Bushes

[GothicKidd]

Okay, Had a look under my backend today.. Noticed some bushes looked a bit worn..

Just Curious.. If getting all the back bushes replaced with those Notha..... bushes.. would help improve the ride? and reduce noises?
Also how much would it be... Done by a suspension shop? average?

[HarmlessMuffinMan]

Yeah replacing them with Nolathane will improve ridgidy, and handling (Minor, but noticeable)... If you want to make it more cushie, then get rubber ones... But I don't think the difference is that great.

As for price? Dunno. Should DIY though, only bushes.

[sweefu]

They don't have to be Nolathane, Nolathane is just a brand. Many other brands make polyurethane bushes such as Whitline, superpro etc. They are firmer than rubber bushes and last a lot longer. Potentially could make your ride a little firmer.. Prices depend on which bushes.

[HarmlessMuffinMan]

Side note: Has to be Nolathane :P

What Sweef said is true, Nolathane and Whiteline are owned by the same people, and Superpro and Nultec are owned by the old owner of Nolathane! Same shit different color

[GothicKidd]

Oh okay, Just heard people liking the Nolathane.. Ive every got Nolathane bushes throughout the front end.. So wanted to keep everything similar..
As for DIY .. is there any special tools needed?

Cheers..

[glenn l]

Side note: Has to be Nolathane :P

What Sweef said is true, Nolathane and Whiteline are owned by the same people, and Superpro and Nultec are owned by the old owner of Nolathane! Same shit different color

true nolathane and whiteline are owned by the same company redranger, noltec were bought out by whiteline and got rid of the name noltec before redranger bought whiteline, and superpro are owned by fulcrum who started superpro and still own it today.

[Brett_jjj]

For live axle rear end you need to get the old rubber bushes pressed out of the rear upper and lower control arms and also press out the lower rear control arm bushes that stay in the diff housing with a bush extractor.All the nolathane bushes should just fit by hand and wont need to be pressed back in,except for the ones located in the diff housing,they will need to be pressed into the diff housing.
For IRS im not too sure how they are replaced,I have never owned an IRS car.

[gslrallysport]

true nolathane and whiteline are owned by the same company redranger, noltec were bought out by whiteline and got rid of the name noltec before redranger bought whiteline, and superpro are owned by fulcrum who started superpro and still own it today.

^ This.

Except that Whiteline didn't buy the whole of Noltec, only the bushes, the alignment products (ie strut tops) went to a different company.

Super Pro and Whiteline Plus are the leaders in terms of quality. Nolathane, despite basically being the same company as Whiteline, are a very different product, and in my opinion are no where near the quality of the other two.