spike4real Posted February 18, 2017 Posted February 18, 2017 Hi all, My zed has just failed its MOT The driverside lower front arm bushes are worn pretty badly which appears to be quite common. Does anyone know of a garages in or around Birmingham that can replace the bushes if I buy a new set? I hear the SuperPros set is the one to go for? Cheers Dan. Quote
SHEZZA Posted February 18, 2017 Posted February 18, 2017 (edited) Get yourself over to the cougar store in Leicester http://www.cougarstore.co.uk/ Edited February 18, 2017 by SHEZZA 2 Quote
spike4real Posted February 18, 2017 Author Posted February 18, 2017 Cool they fit aswell as sell the parts? Thats great to know and not too far either! 1 Quote
nimz Posted February 18, 2017 Posted February 18, 2017 Yep will supply and fit, fantastic guys. 1 Quote
spike4real Posted February 18, 2017 Author Posted February 18, 2017 Cheers guys i've sent Mitz a message. 1 Quote
SimonKevNorris Posted February 18, 2017 Posted February 18, 2017 Out of interest - how old is the car and how many miles has it done? Quote
spike4real Posted February 18, 2017 Author Posted February 18, 2017 Its an 07 RevUp with 39k. I'm probably going to go with the SuperPro poly bushes Quote
Spoons Posted February 21, 2017 Posted February 21, 2017 (edited) SupePro poly all the way mate, I went for the increased castor ones and very pleased with them. And don't go buying the £250 arms the £60 jobs are spot on as it's as basic a ball joint as you can get. I did both mine and then hammered the pants off her for 3000 + miles in two weeks through the Alpes taking 7 of the top ten Alpine passes. Not to mention the daily commute and mad country road runs out since. I would suggest as above get new arms, if your going to the expence of SuperPro bushing fit them to mew arms. If the old bushing has been gone a while it may have put the existing ball joints under a bit more stress. You wouldn't want to fit SurperPro bushes to old arms and a month later have the ball joint go down. Edited February 21, 2017 by Spoons Quote
spike4real Posted March 19, 2017 Author Posted March 19, 2017 Just wanted to say a big thanks to Mitz at Cougar Store for supplying and fitting the SuperPro bushes along with the MOT this week. Very happy! 1 Quote
Richf Posted March 19, 2017 Posted March 19, 2017 SupePro poly all the way mate, I went for the increased castor ones and very pleased with them. And don't go buying the £250 arms the £60 jobs are spot on as it's as basic a ball joint as you can get. I did both mine and then hammered the pants off her for 3000 + miles in two weeks through the Alpes taking 7 of the top ten Alpine passes. Not to mention the daily commute and mad country road runs out since. I would suggest as above get new arms, if your going to the expence of SuperPro bushing fit them to mew arms. If the old bushing has been gone a while it may have put the existing ball joints under a bit more stress. You wouldn't want to fit SurperPro bushes to old arms and a month later have the ball joint go down. I take you mean the £60 chinese ebay arms? We had super-pro bushes fall straight through those as the hole was machined too big, some are ok and some are hopeless , you pays your money and you take your chance Quote
Spoons Posted March 19, 2017 Posted March 19, 2017 SupePro poly all the way mate, I went for the increased castor ones and very pleased with them. And don't go buying the £250 arms the £60 jobs are spot on as it's as basic a ball joint as you can get. I did both mine and then hammered the pants off her for 3000 + miles in two weeks through the Alpes taking 7 of the top ten Alpine passes. Not to mention the daily commute and mad country road runs out since. I would suggest as above get new arms, if your going to the expence of SuperPro bushing fit them to mew arms. If the old bushing has been gone a while it may have put the existing ball joints under a bit more stress. You wouldn't want to fit SurperPro bushes to old arms and a month later have the ball joint go down. I take you mean the £60 chinese ebay arms? We had super-pro bushes fall straight through those as the hole was machined too big, some are ok and some are hopeless , you pays your money and you take your chance As stated in my post found them on Ebay being supplied by a local parts dealers in town 3 miles where I live. They come with 12 months warranty and for the sake of a basic ball joint that cost pence on one end, and a pressed rubber bush that cost less on the other. If folks have more money than sense crack on. I press removed and press fit the Super Pro bushes with the 15 tone press, fitment was spot on. They have done 7 thousand miles, 3 thousand of which were been hammered around the Alpes. I replaced bother arms and both are bang on. That's my experience and can replace 4 arms to the price of 1 over priced one should I need. The quality was bang on and the price makes sense for what your buying. I had no fear the bushing would stay put due to the fitment and forces required. I don't skimp on parts or cost just make judgment calls based on what's infront of me and in my hand. As an engineer I understand what I'm looking at, I can't pass comment on other people's fitment problems. 1 Quote
galaxyg Posted March 19, 2017 Posted March 19, 2017 Useful to know, mine have gone too although not to MOT failure level. Quote
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