polys or standard

[silverstreak]

:cheers:which bushes r best ive heard polys give a harsh ride

[DT36]

There are 2 types of Poly bushes:

 

Red (polyrace) = Race and hard

 

Yellow (polysport) = Fast road and not so hard

[Escort Mk1 4 Door]

i got orange? and my mates got purple

 

mine was tight but not ott

[dustydog]

I would never fit them again fitted to last car and found ride harsh and they worn out quickly

[DT36]

I would never fit them again fitted to last car and found ride harsh and they worn out quickly

 

What type were they?

 

I have a set of yellows to fit along with new TCAs over the break. The TCAs come with black bushes as standard and I was going to pop them out and fit the yellows. These are all from Rallye Design.

[irishtorag]

personally I prefer the soft standard for comfort

 its down to your own personal choice and whats available ,

[dustydog]

yellow ones were on mine if I find them I will take a picture, the bush that goes in between them had worn the rubber away also they came with the arms

similar car to mine Irishtorag

 

[DT36]

yellow ones were on mine if I find them I will take a picture, the bush that goes in between them had worn the rubber away also they came with the arms

similar car to mine Irishtorag

Lovely colour on your car.

 

Think I might leave the black standard bushes already fitted on then TCAs then and only fit the smaller ones that wern't pressed in.

[Rally Pack 2000]

I personally prefer the rubber type. I tried poly bushes on the front bar and they just squeeked over every bump and then the bar holes elongated and the bar stated to make a clunking noise as it moved within the elongated hole. This however was with the first generation of poly bushes which I think the latter type are better but I just stick to rubber ones. However prior to poly bushes you still had a choice between standard and Rally Sport bushes. Both were rubber but the RS ones were really hard rubber and I felt were as good at poly bushes without the sqeeks or harshness. Most of the rubber ones for sale now are aftermaket ones of course but I have found them hard like the RS ones so thats what I will continue to use.

[irishtorag]

tis surely dustydog

was going to fit sport stripes but thought

well she isn't a sport so I will just pin stripe it

 

love the colour of yours

maybe im just biased lol

[BigBubba]

I think poly bushes are ok for the track, but for road use you cant beat new rubber bushes. 

 

I feel that lots of people, especially when it comes to Escorts, get caught up in the GRP4 madness, as I like to call it!

You've got to have a 5 linked turreted back end, compression struts and roller top mounts, everything polybushed and rose jointed.

 

Don't get me wrong, all this equipment has been proven in competition, but for a fast road car?

5 linked turreted rears are great if you're going over yumps in a welsh forest at 100mph, but is it required for a road car? No.

The same applies to Polybushing etc, great on the silky smooth tarmac of a race track, but for the average pot hole infested carriageways of the UK?

Will they sharpen the handling of the car? Undoubtedly, but they will also put unnecessary stresses on the shell. Competition cars are strengthened in order to absorb the shock etc, but the majority of ours aren't.

 

If it's a road going car, I say leave 'em well alone!

(sorry for the rant!) :big hug:  

[wayne cossie]

ive just put the softer poly bushes on the back of mine, cant tell the difference tbh apart from they were easier to fit

[quickrack]

I wont use them again either.

Made the front feel rough and the rear unpredictable in tight corners/roundabouts.

Replaced rear and the lovely progressive  escort feel is back 

[irishtorag]

There is nothing like a small bit of roll in an older car,

sure isn't that what we all remember from back in the day.

Wallowy soft drive ,bitta noise and over heated vinyl.

Wasn't too many of us had group 4 road cars

only group4 then was a security firm with the money we wished we had

 

:)

[luckyjim]

oops! I fitted red polybushes throughout on my escort cos they look coool against the black suspension components

[brettp]

I got poly bushes tightened the car up no end wouldn't go back to rubber ones

[Andrade]

I've poly bushed mine throughout with the orange ones from flo-flex http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/flo-flex

 

With the serviced steering rack it certainly gives more confidence behind the wheel. Of course they are tougher than standard, but i quite like their feel.

 

 

Edit: In my Escort Estate not the Anglia

[Escort Mk1 4 Door]

same as above i fitted a 2.3 rack to my mk1 with polly bushes

[dustydog]

Just removed 2x track control arms fitted with poly bushes in 2011 they are both worn out the steel insert worn the rubber away

[Rally Pack 2000]

Has anyone seen the Escort large radius arm bushes in rubber still for sale? I can only seem to find polly ones.