nova bottom arm bushes?

[yayoboy]

as title, i want to get my bottom arms powder coated but before i get them blasted can you remove the bushes and get new/uprated ones, or are they fixed? cheers

[John]

Yep they just push out. Uprated ones available from rally design or powerflex.

[gaznovalet]

sure i have a full set of bushes i bought from vauxhall years ago and never got round to using, let me know if you decide thats wot you are doing and i will dig them out shud you need them.

[skidmarkz]

Yep they just push out. Uprated ones available from rally design or powerflex.

they just push out ? standard GM bushes push out?, i have 4 sets wanna do mine as they take a little more than a push to get out lol

[skidmarkz]

as title, i want to get my bottom arms powder coated but before i get them blasted can you remove the bushes and get new/uprated ones, or are they fixed? cheers


no point in getting them powdercoated, a new bottom arm with ball joint is £12..:thumb: unless yours are plated that is..?

[John]

they just push out ? standard GM bushes push out?, i have 4 sets wanna do mine as they take a little more than a push to get out lol

I've done them a few times! Mine have all pushed out with a large screwdriver!

[skidmarkz]

I've done them a few times! Mine have all pushed out with a large screwdriver!

geez man are you the hulk? i had to use a press to get the last set of GM bushes out!


are you sure your not talking about after market bushes which come in 3 parts, the 2 rubber bits and the metal part in the middle? they indeed do push out with screw drivers?

[Stuart]

I wonder if there is a how to in the articles section lol

old shagged bushes can if you are lucky, push out essentially by hand. but can also be pigs. Grinder to wip off the flange from one end and push out FTW

[John]

geez man are you the hulk? i had to use a press to get the last set of GM bushes out!


are you sure your not talking about after market bushes which come in 3 parts, the 2 rubber bits and the metal part in the middle? they indeed do push out with screw drivers?

Nope i'm on about the soft rubber, standard bushes that come in all novas. Clamp arm in vice, plenty of maintanence spray, large socket on 1/2 inch extenstion, and push. No i'm not the hulk lol

[Mike]

Thank funk there not like Vectra bushs tho!! Set into a ghey hat plastic sleeve!

[skidmarkz]

I wonder if there is a how to in the articles section lol

Grinder to wip off the flange from one end and push out FTW

thats whay i do, man i must be unlucky ive not found a nice 1 yet.. lol


Vectra bushes dont sound nice :|

Rose jointed FTW :thumb:

[John]

All of the ones i've done must have had funked bushes lol

[skidmarkz]

All of the ones i've done must have had funked bushes lol

i do tend to take them out when they are fine, just to replace with very harsh noisy harder versions, just to remind me my car really is not ideal for the road :) lol

[John]

i do tend to take them out when they are fine, just to replace with very harsh noisy harder versions, just to remind me my car really is not idea for the road :) lol

Lol, don't we all! lol

[Mike]

Lol, don't we all! lol

Amen to that!

[yayoboy]

thanks for replies, yeah i need them powdered as iv plated them, any ideas where to find the uprated ones from? cheers

[skidmarkz]

http://www.floflex.co.uk/

http://www.powerflex.co.uk/

http://www.ebay.co.uk/

http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/

[skidmarkz]

thanks for replies, yeah i need them powdered as iv plated them, any ideas where to find the uprated ones from? cheers

depending on your use choose your hardness wisely!


poly "RACE" bushes are brutal so unless your a complete track slag id stay way, as these babys will have you in false teeth in no time :)

[yayoboy]

lol! has any one got any recommendations then on what to get, dont fancy a dentist trip :D

[skidmarkz]

ive not had experiance of flowflex but i hear they are ok..

powerflex are ok but a tad expensive,

"poly sport" from rally design are ok not too harsh and ok on price too :)

http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=533_741_759&products_id=5123

Nova 1.3 SR / 1.6 GTE, TCA 2 Required "PB032" = £5.97 (http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=5019) each

These are optional, they are the tie bar at the front, its down to you if you replace these.

Nova 1.3 SR / 1.6 GTE, Tie Rod (Front) 2 Required "PB031" = £3.04 (http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=5020) each

[John]

I'd stay with either the powerflex ones, or the ones from raldes.

[Rich]

Be aware the rally designs ones are priced each, so dont order half a car like i did lol

How stupid did i feel when they phoned me up lol

[skidmarkz]

Be aware the rally designs ones are priced each, so dont order half a car like i did lol

How stupid did i feel when they phoned me up lol

hehe i did that 2 :P

[mikey14sr]

My old ones flew across my cousins workshop with just one hit from a hammer, after heating the arms to a nice orange with the oxy-acetelyne torch, lol. I used the red ones that just nova's used to do, firmer but not harsh.

[yayoboy]

http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=533_741_759&products_id=5123

what colour are these ones?

[garyc]

I use a puller and a large socket, easy peasy.

[skidmarkz]

red :)