somervillearron14 · Jul 22, 2020

hi
so i am going to be replacing all 4 airbags and control arms and a complete bush set i know its going to be costly but i want my car to be as reliable as possible

i am wondering if its worth going for poly bushes? or will it ruin the ride?

is this all i need? or am i missing anything? i plan on buying the cheapest bits first and the more expensive second and when i have it all i will fit the lot in one go

oakey · Jul 22, 2020

I would not recommend polybushes

Madman2Swords · Jul 22, 2020

somervillearron14 said:
hi
so i am going to be replacing all 4 airbags and control arms and a complete bush set i know its going to be costly but i want my car to be as reliable as possible

i am wondering if its worth going for poly bushes? or will it ruin the ride?

is this all i need? or am i missing anything? i plan on buying the cheapest bits first and the more expensive second and when i have it all i will fit the lot in one go

Good luck I hope it goes well for you.

Tricky of York · Jul 22, 2020

I'm very impressed by your plan, sadly Mrs Tricky wouldn't allow it but I will be interested to hear your report on the ride once it's all done as this was my plan too. It's great when you have a good car to start with but give it an upgrade to give it another 10 years plus.
Tricky.

brianp38dse · Jul 22, 2020

Do not go polly bush L322 wear out bushes quite quick as it is, oem and you might want to add new bolts as well as they will be well in there.
There is one make of air bags to avoid i think Dunlop as they clonk, other will remember.

Tricky of York · Jul 22, 2020

I've just fitted my second Dunlop strut and not a clonk to be heared. The old one taken off my 2005 SC today was a Delphi and apart from the pinhole the rubber was still in good condition. Personally I would trust both brands. Time will tell as the miles pile on. I'll be sure to post any negative experience.
Tricky.

somervillearron14 · Jul 23, 2020

yeah i kinda thought poly bushes would be pointless for a range rover,the engine is very good in the car and its pretty tidy its got a lot of receipts for work i checked the receipts last night and found the air bags have just been replaced before i bought it so i am just going to do everything apart from the air bags. the front left control arm bush is bad hence my reason for replacing it i thought i may aswell just re do the whole lot while im doing the work anyway because the price of the parts is pretty reasonable and the way i was thinking because i plan on keeping the car if i replace all the bushes and arms then i should have a reliable car, the brakes are new aswell so by the time im finished it will have all new suspension brakes and tyres plus im going to service the engine and gearbox aswell

somervillearron14 · Jul 23, 2020

im going to buy a set of these wheel arch flares i think because the car is rust free apart from a bit of bubbling on the rear passenger wheel arch,i like the look of them and i think it will be cheaper to treat the rust myself and fit the flares and have them painted plus if the paint match isnt 100% it wont look terrible

what do you guys think of them?

oakey · Jul 23, 2020

Yuk
Shame there is no vomiting smiley

brianp38dse · Jul 23, 2020

Range rovers and bling like that do not go together unless you are a drug dealer with no taste

Mark Piercy · Jul 24, 2020

@somervillearron14,
Oops, read that as buy cheap first... Sorry....
Get stuck in and spoil yourself.. We like good stuff...

gstuart · Jul 24, 2020

oakey said:
Yuk
Shame there is no vomiting smiley

plus 1, ^^^^^

oh and a suitable smiley , lol

each to there own and u know how much a love seeing low profiles on a 4x4 , lmao

Also saw these pics a little while ago after poly bushes had been fitted

gstuart · Jul 24, 2020

brianp38dse said:
Do not go polly bush L322 wear out bushes quite quick as it is, oem and you might want to add new bolts as well as they will be well in there.
There is one make of air bags to avoid i think Dunlop as they clonk, other will remember.

hiya

must admit I replaced the entire arms when my rear upper bushings failed, also as u say I fitted all new bolts

only took me a few days to get the old bolts out on the D3, lol

must admit fitted a pair of front dunlop air struts on mine and very pleased with them, trying to think of the make that should be avoided

brianp38dse · Jul 24, 2020

gstuart said:
hiya

must admit I replaced the entire arms when my rear upper bushings failed, also as u say I fitted all new bolts

only took me a few days to get the old bolts out on the D3, lol

must admit fitted a pair of front dunlop air struts on mine and very pleased with them, trying to think of the make that should be avoided

I have seen Dunlop and Delphi mentioned and seam to recall issues with the dunlop clonking over bumps but cant for the life of me remember who it was that fitted them and had the issue.

brianp38dse · Jul 24, 2020

One thing to remember is when you do the bushes you do not tighten them up fully till the weight of the car is on them.

gstuart · Jul 24, 2020

brianp38dse said:
One thing to remember is when you do the bushes you do not tighten them up fully till the weight of the car is on them.

think you’ve hit the nail on the head my friend , seen many where the arms weren't preloaded before tightening them to the correct torque setting

Also seen as per pic below where the small plastic part is thrown away , if only they knew how important it was, lol

somervillearron14 · Jul 24, 2020

oakey said:
Yuk
Shame there is no vomiting smiley

im not going for that look mate i was just going to go for the over fenders,do you think that will look decent? i ordered them im going to paint them and put them on and post some pics

is there a way to make a poll on here? so i could do a before and after and let people decide

somervillearron14 · Jul 24, 2020

somervillearron14 said:
im not going for that look mate i was just going to go for the over fenders,do you think that will look decent? i ordered them im going to paint them and put them on and post some pics

is there a way to make a poll on here? so i could do a before and after and let people decide

ye

gstuart said:
think you’ve hit the nail on the head my friend , seen many where the arms weren't preloaded before tightening them to the correct torque setting

Also seen as per pic below where the small plastic part is thrown away , if only they knew how important it was, lol

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yeah i guessed that i would need to tighten them with the car on its wheels

oakey · Jul 24, 2020

There is a way of polling but no idea how

Thats computery stuff

gstuart · Jul 24, 2020

If u create a new thread, scroll down and ur see that u can make a poll

hope that helps

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