ARB C Links - Genuine / Pattern / Up Rated bushes?

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ARB C Links - Genuine / Pattern / Up Rated bushes?

Post by a1topdog » Fri Mar 16, 2018 4:15 pm

The bushes in my ARB C Links are going to need replacing soon. I only use the car for road use. Genuine parts don't look like they will break the bank , but do you guys have any recommendations on what to replace them with.
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Re: ARB C Links - Genuine / Pattern / Up Rated bushes?

Post by rs user » Sat Mar 17, 2018 12:31 am

i used meyle hd for all my suspension arms,links etc
every bit as good as o/e imho

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Re: ARB C Links - Genuine / Pattern / Up Rated bushes?

Post by a1topdog » Sat Mar 17, 2018 1:47 pm

arthur.d wrote:
Sat Mar 17, 2018 12:31 am
i used meyle hd for all my suspension arms,links etc
every bit as good as o/e imho
Those kits do look good value.

As I only needed the c links I went for genuine with a decent discount from TPS.
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Re: ARB C Links - Genuine / Pattern / Up Rated bushes?

Post by rs user » Sat Mar 17, 2018 2:21 pm

inc the two lower arms each side i was mid £300 for upper,lower arms and the two c shaped droplinks iirc
this and the new set b14 freshened the car up well

i didnt replace the track rod ends as there was zero play-but any decent quality item will be fine for a track rod end as there is no rubber bushing

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Re: ARB C Links - Genuine / Pattern / Up Rated bushes?

Post by a1topdog » Sat Mar 17, 2018 6:08 pm

Do you have a link to where you sourced your meyle parts from?
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Post by rs user » Sat Mar 17, 2018 6:50 pm

i just trawled through ebay tbh-there is a post on here somewhere with all the part numbers too-it was handy in my search....

viewtopic.php?f=35&t=126018&p=859996&hi ... hd#p859996

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Re: ARB C Links - Genuine / Pattern / Up Rated bushes?

Post by Pistolpete2543 » Sat Mar 17, 2018 9:52 pm

I’ve just purchased a full set of Lemforder OE front arms (8 in total) from autopartstechnik for £560 inc VAT & delivery to Northern Ireland. Meyle HD is cheaper, I just preferred sticking with OE supplier. I would recommend autopartstechnik, best price I could find and very prompt delivery.

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Re: ARB C Links - Genuine / Pattern / Up Rated bushes?

Post by rs user » Sat Mar 17, 2018 10:50 pm

main thing no matter what you buy-tighten them up with weight of car on suspension-not while jacked up and dangling...biggest cause of premature failure

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