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Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 1:38 pm 
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Two questions...

How much have people payed to get their nolathane enhancement kits installed? So far I'm getting most places saying "ummmm.... um... I don't know..." ... I've had ball park figures of $350 to $960..... :shock:

Also... What would I be able to do myself with normal tools? What is easy and what is hard? What would I have to get a suspension place to do?

I'm fairly savvy with the spanner... But I'm also getting increasingly lazy as I do more things to my car...... :roll:

This what they contain...

FRONT:
Inner lower control arm bushes
Shim adjustable upper arm bushes / camber kit
Shock Absorber to lower control arm
Shock Absorber upper body bush
Radius rod to control arm bush
Radius rod to K-Frame bush
Sway bar bushes – ordered via fax
Sway bar link bushes

REAR:
Shock Absorber lower bushes
Shock Absorber upper bushes
Sway bar bushes – ordered via fax
Sway bar link bushes
Lower trailing arm bushes
Upper trailing arm bushes
Watts link rod bushes
Watts link pivot bush
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Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 12:44 pm 
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yeah i got one of those kits for my ef and it cost more to install than the bushes were

something like $800 where as the kit was like $700
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Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 1:56 pm 
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Just buy a cheap press and do it yourself, thats what i did.

 

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Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 2:49 pm 
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if you get that kit seperatly most of it comes as a complete part with the bushes already in it look at the nolathane website

 

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Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 6:44 pm 
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I installed nolathane right through my EB myself, just using a 6 inch vice.

 

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Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 11:07 am 
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its plenty of hard work. if i had more tools and more time i would have enjoyed it a lot more.

but with an IT student, hillbilly in a 70's land rover, trips in to town and fairly basic tools we got it done in the pouring rain in a car park over 3 days

 

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Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 5:53 pm 
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superpro a better bush

 

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Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 11:03 pm 
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Hey goosey if you want the job done for a cheap price give us a pm.
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Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 12:50 pm 
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i bought my evoford3 full nolathane kit for $550 delivered new from ringwood on ebay.
cost me 3 hours at a mechanic @$77 per hr including a wheel allignmet and camber adjustments etc
tip use a small mechanic instead of a suspension joint .
go in and speak to them when it looks like there not busy and leave your mobile number for when they have spare time/ no work on
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Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 1:19 am 
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Thanks guys... Very helpful...

Will give you a buzz wen I've got money again lroy... I just blew my savings on a new laptop... :(
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Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 4:21 pm 
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KRZ351 wrote:
superpro a better bush


actually superpro are softer meaning they don't last as long as nolathane. Was told this by a superpro rep of all people. It just gives a more comfortable ride. But they are much better than standard still

 

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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 9:31 pm 
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i fit bushes for a living and prefer the superpro over nolathane
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:48 pm 
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harder plastics are more prone to detonate, less give.

 

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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:49 pm 
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Interesting fact #23947 My refurb trailing arms with urethene from Ringwood have Pacemaker bushes. Yes Pacemaker :D Red and firm like Nolathane.

 

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