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I am looking to replace pretty much all of the bushes on my front suspension as they all have seen better days and never been replaced.

My list so far is below, however is there any I have missed while I am doing the job.

So far I have on the list:
Upper Wishbone Bushes
Lower Wishbone Bushes
ARB (Half circle) mounts
ARM Drop Link Bushes (top and bottom)
Steering Rack Bushes
Track Road + Ends
Tie Rod Bushes

I think that is everything.

I was also wondering on what brand/type to go for. What are peoples views on what are available?

Thanks

crazymilk wrote: Upper Wishbone Bushes
Lower Wishbone Bushes
ARB (Half circle) mounts
ARM Drop Link Bushes (top and bottom)
Steering Rack Bushes
Track Road + Ends
Tie Rod Bushes

You've got everything listed. Front end bushes are:

Upper Wishbone bushes
Track Control Arm bushes (your Lower Wishbone?)
ARB Mount bushes
ARB Droplink bushes
Steering Rack Mount bushes
Radius Rod bushes (your Tie Rod?)

The two main choices are either OEM rubber bushes or Powerflex polyurethane bushes, the former being cheaper than the latter. Brickwerks sell both types but offer a discount to club members that makes the Powerflex stuff in particular cheaper than from other resellers. Brickwerks actually worked with Powerflex on the development of the poly bushes for the T3. You'll find varying opinions on the forum as to which bushes are particularly worth fitting as Powerflex rather than OEM, and there are a couple of standouts who really don't like the poly bushes. If you can afford them and the van is a keeper then I would say do them all as polyurethane.

In terms of the steering rack track rod ends (and the front ball joints) get OEM quality if you can - Lemforder or similar. Again Brickwerks are a good place to look.

Awesome - thanks m8
I will look at the Poly bushes. So as a member is there a discount from Brickwerks?

crazymilk wrote:So as a member is there a discount from Brickwerks?

There is - all the relevant details are in the Members Only forum.

There are also other members discounts on insurance, etc., which are listed under the Discounts link at the top of the page. Again, details of how to claim these are mainly found in the Members Only forum.