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 Post subject: Nolathane Bushes
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 9:05 pm 
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I was wondering what people's opinions are on nolathane bushes as mine are pretty cracked and split. Im thinking of getting all mine replaced plus assemblys on my NA.

 

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 Post subject: Re: Nolathane Bushes
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 9:07 pm 
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I have nolathane in the rear control arms in mine, no issues.

 

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 Post subject: Re: Nolathane Bushes
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 9:31 pm 
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Cool did it handle better?

 

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 Post subject: Re: Nolathane Bushes
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 9:37 pm 
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considering my old ones were absolutely fkd. yeah!

 

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 Post subject: Re: Nolathane Bushes
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 10:52 pm 
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Mine aren't that great my sway bar link bushes are split half way through. So im thinking its time to replace them.

 

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 Post subject: Re: Nolathane Bushes
Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2014 9:24 am 
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I have an almost complete set if bushes for EF/EL for sale.

 

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 Post subject: Re: Nolathane Bushes
Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2014 10:52 am 
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Please post threads in the correct forums. Topic moved. Garage is for build threads.

 

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 Post subject: Re: Nolathane Bushes
Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2014 11:00 am 
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Cant afford to get everything at once just individually if that because of bill's and rego on both cars.
Sorry 93eb I clicked on new topic while on my build thread.

 

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 Post subject: Re: Nolathane Bushes
Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2014 10:29 pm 
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I wouldn't use Nolathane bushes if they were given to me.....I use SuperPro by Fulcrum.

 

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 Post subject: Re: Nolathane Bushes
Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2014 10:46 pm 
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I haven't had any issues with them. only got the rear trailing arms in the falcon, but had the whole front end of a hq tonner done in it with no issues

 

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 Post subject: Re: Nolathane Bushes
Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2014 11:09 pm 
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Seen waaaay too many bush failures with Nolathane and Pedders. Typically, they last just long enough to be out of warranty.
The SuperPro bushes in my ED were bought for my EA and fitted into my EA back in 2000....I swapped them over to the ED in 2009.
Yes, my ED has EA trailing arms.....how did they fit you ask.......

the-garage-f53/new-ed-project-car-t73529-60.html

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 Post subject: Re: Nolathane Bushes
Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2014 11:13 pm 
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the trailing arms in the ef were only done 6 months ago. but the tonner was done 5 years ago, and are still good. maybe they are hit and miss with nolathane. I was going to say maybe how they were installed, then realised who I was replying too and figured they would have been done properly. lol

 

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 Post subject: Re: Nolathane Bushes
Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 3:46 am 
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ranga83 wrote:
I haven't had any issues with them. only got the rear trailing arms in the falcon, but had the whole front end of a hq tonner done in it with no issues

+1 ^^

Nah, there's no hit and miss to it. I've never had a problem, and never seen an problem.

When I was at Repco, the nolathane rep came through when they were buying out whiteline and combining.. One of the staff asked and he said that incorrect installation is the only thing that has caused a problem.
We never had any quality/warranty returns in the 2 years I was there.

The Lane has been decked out with them for 5-6 years now..
They do squeak though, mostly on cold mornings or after sitting for a while... Nothing annoying unless you have OCD lol..

Always used Supers in 4WDs though because the local 4WD parts shop stocks them.

 

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 Post subject: Re: Nolathane Bushes
Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 10:37 am 
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Cool ill get some when I can

 

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 Post subject: Re: Nolathane Bushes
Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 6:57 pm 
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Lowlane7 wrote:
The Lane has been decked out with them for 5-6 years now..
They do squeak though, mostly on cold mornings or after sitting for a while... Nothing annoying unless you have OCD lol..



If you ever get to have a look....look at the inner parts of a SuperPro bush, and a Nolathane bush.....the Nolathane bush is very smooth, and the SuperPro bush has "Knurling"....this knurling holds the grease in place when an inner crush tube is installed......thats why Nolathane squeak.

Also, Nolathane use moly grease, and SuperPro use a very thick silicone grease....they used to use a high content Teflon based grease.....it was white......an prior to that, they used to use a Red grease, but it wasn't rubber grease, I guess it may have been some sort of Lithium Complex water resistant grease......but that was phased out about 15 years ago.

SuperPro do a lot of R&D on their product before release for sale.....if it doesn't work or is found to be unsafe, they can it.

 

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