then I realised that the bushes I bought were the new, modified bushes with the thicker bottoms, however that still hasn't stopped them wearing out in a few months - unless it's something else, although the clunk from the front sounds very like the previous clunk.
Hopefully not the bottom wishbones/ball joints as I changed those a year ago.
I need to get it up on the lift and have a closer look
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| 2nd Nov 2023 12:31 pm |
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AdamB
Member Since: 18 Jan 2023
Location: Thurrock
Posts: 80
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I wonder if you've now got space to fit the spacers?
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| 2nd Nov 2023 1:38 pm |
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Globetrotter448
Member Since: 21 Mar 2017
Location: Londonderry NSW
Posts: 1783
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What about the droplink bushes on the end of the roll bar they will also make a clunk noise
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| 10th Nov 2023 8:54 am |
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carbore
Member Since: 06 Apr 2016
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 545
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That was going to be my comment, a slightly different clonk, but a clonk none the less. Did both of these this year and now its like I'm driving a new car. Disco 3: Lotus Elise S1: Ferguson T20: Audi A2
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| 12th Nov 2023 3:01 pm |
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