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Expensive Bushes Arent Always Best

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Just a word to people who are in the market to replace their compression/radius/castor rod bushes that expensive ones (like any part) arent always the best.

Bought bushes from the states after being told to get superpro ones, ignored the recommendations and put the new ones in. They creak WORSE than the old factory ones i had in.

I got my money back and plan to invest in superpro. Which i should have listened and got in the first place.

Just think twice before buying parts.

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  On 28/08/2013 at 7:57 AM, sonicii said:

I used Energy Suspension bushes from USA in mine, no noises or any other issues so far (over a year ago).

And they were MUCH cheaper than SP bushes.

Agreed. I have Energy bushes through the whole front end in our car. No noise, no dramas.

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Do they offer adjustable castor? I haven't touched my Superpro bushes in 3 years or more, still no noise.

Shame Superpro don't do the diff bushes, although the whiteline ones are a great design.

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